Event between 14GY53 and star GA0900:04168607 with event index number of 150274
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/27 01:46:17 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:49:31.9 +00:22:44
Equinox of date position of star is 14:50:28.5 +00:18:12
Stellar brightness G=14.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 120 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0
TNO is 31.7 AU from the Sun
and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 226 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4619 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=257.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=104.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14GY53, (2018/08/27 01:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Arcturus 14:16:30.8 +19:05:10 0.0 20.55 130 27Bet Lib 15:18:00.8 -09:27:02 2.6 11.92 111 108 Vir 14:46:27.4 +00:38:22 5.5 1.06 121 PPM 179397 14:51:00.7 -00:04:56 7.9 0.41 120 14GY53 14:50:29.2 +00:18:08 14.5 120 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 14GY53, (2018/08/27 01:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Arcturus 14:15:38.3 +19:10:20 0.0 20.55 130 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 11.92 111 108 Vir 14:45:30.2 +00:43:02 5.5 1.06 121 PPM 179397 14:50:03.3 -00:00:21 7.9 0.41 120 14GY53 14:49:31.9 +00:22:44 14.5 120 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:21:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute