Event between (579062) 14KF113 and star GA0940:04959759 with event index number of 2557508
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/08/13 14:05:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:25:26.9 +05:31:18
Equinox of date position of star is 17:26:36.6 +05:30:08
Stellar brightness G=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 35.2 AU from the Sun
and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 157 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2905 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=250.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.5 sec chord
Diameter=102.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 579062, (2025/08/13 14:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:58.9 -26:29:12 0.9 34.72 127 60Bet Oph 17:44:44.3 +04:33:30 2.8 4.59 107 49Sig Oph 17:27:47.2 +04:07:12 4.3 1.41 111 PPM 163977 17:27:03.5 +04:38:29 8.5 0.86 111 PPM 163996 17:27:43.4 +05:37:30 9.5 0.28 111 PPM 163960 17:26:27.9 +05:14:48 10.9 0.26 111 579062 17:26:42.4 +05:30:02 14.9 111 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 579062, (2025/08/13 14:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 34.72 127 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 4.59 107 49Sig Oph 17:26:30.9 +04:08:25 4.3 1.41 111 PPM 163977 17:25:47.5 +04:39:44 8.5 0.86 111 PPM 163996 17:26:28.0 +05:38:44 9.5 0.28 111 PPM 163960 17:25:12.2 +05:16:04 10.9 0.26 111 579062 17:25:26.9 +05:31:18 14.9 111 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/08/21 03:03:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute