Event between (556416) 14OE394 and star GA0700:34154949 with event index number of 2511631
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/08/03 22:04:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:23:56.7 -19:42:13
Equinox of date position of star is 20:25:21.4 -19:37:23
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 70 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 73% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3
Object is 46.2 AU from the Sun
and 45.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7
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 100 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1784 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=660.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.9 sec chord
Diameter=269.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 556416, (2026/08/03 22:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:59:06.7 -29:28:50 1.2 36.12 46 38Zet Sgr 19:04:18.1 -29:50:23 2.7 21.03 91 7Sig Cap 20:20:55.4 -19:02:01 5.3 1.22 71 PPM 237329 20:24:00.0 -19:41:42 8.5 0.36 71 PPM 237369 20:25:36.0 -19:41:14 9.3 0.08 70 556416 20:25:28.7 -19:36:58 15.8 70 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 556416, (2026/08/03 22:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 36.12 46 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 21.03 91 7Sig Cap 20:19:23.6 -19:07:07 5.3 1.22 71 PPM 237329 20:22:27.9 -19:46:54 8.5 0.36 71 PPM 237369 20:24:03.9 -19:46:29 9.3 0.08 70 556416 20:23:56.7 -19:42:13 15.8 70 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:32:20 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute