Event between 14GR53 and star GA0500:12705510 with event index number of 2482341
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/03 17:10:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:41:24.6 -38:44:54
Equinox of date position of star is 16:43:02.5 -38:47:34
Stellar brightness G=16.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 25 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1
Object is 23.9 AU from the Sun
and 24.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 88 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2272 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=147.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Diameter=60.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
Star training set for 14GR53, (2024/02/03 17:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:53.3 -26:29:00 0.9 12.57 17 26Eps Sco 16:51:43.8 -34:20:05 2.3 4.79 24 PPM 295415 16:45:25.7 -38:12:00 6.5 0.75 25 PPM 295397 16:44:39.1 -38:42:59 7.9 0.32 25 PPM 295352 16:42:34.7 -38:39:02 9.7 0.17 25 14GR53 16:43:03.0 -38:47:35 16.9 25 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, (2024/02/03 17:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 12.57 17 26Eps Sco 16:50:08.7 -34:17:41 2.3 4.79 24 PPM 295415 16:43:47.6 -38:09:24 6.5 0.75 25 PPM 295397 16:43:00.7 -38:40:22 7.9 0.32 25 PPM 295352 16:40:56.4 -38:36:20 9.7 0.17 25 14GR53 16:41:24.6 -38:44:54 16.9 25 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/16 05:08:29 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute