Event between (523741) 14TY85 and star GA1220:01204012 with event index number of 2324030
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/21 06:59:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:46:26.0 +32:14:34
Equinox of date position of star is 04:47:58.9 +32:17:04
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 61% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 33.0 AU from the Sun
and 33.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 124 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1492 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.0 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523741, (2026/08/21 06:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:27.1 +16:33:39 0.8 15.91 169 3Iot Aur 04:58:44.0 +33:12:21 2.7 2.41 172 PPM 069666 04:51:02.8 +32:37:56 6.0 0.70 174 PPM 069634 04:47:30.3 +32:30:25 10.6 0.26 174 523741 04:48:09.3 +32:17:20 16.6 174 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 523741, (2026/08/21 06:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 15.91 169 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 2.41 172 PPM 069666 04:49:19.1 +32:35:16 6.0 0.70 174 PPM 069634 04:45:46.9 +32:27:38 10.6 0.26 174 523741 04:46:26.0 +32:14:34 16.6 174 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/23 04:20:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute