Event between 14BD70 and star GA0920:03272942 with event index number of 1555043
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/23 01:49:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:50:08.6 +03:11:15
Equinox of date position of star is 08:51:09.6 +03:06:50
Stellar brightness G=11.4,
use SENSEUP=8
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 45.9 AU from the Sun
and 46.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 271 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3539 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=517.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.9 sec chord
Diameter=211.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 14BD70, (2020/10/23 01:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:28.7 +11:51:53 1.3 21.26 144 Alphard 09:28:36.6 -08:44:59 2.0 15.08 139 7Eta Hya 08:44:18.8 +03:19:20 4.0 1.74 155 PPM 155044 08:50:17.6 +03:24:25 7.7 0.38 155 PPM 155075 08:51:35.3 +03:27:51 9.2 0.37 154 14BD70 08:51:13.7 +03:06:32 11.4 154 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 14BD70, (2020/10/23 01:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 21.26 144 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:31 2.0 15.08 139 7Eta Hya 08:43:13.6 +03:23:53 4.0 1.74 155 PPM 155044 08:49:12.4 +03:29:06 7.7 0.38 155 PPM 155075 08:50:30.1 +03:32:34 9.2 0.37 154 14BD70 08:50:08.6 +03:11:15 11.4 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 21:51:05 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute