Event between 14OE394 and star GA0680:35750215 with event index number of 252824
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/28 21:10:40 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:59:25.9 -21:28:06
Equinox of date position of star is 20:00:31.0 -21:25:01
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 120 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
TNO is 45.5 AU from the Sun
and 45.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2339 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5290 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=636.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 43.3 sec chord
Diameter=260.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 14OE394, (2020/03/28 21:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:45.9 -29:30:52 1.2 40.77 83 38Zet Sgr 19:03:53.9 -29:50:58 2.7 15.30 133 PPM 270580 20:02:35.9 -22:40:49 6.0 1.35 120 PPM 270572 20:02:21.2 -21:24:20 8.4 0.40 120 PPM 270513 19:59:55.7 -21:12:05 9.6 0.27 120 14OE394 20:00:37.3 -21:24:43 16.7 120 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.
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Star training set for 14OE394, (2020/03/28 21:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.5 -29:37:23 1.2 40.77 83 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 15.30 133 PPM 270580 20:01:23.9 -22:44:15 6.0 1.35 120 PPM 270572 20:01:09.8 -21:27:46 8.4 0.40 120 PPM 270513 19:58:44.3 -21:15:27 9.6 0.27 120 14OE394 19:59:25.9 -21:28:06 16.7 120 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:57:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute