Event between 14LM28 and star UC4-537-062213 with event index number of 199897
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/27 08:21:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:12:24.2 +17:20:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:13:12.0 +17:19:16
Stellar brightness R=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 122 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 16.8 AU from the Sun
and 16.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 29.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1550 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=73.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=29.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14LM28, (2018/02/27 08:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:33.2 +38:48:05 0.0 28.27 118 Rasalhague 17:35:46.7 +12:32:53 2.1 7.24 129 PPM 133225 17:18:53.4 +17:17:59 5.9 1.36 123 PPM 133118 17:13:25.8 +18:19:49 8.5 1.01 122 PPM 133123 17:13:30.4 +17:13:21 9.6 0.12 122 14LM28 17:13:12.7 +17:19:15 15.8 122 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 14LM28, (2018/02/27 08:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.6 +38:47:06 0.0 28.27 118 Rasalhague 17:34:56.2 +12:33:32 2.1 7.24 129 PPM 133225 17:18:05.0 +17:19:04 5.9 1.36 123 PPM 133118 17:12:37.8 +18:21:03 8.5 1.01 122 PPM 133123 17:12:41.9 +17:14:35 9.6 0.12 122 14LM28 17:12:24.2 +17:20:29 15.8 122 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:18:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute