Event between 14GJ65 and star GA0920:05283026 with event index number of 1554278
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/18 03:27:21 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:35:34.1 +02:41:39
Equinox of date position of star is 17:36:35.7 +02:40:57
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.1
TNO is 40.3 AU from the Sun
and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 200 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4922 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=299.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=122.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 14GJ65, (2020/07/18 03:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.2 -26:28:33 0.9 33.22 165 60Bet Oph 17:44:29.3 +04:33:37 2.8 2.72 152 PPM 164135 17:32:23.3 +02:42:39 6.5 1.05 154 PPM 164355 17:39:59.8 +02:38:54 7.8 0.85 154 PPM 164251 17:36:16.9 +02:27:23 9.8 0.24 155 14GJ65 17:36:36.0 +02:40:56 16.5 154 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 14GJ65, (2020/07/18 03:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 33.22 165 60Bet Oph 17:43:28.3 +04:34:06 2.8 2.72 152 PPM 164135 17:31:21.4 +02:43:30 6.5 1.05 154 PPM 164355 17:38:57.9 +02:39:31 7.8 0.85 154 PPM 164251 17:35:14.9 +02:28:07 9.8 0.24 155 14GJ65 17:35:34.1 +02:41:39 16.5 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 05:10:32 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute