Event between 14KB102 and star GA0740:12749136 with event index number of 2495242
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/15 01:58:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:51:41.7 -14:42:51
Equinox of date position of star is 17:52:57.7 -14:43:06
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 32.8 AU from the Sun
and 32.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 456 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5203 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=230.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.9 sec chord
Diameter=94.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
Star training set for 14KB102, (2022/03/15 01:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:46.3 -26:28:46 0.9 22.49 114 35Eta Oph 17:11:39.2 -15:45:03 2.6 10.02 121 PPM 233599 17:48:52.8 -14:43:56 5.9 0.99 130 PPM 233690 17:53:20.5 -15:01:48 8.2 0.33 131 PPM 233691 17:53:21.6 -14:39:39 9.9 0.11 131 14KB102 17:52:57.7 -14:43:06 16.8 131 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 14KB102, (2022/03/15 01:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.49 114 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 10.02 121 PPM 233599 17:47:36.7 -14:43:34 5.9 0.99 130 PPM 233690 17:52:04.3 -15:01:34 8.2 0.33 131 PPM 233691 17:52:05.6 -14:39:25 9.9 0.11 131 14KB102 17:51:41.7 -14:42:51 16.8 130 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/14 01:00:35 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute