Event between 14FB72 and star GA0720:13347937 with event index number of 2473965
Geocentric closest approach at 2026/03/29 19:02:06 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:41:49.3 -17:57:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:13.3 -17:57:48
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 89% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2
Object is 21.6 AU from the Sun
and 21.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 4.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 197 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1614 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=117.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 26.1 sec chord
Diameter=48.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14FB72, (2026/03/29 19:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:31:01.2 -26:29:16 0.9 18.76 100 35Eta Oph 17:11:53.1 -15:45:20 2.6 7.85 108 PPM 233351 17:39:06.6 -15:35:05 6.2 2.59 114 PPM 233526 17:45:40.8 -17:45:14 7.9 0.59 116 PPM 233470 17:43:24.4 -17:57:39 9.1 0.01 116 14FB72 17:43:21.3 -17:57:51 16.1 116 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 14FB72, (2026/03/29 19:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.76 100 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 7.85 108 PPM 233351 17:37:36.2 -15:34:15 6.2 2.59 114 PPM 233526 17:44:08.9 -17:44:39 7.9 0.59 116 PPM 233470 17:41:52.4 -17:56:59 9.1 0.01 116 14FB72 17:41:49.3 -17:57:11 16.1 116 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/16 05:26:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute