Event between (555632) 14BZ57 and star GA0740:04480034 with event index number of 2471122
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/15 14:35:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:02:32.1 -14:52:14
Equinox of date position of star is 10:03:42.3 -14:59:17
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.7
Object is 37.0 AU from the Sun
and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 143 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1762 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=608.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 54.5 sec chord
Diameter=248.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 22.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 555632, (2026/05/15 14:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:46.5 +11:50:14 1.3 26.88 112 Alphard 09:28:53.0 -08:46:27 2.0 10.57 110 40Ups2Hya 10:06:24.6 -13:11:37 4.6 1.91 120 PPM 222340 10:03:21.5 -15:09:26 8.1 0.19 120 555632 10:03:48.6 -14:59:55 16.8 120 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 555632, (2026/05/15 14:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 26.88 112 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:30 2.0 10.57 110 40Ups2Hya 10:05:07.4 -13:03:52 4.6 1.91 120 PPM 222340 10:02:05.0 -15:01:45 8.1 0.19 120 555632 10:02:32.1 -14:52:14 16.8 120 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/19 03:48:14 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute