Event between 14GT53 and star UC4-350-072751 with event index number of 135505
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/06/28 01:08:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:55:58.7 -20:02:21
Equinox of date position of star is 14:56:57.8 -20:06:30
Stellar brightness R=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 77 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 45.7 AU from the Sun
and 45.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 375 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5585 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=485.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.4 sec chord
Diameter=198.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 14GT53, (2017/06/28 01:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:28.9 -26:28:10 0.9 22.36 100 27Bet Lib 15:17:57.0 -09:26:47 2.6 11.80 79 PPM 229408 14:52:50.4 -18:25:35 6.2 1.95 76 PPM 263559 14:56:05.4 -20:05:02 7.7 0.21 77 PPM 263568 14:56:37.2 -20:12:27 9.3 0.13 77 14GT53 14:56:58.4 -20:06:33 14.9 77 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 14GT53, (2017/06/28 01:09UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:55 0.9 22.36 100 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 11.80 79 PPM 229408 14:51:51.3 -18:21:19 6.2 1.95 76 PPM 263559 14:55:05.7 -20:00:49 7.7 0.21 77 PPM 263568 14:55:37.4 -20:08:15 9.3 0.13 77 14GT53 14:55:58.7 -20:02:21 14.9 77 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:09:02 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute