Event between 14GV53 and star UC4-430-065104 with event index number of 135625
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/04/17 01:53:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:41:53.9 -04:08:57
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:50.6 -04:10:57
Stellar brightness R=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 148 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 36.9 AU from the Sun
and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 344 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2699 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=325.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.1 sec chord
Diameter=132.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 14GV53, (2018/04/17 01:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:31.9 -26:28:16 0.9 22.48 149 13Zet Oph 16:38:10.1 -10:36:10 2.6 6.52 150 12 Oph 16:37:19.2 -02:21:44 5.8 2.29 149 PPM 199904 16:42:20.5 -04:14:55 8.4 0.15 148 14GV53 16:42:51.8 -04:10:59 14.5 148 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 14GV53, (2018/04/17 01:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.48 149 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 6.52 150 12 Oph 16:36:22.0 -02:19:34 5.8 2.29 149 PPM 199904 16:41:22.5 -04:12:52 8.4 0.15 148 14GV53 16:41:53.9 -04:08:57 14.5 148 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:26:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute