Event between (533398) 14GA54 and star GA0760:11721376 with event index number of 2164348
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/11 00:17:11 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:02:41.3 -13:04:54
Equinox of date position of star is 18:04:04.2 -13:04:47
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 63 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 31.1 AU from the Sun
and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.4
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 328 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1688 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=215.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Diameter=88.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 533398, (2026/05/11 00:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.7 -26:29:17 0.9 25.61 84 35Eta Oph 17:11:53.5 -15:45:20 2.6 12.94 76 PPM 234113 18:11:13.2 -13:55:40 6.4 1.91 62 PPM 233886 18:01:56.0 -12:59:15 7.8 0.55 64 PPM 233948 18:04:05.2 -13:11:46 9.7 0.12 63 533398 18:04:10.6 -13:04:46 15.8 63 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 533398, (2026/05/11 00:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.61 84 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 12.94 76 PPM 234113 18:09:43.4 -13:56:04 6.4 1.91 62 PPM 233886 18:00:26.8 -12:59:17 7.8 0.55 64 PPM 233948 18:02:35.9 -13:11:54 9.7 0.12 63 533398 18:02:41.3 -13:04:54 15.8 63 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 21:26:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute