Event between 14YJ50 and star UC4-575-043797 with event index number of 141861
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/25 14:03:01 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:47:30.7 +24:51:33
Equinox of date position of star is 08:48:34.0 +24:47:32
Stellar brightness R=15.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 33 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 35.3 AU from the Sun
and 34.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.4
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 568 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4899 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=271.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=110.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14YJ50, (2018/02/25 14:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:25.5 +27:58:51 1.1 14.27 19 69Nu Cnc 09:03:47.7 +24:22:49 5.4 3.48 36 PPM 099056 08:49:39.0 +24:03:39 8.5 0.77 33 PPM 099055 08:49:36.7 +25:00:27 9.7 0.32 33 PPM 099052 08:49:17.9 +24:47:50 11.5 0.16 33 14YJ50 08:48:34.8 +24:47:29 15.1 33 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 14YJ50, (2018/02/25 14:03UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 14.27 19 69Nu Cnc 09:02:44.2 +24:27:10 5.4 3.48 36 PPM 099056 08:48:35.2 +24:07:43 8.5 0.77 33 PPM 099055 08:48:32.5 +25:04:32 9.7 0.32 33 PPM 099052 08:48:13.8 +24:51:54 11.5 0.16 33 14YJ50 08:47:30.7 +24:51:33 15.1 33 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:18:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute