Event between (533508) 14HC200 and star GA0660:06386797 with event index number of 2589784
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/19 04:57:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:11:33.9 -22:00:49
Equinox of date position of star is 15:12:50.2 -22:05:43
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 72 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 38.8 AU from the Sun
and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 289 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5663 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=314.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.3 sec chord
Diameter=128.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 533508, (2026/01/19 04:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:00.5 -26:29:15 0.9 18.27 54 7Del Sco 16:01:52.7 -22:41:37 2.3 11.29 61 PPM 264038 15:17:54.0 -22:29:39 5.5 1.18 71 PPM 263852 15:09:52.2 -22:11:46 8.0 0.75 73 PPM 263920 15:12:56.9 -21:56:32 9.4 0.17 72 533508 15:13:04.6 -22:06:38 16.3 72 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 533508, (2026/01/19 04:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.27 54 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:19 2.3 11.29 61 PPM 264038 15:16:23.0 -22:23:58 5.5 1.18 71 PPM 263852 15:08:21.7 -22:05:51 8.0 0.75 73 PPM 263920 15:11:26.4 -21:50:43 9.4 0.17 72 533508 15:11:33.9 -22:00:49 16.3 72 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/01 00:16:53 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute