Event between (523738) 14SH349 and star GA0980:00394727 with event index number of 2324788
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/10/23 01:44:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:11:43.1 +09:31:36
Equinox of date position of star is 04:13:01.6 +09:35:13
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 74 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 88% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0
Object is 46.1 AU from the Sun
and 45.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5
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 132 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1717 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=494.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.8 sec chord
Diameter=201.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 523738, (2026/10/23 01:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:27.7 +16:33:40 0.8 9.14 80 Menkar 03:03:41.1 +04:11:36 2.5 18.07 56 47 Tau 04:15:24.0 +09:19:48 5.7 0.61 74 PPM 147302 04:13:44.4 +09:43:02 8.1 0.18 74 523738 04:13:10.9 +09:35:39 16.9 74 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, (2026/10/23 01:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 9.14 80 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 18.07 56 47 Tau 04:13:56.3 +09:15:49 5.7 0.61 74 PPM 147302 04:12:16.5 +09:39:00 8.1 0.18 74 523738 04:11:43.1 +09:31:36 16.9 74 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:21:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute