Event between 14FB72 and star GA0700:06701278 with event index number of 2472875
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/09 21:39:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:41:30.6 -19:39:18
Equinox of date position of star is 16:42:50.9 -19:41:50
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 124 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8
TNO is 20.3 AU from the Sun
and 19.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 54 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
720 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=117.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Diameter=48.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14FB72, (2023/07/09 21:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:51.2 -26:28:56 0.9 7.33 125 35Eta Oph 17:11:43.7 -15:45:09 2.6 7.92 117 PPM 232040 16:43:16.8 -19:58:03 5.8 0.28 124 PPM 232122 16:46:52.9 -19:10:42 6.6 1.07 123 PPM 232040 16:43:16.8 -19:58:03 5.8 0.28 124 14FB72 16:42:53.5 -19:41:55 16.5 123 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 14FB72, (2023/07/09 21:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.33 125 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 7.92 117 PPM 232040 16:41:53.8 -19:55:27 5.8 0.28 124 PPM 232122 16:45:30.2 -19:08:13 6.6 1.07 123 PPM 232040 16:41:53.8 -19:55:27 5.8 0.28 124 14FB72 16:41:30.6 -19:39:18 16.5 124 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/05 04:15:03 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute