Event between 14KB102 and star GA0740:08889341 with event index number of 1049466
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/17 02:28:19 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:32:39.3 -14:57:40
Equinox of date position of star is 17:33:48.6 -14:58:27
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 60 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.3
TNO is 32.8 AU from the Sun
and 32.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 349 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2004 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 14KB102, (2020/04/17 02:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.3 -26:28:31 0.9 18.69 72 35Eta Oph 17:11:32.6 -15:44:55 2.6 5.42 65 55Xi Ser 17:38:45.0 -15:24:35 3.5 1.27 58 PPM 233226 17:33:58.3 -14:48:18 8.4 0.17 60 14KB102 17:33:48.9 -14:58:28 16.8 59 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 14KB102, (2020/04/17 02:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.69 72 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 5.42 65 55Xi Ser 17:37:35.2 -15:23:56 3.5 1.27 58 PPM 233226 17:32:48.8 -14:47:31 8.4 0.17 60 14KB102 17:32:39.3 -14:57:40 16.8 60 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/11 20:33:20 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute