Event between (523752) 14VU37 and star GA1060:00739754 with event index number of 2615248
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/06 19:20:13 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:03:21.2 +17:48:57
Equinox of date position of star is 05:04:46.1 +17:50:55
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 75 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 86% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3
Object is 42.3 AU from the Sun
and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 80 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1555 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.0
Diameter=586.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.3 sec chord
Diameter=239.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 523752, (2026/01/06 19:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:25.0 +16:33:35 0.8 6.68 82 Alnath 05:27:56.3 +28:37:37 1.6 12.00 69 104 Tau 05:08:59.3 +18:40:40 5.6 1.28 74 PPM 120566 05:06:21.2 +18:17:17 7.7 0.56 75 PPM 120550 05:05:31.7 +17:32:03 9.9 0.35 75 523752 05:04:52.0 +17:51:03 15.9 75 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 523752, (2026/01/06 19:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 6.68 82 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 12.00 69 104 Tau 05:07:27.8 +18:38:43 5.6 1.28 74 PPM 120566 05:04:50.0 +18:15:14 7.7 0.56 75 PPM 120550 05:04:01.1 +17:29:58 9.9 0.35 75 523752 05:03:21.2 +17:48:57 15.9 75 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/23 03:23:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute