Event between (523746) 14UT114 and star GA1160:02946509 with event index number of 2323246
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/16 23:06:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:53:45.3 +27:47:41
Equinox of date position of star is 07:55:15.2 +27:43:47
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0
Object is 16.9 AU from the Sun
and 15.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 50 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
731 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523746, (2026/01/16 23:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:54.6 +27:57:40 1.1 1.88 163 83Phi Gem 07:55:05.2 +26:41:46 5.0 1.03 161 PPM 098084 07:54:52.5 +27:50:43 8.5 0.16 161 PPM 098101 07:55:50.1 +27:48:49 10.1 0.14 161 523746 07:55:21.5 +27:43:31 16.1 160 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 523746, (2026/01/16 23:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 1.88 163 83Phi Gem 07:53:29.7 +26:45:56 5.0 1.03 161 PPM 098084 07:53:16.3 +27:54:52 8.5 0.16 161 PPM 098101 07:54:13.9 +27:53:00 10.1 0.14 161 523746 07:53:45.3 +27:47:41 16.1 161 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/05/05 03:33:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute