Event between (579246) 14OX415 and star GA0800:07145199 with event index number of 2558415
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/07/13 12:54:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:50:31.9 -09:39:26
Equinox of date position of star is 17:51:44.7 -09:39:43
Stellar brightness G=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 28.8 AU from the Sun
and 27.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 308 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2309 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=162.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=66.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 579246, (2026/07/13 12:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:02.3 -26:29:19 0.9 25.48 151 35Eta Oph 17:11:54.1 -15:45:21 2.6 11.52 156 PPM 233705 17:54:32.0 -10:54:13 6.1 1.39 160 PPM 233617 17:50:06.8 -10:16:53 8.1 0.77 159 PPM 201093 17:51:19.3 -09:37:19 9.8 0.17 159 579246 17:51:59.5 -09:39:46 13.5 159 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 579246, (2026/07/13 12:55UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 25.48 151 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.52 156 PPM 233705 17:53:03.6 -10:53:59 6.1 1.39 160 PPM 233617 17:48:38.8 -10:16:28 8.1 0.77 159 PPM 201093 17:49:51.7 -09:36:57 9.8 0.17 159 579246 17:50:31.9 -09:39:26 13.5 159 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/15 00:27:56 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute