Event between (555591) 14AF61 and star GA0980:03567787 with event index number of 2226682
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/03 15:51:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:55:55.0 +08:12:47
Equinox of date position of star is 09:57:08.5 +08:06:09
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 17 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9
Object is 35.9 AU from the Sun
and 34.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 201 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5356 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=200.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=81.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 555591, (2026/03/03 15:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:45.8 +11:50:18 1.3 4.85 15 PPM 156338 09:57:49.1 +08:48:29 5.8 0.73 17 PPM 156326 09:56:57.4 +07:58:35 8.5 0.14 17 555591 09:57:18.0 +08:05:17 15.7 17 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 555591, (2026/03/03 15:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 4.85 15 PPM 156338 09:56:25.8 +08:56:00 5.8 0.73 17 PPM 156326 09:55:34.3 +08:06:05 8.5 0.14 17 555591 09:55:55.0 +08:12:47 15.7 17 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 04:11:44 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute