Event between 14FP43 and star GA0860:04079255 with event index number of 1043517
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/24 04:51:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:25:25.3 -03:14:50
Equinox of date position of star is 12:26:25.3 -03:21:17
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 40.0 AU from the Sun
and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 156 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3903 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=260.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Diameter=106.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 14FP43, (2020/02/24 04:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:15.4 -11:15:57 1.0 16.79 137 4Gam Crv 12:16:50.7 -17:39:13 2.6 14.49 145 PPM 195518 12:28:53.7 -04:43:36 6.2 1.50 152 PPM 195503 12:28:12.4 -03:23:56 8.4 0.44 153 PPM 195451 12:25:36.7 -03:25:37 9.5 0.22 154 PPM 178777 12:26:06.4 -03:20:21 12.0 0.09 154 14FP43 12:26:27.5 -03:21:31 16.9 153 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 14FP43, (2020/02/24 04:51UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 16.79 137 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.2 -17:32:31 2.6 14.49 145 PPM 195518 12:27:51.5 -04:36:55 6.2 1.50 152 PPM 195503 12:27:10.3 -03:17:15 8.4 0.44 153 PPM 195451 12:24:34.6 -03:18:56 9.5 0.22 154 PPM 178777 12:25:04.2 -03:13:40 12.0 0.09 154 14FP43 12:25:25.3 -03:14:50 16.9 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:18:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute