Event between 14GT53 and star GA0680:06135905 with event index number of 274395
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/17 00:21:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:10:06.5 -21:45:11
Equinox of date position of star is 15:11:13.9 -21:49:33
Stellar brightness G=15.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 164 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 45.4 AU from the Sun
and 44.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 168 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2457 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=438.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.2 sec chord
Diameter=179.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 14GT53, (2020/06/17 00:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.9 -26:28:32 0.9 18.67 146 7Del Sco 16:01:32.8 -22:40:42 2.3 11.66 154 PPM 264038 15:17:34.4 -22:28:26 5.5 1.59 163 PPM 263852 15:09:32.7 -22:10:30 8.0 0.53 164 PPM 263887 15:10:56.7 -21:49:05 8.9 0.08 164 14GT53 15:11:17.5 -21:49:47 15.0 164 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 14GT53, (2020/06/17 00:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 18.67 146 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 11.66 154 PPM 264038 15:16:23.0 -22:23:58 5.5 1.59 163 PPM 263852 15:08:21.7 -22:05:51 8.0 0.53 164 PPM 263887 15:09:45.8 -21:44:28 8.9 0.08 164 14GT53 15:10:06.5 -21:45:11 15.0 164 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:51:52 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute