Event between 14TW85 and star GA1060:00341535 with event index number of 226660
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/04 17:38:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:20:56.0 +17:37:12
Equinox of date position of star is 03:22:00.9 +17:41:16
Stellar brightness G=9.7,
use SENSEUP=2
Star is 97 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 53% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 42.6 AU from the Sun
and 41.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 91 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1637 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=394.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.8 sec chord
Diameter=161.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 14TW85, (2019/11/04 17:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:03.7 +16:32:51 0.8 17.95 114 Menkar 03:03:19.1 +04:09:59 2.5 14.28 88 57Del Ari 03:12:46.1 +19:48:02 4.3 3.05 96 PPM 119006 03:21:06.8 +17:34:19 8.2 0.25 97 14TW85 03:22:03.5 +17:41:26 9.7 97 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 14TW85, (2019/11/04 17:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 17.95 114 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 14.28 88 57Del Ari 03:11:38.0 +19:43:36 4.3 3.05 96 PPM 119006 03:19:59.3 +17:30:04 8.2 0.25 97 14TW85 03:20:56.0 +17:37:12 9.7 97 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/01/29 21:43:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute