Event between 14GP53 and star GA0800:04971767 with event index number of 1141012
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/01 02:42:48 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:00:40.7 -08:48:26
Equinox of date position of star is 16:01:49.9 -08:51:57
Stellar brightness G=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 39 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 22.1 AU from the Sun
and 21.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 119 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1379 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=98.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=40.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14GP53, (2021/05/01 02:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.1 -26:28:39 0.9 18.89 27 1Del Oph 16:15:27.9 -03:44:52 2.7 6.14 39 50 Lib 16:01:56.9 -08:28:13 5.5 0.40 39 PPM 199226 16:04:08.0 -08:06:22 7.4 0.95 39 PPM 199206 16:02:52.4 -08:43:56 9.6 0.29 39 14GP53 16:01:50.1 -08:51:58 16.1 38 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 14GP53, (2021/05/01 02:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.89 27 1Del Oph 16:14:20.7 -03:41:43 2.7 6.14 39 50 Lib 16:00:47.6 -08:24:41 5.5 0.40 39 PPM 199226 16:02:58.9 -08:02:54 7.4 0.95 39 PPM 199206 16:01:43.0 -08:40:26 9.6 0.29 39 14GP53 16:00:40.7 -08:48:26 16.1 39 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/05 23:45:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute