Event between (523761) 14WU509 and star GA0920:01265082 with event index number of 2614247
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/16 20:02:43 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:18:12.1 +03:49:02
Equinox of date position of star is 06:19:29.5 +03:48:21
Stellar brightness G=13.4,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 40.3 AU from the Sun
and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 234 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5570 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 39.2 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 523761, (2026/03/16 20:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:35.5 +07:24:35 0.4 6.76 119 34Del Ori 05:33:20.8 -00:16:54 2.2 12.25 112 PPM 150401 06:24:41.4 +03:44:57 6.0 1.27 125 PPM 150256 06:19:39.8 +03:58:20 8.4 0.17 124 523761 06:19:35.0 +03:48:18 13.4 124 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 523761, (2026/03/16 20:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 6.76 119 34Del Ori 05:32:00.4 -00:17:57 2.2 12.25 112 PPM 150401 06:23:18.5 +03:45:52 6.0 1.27 125 PPM 150256 06:18:16.8 +03:59:04 8.4 0.17 124 523761 06:18:12.1 +03:49:02 13.4 124 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:25:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute