Event between 14MF70 and star GA0720:05784943 with event index number of 256385
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/07/24 22:16:08 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:57:29.1 -16:01:46
Equinox of date position of star is 15:58:31.9 -16:04:54
Stellar brightness G=14.2,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 30 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 34.0 AU from the Sun
and 33.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 791 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3815 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=291.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.5 sec chord
Diameter=118.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14MF70, (2018/07/24 22:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:32.9 -26:28:18 0.9 12.78 22 8Bet1Sco 16:06:31.2 -19:51:17 2.6 4.22 27 PPM 230994 15:58:08.4 -16:05:14 6.5 0.10 30 14MF70 15:58:32.4 -16:04:55 14.2 29 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 14MF70, (2018/07/24 22:16UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.78 22 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 4.22 27 PPM 230994 15:57:05.2 -16:02:05 6.5 0.10 30 14MF70 15:57:29.1 -16:01:46 14.2 30 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:16:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute