Event between (523731) 14OK394 and star GA1080:00619673 with event index number of 2373300
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/17 08:08:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:37:26.6 +18:30:25
Equinox of date position of star is 04:38:50.6 +18:33:13
Stellar brightness G=13.4,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 24% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 37.4 AU from the Sun
and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 291 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1818 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=332.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.9 sec chord
Diameter=135.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
Star training set for 523731, (2026/08/17 08:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:27.1 +16:33:39 0.8 2.03 132 Alnath 05:27:58.6 +28:37:39 1.6 15.06 120 PPM 120015 04:35:05.6 +18:04:15 6.3 1.05 133 PPM 120081 04:38:47.8 +18:35:41 7.8 0.06 132 523731 04:38:59.7 +18:33:31 13.4 131 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 523731, (2026/08/17 08:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 2.03 132 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:22 1.6 15.06 120 PPM 120015 04:33:33.0 +18:01:00 6.3 1.05 133 PPM 120081 04:37:14.8 +18:32:34 7.8 0.06 132 523731 04:37:26.6 +18:30:25 13.4 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:29:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute