Event between (523753) 14WV508 and star GA0900:03958972 with event index number of 2615055
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/12/18 14:45:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:14:34.0 +00:07:56
Equinox of date position of star is 13:15:48.7 +00:00:15
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 168 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 64% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 18.0 AU from the Sun
and 18.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 83 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1465 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=79.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=32.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523753, (2026/12/18 14:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:37.1 -11:18:04 1.0 11.60 169 Vindemiatrix 13:03:31.2 +10:48:53 2.8 11.26 160 PPM 159692 13:23:04.0 +01:56:47 5.7 2.64 165 PPM 179012 13:18:52.8 -00:49:03 6.9 1.09 168 PPM 159585 13:15:33.2 +00:01:21 9.4 0.10 168 523753 13:15:56.9 -00:00:36 16.9 168 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 523753, (2026/12/18 14:41UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 11.60 169 Vindemiatrix 13:02:10.2 +10:57:33 2.8 11.26 160 PPM 159692 13:21:41.5 +02:05:13 5.7 2.64 165 PPM 179012 13:17:29.7 -00:40:34 6.9 1.09 168 PPM 159585 13:14:10.3 +00:09:53 9.4 0.10 168 523753 13:14:34.0 +00:07:56 16.9 168 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/22 04:07:41 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute