Event between (523720) 14LN28 and star GA0960:00097965 with event index number of 2615704
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/22 20:47:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:05:58.7 +07:04:52
Equinox of date position of star is 01:07:13.3 +07:12:31
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 64 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 85% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5
Object is 16.6 AU from the Sun
and 15.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 63 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
840 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523720, (2026/09/22 20:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:14:36.9 +15:19:55 2.8 15.25 56 71Eps Psc 01:04:20.0 +08:02:00 4.3 1.11 64 PPM 144219 01:05:10.6 +06:54:27 7.5 0.63 63 PPM 144242 01:06:14.1 +07:11:17 8.6 0.28 64 PPM 144263 01:07:32.8 +06:58:34 11.0 0.25 64 523720 01:07:22.2 +07:13:26 16.9 64 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 523720, (2026/09/22 20:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Algenib 00:13:14.2 +15:11:01 2.8 15.25 56 71Eps Psc 01:02:56.5 +07:53:25 4.3 1.11 64 PPM 144219 01:03:47.2 +06:45:53 7.5 0.63 63 PPM 144242 01:04:50.7 +07:02:43 8.6 0.28 64 PPM 144263 01:06:09.4 +06:50:01 11.0 0.25 64 523720 01:05:58.7 +07:04:52 16.9 64 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/21 04:25:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute