Event between 14WD510 and star UC4-609-038558 with event index number of 160937
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/01/24 19:12:38 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:16:50.8 +31:38:59
Equinox of date position of star is 07:17:57.7 +31:37:03
Stellar brightness R=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 75 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 38.7 AU from the Sun
and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1172 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5828 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=382.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.2 sec chord
Diameter=155.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 14WD510, (2018/01/24 19:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:25.2 +27:58:52 1.1 7.15 81 PPM 072652 07:19:13.3 +30:55:19 6.0 0.74 75 PPM 072641 07:18:40.2 +31:39:53 7.2 0.15 75 14WD510 07:18:00.4 +31:36:59 15.8 75 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 14WD510, (2018/01/24 19:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 7.15 81 PPM 072652 07:18:04.1 +30:57:21 6.0 0.74 75 PPM 072641 07:17:30.6 +31:41:54 7.2 0.15 75 14WD510 07:16:50.8 +31:38:59 15.8 75 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/17 17:59:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute