Event between (523751) 14UU224 and star GA0980:01287543 with event index number of 2363062
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/29 21:52:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:04:53.8 +08:27:02
Equinox of date position of star is 06:06:12.4 +08:26:50
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 47 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 87% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 30.8 AU from the Sun
and 30.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.8
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 145 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1916 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=228.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.5 sec chord
Diameter=93.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 523751, (2026/09/29 21:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:37.2 +07:24:35 0.4 2.62 45 Bellatrix 05:26:34.0 +06:22:18 1.6 10.08 39 63 Ori 06:06:23.8 +05:24:58 6.4 3.03 48 PPM 149829 06:04:59.9 +08:35:11 8.0 0.36 47 PPM 149881 06:07:06.4 +08:43:51 9.0 0.34 47 PPM 149854 06:06:07.4 +08:13:04 10.8 0.24 47 523751 06:06:21.3 +08:26:49 16.2 47 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, (2026/09/29 21:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 2.62 45 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 10.08 39 63 Ori 06:04:58.1 +05:25:12 6.4 3.03 48 PPM 149829 06:03:32.3 +08:35:21 8.0 0.36 47 PPM 149881 06:05:38.7 +08:44:06 9.0 0.34 47 PPM 149854 06:04:40.0 +08:13:17 10.8 0.24 47 523751 06:04:53.8 +08:27:02 16.2 47 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:29:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute