Event between (511554) 14UL225 and star GA1020:00182542 with event index number of 317213
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/12 18:18:29 UTC
J2000 position of star is 01:59:23.3 +13:53:29
Equinox of date position of star is 02:00:26.3 +13:59:06
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 55 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2
TNO is 37.5 AU from the Sun
and 36.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 393 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3100 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 511554, (2019/12/12 18:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:04.1 +16:32:52 0.8 37.80 18 6Bet Ari 01:55:44.8 +20:54:17 2.6 7.01 54 PPM 117850 02:00:30.1 +12:23:27 6.1 1.60 55 PPM 117867 02:01:53.5 +13:28:49 8.4 0.61 54 PPM 117822 01:58:42.4 +14:02:59 9.9 0.43 55 PPM 117839 01:59:50.6 +14:09:17 11.2 0.23 55 511554 02:00:28.0 +13:59:15 15.0 54 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 511554, (2019/12/12 18:18UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 37.80 18 6Bet Ari 01:54:38.5 +20:48:27 2.6 7.01 54 PPM 117850 01:59:25.9 +12:17:40 6.1 1.60 55 PPM 117867 02:00:49.0 +13:23:04 8.4 0.61 54 PPM 117822 01:57:37.8 +13:57:11 9.9 0.43 55 PPM 117839 01:58:46.0 +14:03:30 11.2 0.23 55 511554 01:59:23.3 +13:53:29 15.0 55 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:59:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute