Event between (523699) 14GH54 and star GA0660:06230186 with event index number of 307776
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/02 02:25:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:47:56.9 -23:06:49
Equinox of date position of star is 14:49:02.9 -23:11:33
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 57 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0
TNO is 37.2 AU from the Sun
and 37.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 198 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1894 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=363.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 38.0 sec chord
Diameter=148.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 523699, (2019/02/02 02:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:12.1 -11:15:37 1.0 23.05 79 27Bet Lib 15:18:02.2 -09:27:08 2.6 15.39 54 PPM 263377 14:47:12.8 -23:13:58 5.9 0.42 57 PPM 263387 14:47:58.0 -22:33:08 8.5 0.69 57 PPM 263409 14:48:56.0 -23:14:18 9.6 0.05 57 523699 14:49:02.9 -23:11:33 15.4 57 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 523699, (2019/02/02 02:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 23.05 79 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 15.39 54 PPM 263377 14:46:06.8 -23:09:12 5.9 0.42 57 PPM 263387 14:46:52.3 -22:28:23 8.5 0.69 57 PPM 263409 14:47:50.0 -23:09:34 9.6 0.05 57 523699 14:47:56.9 -23:06:49 15.4 57 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/01/31 17:59:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute