Event between (523738) 14SH349 and star GA0980:00368400 with event index number of 2324778
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/05 21:11:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:01:13.4 +09:26:58
Equinox of date position of star is 04:02:31.8 +09:30:55
Stellar brightness G=12.6,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 46.0 AU from the Sun
and 46.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2082 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=494.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 42.0 sec chord
Diameter=201.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 523738, (2026/03/05 21:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:25.5 +16:33:36 0.8 11.01 124 Menkar 03:03:39.1 +04:11:27 2.5 15.58 146 PPM 147134 04:03:12.0 +10:04:09 5.6 0.56 132 PPM 147153 04:04:25.1 +09:16:41 7.7 0.50 132 PPM 147130 04:02:46.9 +09:24:18 10.1 0.12 132 523738 04:02:39.0 +09:31:16 12.6 132 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 523738, (2026/03/05 21:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 11.01 124 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 15.58 146 PPM 147134 04:01:46.1 +09:59:52 5.6 0.56 132 PPM 147153 04:02:59.6 +09:12:26 7.7 0.50 132 PPM 147130 04:01:21.4 +09:20:00 10.1 0.12 132 523738 04:01:13.4 +09:26:58 12.6 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:17:21 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute