Event between (578992) 14JL80 and star GA0700:08768386 with event index number of 2555015
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/06/18 16:11:28 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:14:01.8 -18:04:30
Equinox of date position of star is 17:15:27.5 -18:06:06
Stellar brightness G=14.4,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9
Object is 28.5 AU from the Sun
and 27.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 79 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1028 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 578992, (2026/06/18 16:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.1 -26:29:18 0.9 13.27 113 35Eta Oph 17:11:53.9 -15:45:21 2.6 2.51 121 PPM 232651 17:09:47.2 -17:38:30 6.0 1.45 120 PPM 232796 17:15:27.3 -18:14:52 8.4 0.15 122 578992 17:15:34.5 -18:06:14 14.4 122 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 578992, (2026/06/18 16:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 13.27 113 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 2.51 121 PPM 232651 17:08:14.9 -17:36:33 6.0 1.45 120 PPM 232796 17:13:54.5 -18:13:08 8.4 0.15 122 578992 17:14:01.8 -18:04:30 14.4 122 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/19 21:27:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute