Event between (523718) 14KZ101 and star GA0820:08986368 with event index number of 2330239
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/16 18:56:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:22:01.0 -06:06:26
Equinox of date position of star is 18:23:19.7 -06:05:38
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 36.0 AU from the Sun
and 35.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 488 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4734 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.9 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 523718, (2026/08/16 18:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.7 -26:29:19 0.9 33.65 54 60Bet Oph 17:44:47.3 +04:33:29 2.8 14.37 74 PPM 201730 18:26:08.6 -07:03:35 6.5 1.18 82 PPM 201709 18:25:00.6 -06:14:07 8.4 0.41 82 PPM 201671 18:23:33.3 -06:00:39 9.5 0.09 82 523718 18:23:26.6 -06:05:33 16.5 82 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 523718, (2026/08/16 18:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 33.65 54 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 14.37 74 PPM 201730 18:24:42.3 -07:04:34 6.5 1.18 82 PPM 201709 18:23:34.9 -06:15:04 8.4 0.41 82 PPM 201671 18:22:07.7 -06:01:32 9.5 0.09 82 523718 18:22:01.0 -06:06:26 16.5 82 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:32:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute