Event between 14AF61 and star GA1060:03236329 with event index number of 1555180
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/01 11:29:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 09:21:40.5 +16:42:23
Equinox of date position of star is 09:22:47.8 +16:37:11
Stellar brightness G=12.7,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 35 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 51% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.6
TNO is 35.3 AU from the Sun
and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 244 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3293 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 14AF61, (2020/04/01 11:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:26.9 +11:52:03 1.3 12.26 47 PPM 126439 09:26:39.7 +16:29:50 6.3 0.93 36 PPM 126366 09:22:32.8 +16:30:40 7.2 0.12 35 14AF61 09:22:47.9 +16:37:10 12.7 35 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 14AF61, (2020/04/01 11:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 12.26 47 PPM 126439 09:25:32.4 +16:35:07 6.3 0.93 36 PPM 126366 09:21:25.4 +16:35:53 7.2 0.12 35 14AF61 09:21:40.5 +16:42:23 12.7 35 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/11 20:31:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute