Event between 14DC143 and star GA0920:03980878 with event index number of 1095708
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/26 17:06:00 UTC
J2000 position of star is 14:58:41.4 +02:37:38
Equinox of date position of star is 14:59:45.3 +02:32:39
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 15.8 AU from the Sun
and 15.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
978 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.3
Diameter=52.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=21.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14DC143, (2021/06/26 17:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Arcturus 14:16:38.6 +19:04:18 0.0 19.61 99 Unukalhai 15:45:19.7 +06:21:34 2.6 11.98 74 110 Vir 15:03:59.3 +02:00:29 4.4 1.18 81 PPM 161109 14:57:36.0 +02:50:04 8.4 0.62 83 PPM 161139 14:59:45.1 +02:50:45 10.6 0.30 82 14DC143 14:59:46.5 +02:32:33 16.1 82 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 14DC143, (2021/06/26 17:06UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Arcturus 14:15:38.1 +19:10:15 0.0 19.61 99 Unukalhai 15:44:16.3 +06:25:33 2.6 11.98 74 110 Vir 15:02:54.0 +02:05:29 4.4 1.18 81 PPM 161109 14:56:30.9 +02:55:12 8.4 0.62 83 PPM 161139 14:58:40.1 +02:55:51 10.6 0.30 82 14DC143 14:58:41.4 +02:37:38 16.1 82 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/22 21:30:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute