Event between (533396) 14GQ53 and star GA0800:07946802 with event index number of 2590602
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/25 19:02:49 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:03:12.3 -08:37:51
Equinox of date position of star is 18:04:24.0 -08:37:43
Stellar brightness G=16.2,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 21.7 AU from the Sun
and 20.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 136 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1277 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=79.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=32.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 533396, (2025/07/25 19:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:58.7 -26:29:11 0.9 28.48 114 60Bet Oph 17:44:44.2 +04:33:30 2.8 14.09 123 PPM 201392 18:07:31.0 -08:19:12 6.1 0.78 133 PPM 201335 18:04:28.0 -08:20:16 7.9 0.29 132 PPM 201328 18:04:04.0 -08:45:01 9.3 0.18 132 533396 18:04:36.1 -08:37:42 16.2 133 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 533396, (2025/07/25 19:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 28.48 114 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 14.09 123 PPM 201392 18:06:07.4 -08:19:27 6.1 0.78 133 PPM 201335 18:03:04.3 -08:20:24 7.9 0.29 132 PPM 201328 18:02:40.1 -08:45:08 9.3 0.18 132 533396 18:03:12.3 -08:37:51 16.2 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/12 00:12:12 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute