Event between 14OE394 and star GA0660:38050272 with event index number of 150375
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/19 19:26:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:43:34.3 -22:19:06
Equinox of date position of star is 19:44:40.0 -22:16:24
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 41 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5
TNO is 45.4 AU from the Sun
and 44.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 737 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4480 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=636.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.6 sec chord
Diameter=260.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 14OE394, (2018/08/19 19:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:40.6 -29:31:23 1.2 43.92 82 Nunki 18:56:25.2 -26:16:19 2.0 11.70 30 PPM 270116 19:41:14.3 -23:23:06 5.7 1.37 40 PPM 270213 19:45:48.3 -22:29:54 8.3 0.34 41 PPM 270183 19:44:26.9 -22:09:49 9.4 0.12 40 14OE394 19:44:40.7 -22:16:22 15.6 41 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 14OE394, (2018/08/19 19:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.5 -29:37:23 1.2 43.92 82 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 11.70 30 PPM 270116 19:40:07.2 -23:25:45 5.7 1.37 40 PPM 270213 19:44:41.8 -22:32:39 8.3 0.34 41 PPM 270183 19:43:20.5 -22:12:33 9.4 0.12 40 14OE394 19:43:34.3 -22:19:06 15.6 40 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:20:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute