Event between (579062) 14KF113 and star GA0940:05258152 with event index number of 2557565
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/08 19:39:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:40:35.8 +05:28:33
Equinox of date position of star is 17:41:45.5 +05:27:54
Stellar brightness G=14.2,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 61% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5
Object is 35.2 AU from the Sun
and 34.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 235 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2048 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=250.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=102.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 579062, (2026/05/08 19:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:49.8 +38:48:33 0.0 35.67 66 60Bet Oph 17:44:46.5 +04:33:29 2.8 1.16 50 PPM 164771 17:54:31.3 +06:05:52 5.8 3.20 48 PPM 164336 17:39:42.0 +05:06:42 8.4 0.65 51 PPM 164405 17:41:59.9 +05:33:56 9.9 0.11 51 579062 17:41:53.5 +05:27:50 14.2 50 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, (2026/05/08 19:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 35.67 66 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 1.16 50 PPM 164771 17:53:14.0 +06:06:07 5.8 3.20 48 PPM 164336 17:38:24.1 +05:07:31 8.4 0.65 51 PPM 164405 17:40:42.3 +05:34:39 9.9 0.11 51 579062 17:40:35.8 +05:28:33 14.2 51 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/08/21 03:04:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute