Event between 14YG50 and star UC4-584-038566 with event index number of 241867
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/12 12:58:13 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:26:49.8 +26:43:38
Equinox of date position of star is 07:27:56.5 +26:41:24
Stellar brightness R=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 172 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 34.3 AU from the Sun
and 33.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3
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 286 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1609 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=235.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=96.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14YG50, (2018/02/12 12:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:25.3 +27:58:52 1.1 4.30 169 59 Gem 07:25:40.9 +27:36:05 6.0 1.04 172 PPM 097535 07:29:07.7 +26:11:22 7.5 0.57 173 PPM 097493 07:26:53.5 +26:35:28 9.9 0.26 173 14YG50 07:27:56.8 +26:41:23 16.5 172 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 14YG50, (2018/02/12 12:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 4.30 169 59 Gem 07:24:33.4 +27:38:16 6.0 1.04 172 PPM 097535 07:28:00.9 +26:13:39 7.5 0.57 173 PPM 097493 07:25:46.5 +26:37:41 9.9 0.26 173 14YG50 07:26:49.8 +26:43:38 16.5 172 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/01/16 17:03:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute