Event between 14GK54 and star GA0700:06122697 with event index number of 1046691
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/08 02:53:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:02:22.9 -18:02:13
Equinox of date position of star is 16:03:30.1 -18:05:24
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 120 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 26.6 AU from the Sun
and 26.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 322 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1365 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=140.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.0 sec chord
Diameter=57.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14GK54, (2020/02/08 02:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.6 -26:28:30 0.9 10.46 127 8Bet1Sco 16:06:36.6 -19:51:32 2.6 1.91 121 49 Lib 16:01:27.5 -16:35:28 5.5 1.58 119 PPM 231132 16:04:27.5 -18:19:25 7.9 0.32 120 PPM 231113 16:03:48.0 -18:13:35 8.9 0.15 120 14GK54 16:03:32.4 -18:05:30 15.8 120 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 14GK54, (2020/02/08 02:53UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 10.46 127 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 1.91 121 49 Lib 16:00:18.7 -16:32:08 5.5 1.58 119 PPM 231132 16:03:17.9 -18:16:09 7.9 0.32 120 PPM 231113 16:02:38.5 -18:10:18 8.9 0.15 120 14GK54 16:02:22.9 -18:02:13 15.8 119 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:15:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute