Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0680:19814825 with event index number of 2618191
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/22 18:22:44 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:52:19.0 -21:50:14
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:47.4 -21:50:29
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 133 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 31% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.3
Object is 36.4 AU from the Sun
and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 659 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3343 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.1 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 523717, (2026/02/22 18:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:00.9 -26:29:16 0.9 19.44 151 35Eta Oph 17:11:52.8 -15:45:20 2.6 11.65 141 PPM 267309 17:49:20.5 -22:29:06 6.1 1.23 134 PPM 267462 17:54:48.7 -22:32:26 8.3 0.73 132 PPM 267445 17:54:00.7 -21:43:34 9.2 0.12 132 523717 17:53:53.4 -21:50:30 16.4 132 Positions are for equinox of date
Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.
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Star training set for 523717, (2026/02/22 18:23UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 19.44 151 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.65 141 PPM 267309 17:47:45.6 -22:28:40 6.1 1.23 134 PPM 267462 17:53:13.8 -22:32:13 8.3 0.73 132 PPM 267445 17:52:26.4 -21:43:19 9.2 0.12 132 523717 17:52:19.0 -21:50:14 16.4 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute