Event between 14SJ349 and star GA1000:00313042 with event index number of 249640
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/08 16:50:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:32:17.9 +10:14:53
Equinox of date position of star is 03:33:19.4 +10:18:39
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 141 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 35.4 AU from the Sun
and 34.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 374 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4357 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=252.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Diameter=103.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
Star training set for 14SJ349, (2018/12/08 16:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:00.6 +16:32:45 0.8 16.68 157 Menkar 03:03:16.3 +04:09:47 2.5 9.66 131 6 Tau 03:33:37.5 +09:26:10 5.6 0.88 140 PPM 119160 03:33:29.3 +10:48:06 8.4 0.49 141 PPM 119181 03:34:50.8 +10:17:46 10.1 0.37 141 14SJ349 03:33:19.8 +10:18:40 15.8 141 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 14SJ349, (2018/12/08 16:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 16.68 157 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 9.66 131 6 Tau 03:32:35.9 +09:22:23 5.6 0.88 140 PPM 119160 03:32:27.2 +10:44:19 8.4 0.49 141 PPM 119181 03:33:48.9 +10:14:01 10.1 0.37 141 14SJ349 03:32:17.9 +10:14:53 15.8 140 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/19 22:09:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute