Event between 14FB72 and star UC4-339-074977 with event index number of 318233
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/08 14:33:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:57:44.9 -22:23:51
Equinox of date position of star is 15:58:54.4 -22:27:10
Stellar brightness R=14.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 112 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8
TNO is 18.7 AU from the Sun
and 18.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 154 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
711 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=105.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=43.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14FB72, (2020/02/08 14:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.6 -26:28:30 0.9 8.26 120 7Del Sco 16:01:31.5 -22:40:39 2.3 0.64 113 PPM 264922 15:58:51.2 -21:02:24 6.1 1.41 112 PPM 264845 15:55:53.1 -22:49:28 7.2 0.80 112 PPM 264927 15:59:11.6 -22:36:10 9.3 0.16 113 14FB72 15:58:56.3 -22:27:15 14.7 113 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, (2020/02/08 14:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 8.26 120 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 0.64 113 PPM 264922 15:57:40.5 -20:58:59 6.1 1.41 112 PPM 264845 15:54:41.6 -22:45:59 7.2 0.80 112 PPM 264927 15:58:00.1 -22:32:47 9.3 0.16 113 14FB72 15:57:44.9 -22:23:51 14.7 112 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/30 22:32:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute