Event between (523751) 14UU224 and star GA0980:00981029 with event index number of 2362992
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/09 23:41:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:45:25.2 +08:05:50
Equinox of date position of star is 05:46:43.6 +08:06:20
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 144 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 46% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 30.8 AU from the Sun
and 30.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.6
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 111 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1293 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=228.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.9 sec chord
Diameter=93.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 523751, (2026/02/09 23:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:35.2 +07:24:35 0.4 2.51 141 Bellatrix 05:26:32.0 +06:22:16 1.6 5.33 147 52 Ori 05:49:24.4 +06:27:41 5.5 1.76 142 PPM 149473 05:49:20.0 +07:58:03 8.2 0.63 143 PPM 149406 05:46:47.2 +07:46:46 9.2 0.33 144 523751 05:46:50.4 +08:06:22 16.3 144 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 523751, (2026/02/09 23:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 2.51 141 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 5.33 147 52 Ori 05:48:00.2 +06:27:15 5.5 1.76 142 PPM 149473 05:47:54.8 +07:57:37 8.2 0.63 143 PPM 149406 05:45:22.1 +07:46:15 9.2 0.33 144 523751 05:45:25.2 +08:05:50 16.3 144 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/08 05:20:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute