Event between (543733) 14OZ393 and star GA1000:00449548 with event index number of 2252083
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/07 21:33:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:28:40.4 +11:15:08
Equinox of date position of star is 04:29:59.5 +11:18:12
Stellar brightness G=12.6,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4
Object is 38.7 AU from the Sun
and 38.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 6.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 402 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2084 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=313.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 50.4 sec chord
Diameter=127.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 20.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 543733, (2026/02/07 21:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:25.3 +16:33:35 0.8 5.54 140 Bellatrix 05:26:32.0 +06:22:16 1.6 14.78 127 PPM 119911 04:28:55.3 +11:16:08 5.9 0.30 142 PPM 119915 04:29:13.2 +11:47:34 7.7 0.53 142 PPM 119911 04:28:55.3 +11:16:08 5.9 0.30 142 PPM 119936 04:30:04.1 +11:17:19 11.2 0.02 141 543733 04:30:07.1 +11:18:30 12.6 141 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 543733, (2026/02/07 21:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 5.54 140 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 14.78 127 PPM 119911 04:27:28.7 +11:12:44 5.9 0.30 142 PPM 119915 04:27:46.2 +11:44:11 7.7 0.53 142 PPM 119911 04:27:28.7 +11:12:44 5.9 0.30 142 PPM 119936 04:28:37.4 +11:13:57 11.2 0.02 141 543733 04:28:40.4 +11:15:08 12.6 141 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/25 01:48:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute