Event between 14GR53 and star GA0580:08543655 with event index number of 1141092
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/13 16:50:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:01:02.9 -30:01:00
Equinox of date position of star is 16:02:21.8 -30:04:28
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8
TNO is 23.0 AU from the Sun
and 22.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 55 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1491 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=143.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=58.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 14GR53, (2021/04/13 16:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:42.9 -26:28:39 0.9 7.20 151 7Del Sco 16:01:35.7 -22:40:50 2.3 7.40 158 PPM 294547 16:02:40.4 -31:56:51 6.4 1.87 153 PPM 294509 16:00:59.4 -30:08:33 7.9 0.31 155 PPM 264988 16:02:08.6 -29:57:31 10.0 0.13 155 14GR53 16:02:22.6 -30:04:31 16.3 154 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 14GR53, (2021/04/13 16:50UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 7.20 151 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 7.40 158 PPM 294547 16:01:19.6 -31:53:21 6.4 1.87 153 PPM 294509 15:59:39.6 -30:05:00 7.9 0.31 155 PPM 264988 16:00:48.9 -29:54:00 10.0 0.13 155 14GR53 16:01:02.9 -30:01:00 16.3 154 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/20 20:18:53 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute