Event between 14BV64 and star UC4-444-051051A with event index number of 134294
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/19 19:12:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:58:52.3 -01:12:02
Equinox of date position of star is 09:59:47.2 -01:17:13
Stellar brightness R=12.2,
use SENSEUP=16
Star is 133 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5
TNO is 47.5 AU from the Sun
and 46.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 26.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 210 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5001 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=704.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.1 sec chord
Diameter=287.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 14BV64, (2018/02/19 19:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:20.2 +11:52:40 1.3 13.38 133 Alphard 09:28:28.7 -08:44:17 2.0 10.78 125 15Alp Sex 10:08:51.9 -00:27:40 4.4 2.41 135 PPM 178058 10:02:31.0 -01:06:22 7.5 0.70 133 PPM 178053 10:01:13.1 -01:08:41 9.8 0.38 133 PPM 178051 10:00:37.5 -01:27:19 11.1 0.27 133 14BV64 09:59:47.8 -01:17:17 12.2 133 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 14BV64, (2018/02/19 19:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 13.38 133 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:31 2.0 10.78 125 15Alp Sex 10:07:56.2 -00:22:19 4.4 2.41 135 PPM 178058 10:01:35.4 -01:01:05 7.5 0.70 133 PPM 178053 10:00:17.6 -01:03:25 9.8 0.38 133 PPM 178051 09:59:42.0 -01:22:04 11.1 0.27 133 14BV64 09:58:52.3 -01:12:02 12.2 132 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:17:20 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute