Event between 14KC102 and star GA0780:07034727 with event index number of 297731
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/07 01:38:47 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:37:33.8 -11:12:34
Equinox of date position of star is 17:38:41.2 -11:13:13
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 163 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.0
TNO is 29.9 AU from the Sun
and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 251 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2567 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=226.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=92.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14KC102, (2020/10/07 01:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:41.0 -26:28:35 0.9 22.13 174 35Eta Oph 17:11:34.2 -15:44:57 2.6 8.00 170 PPM 233365 17:39:18.7 -10:56:13 5.7 0.32 162 PPM 233403 17:40:37.5 -11:16:37 8.4 0.47 162 PPM 233322 17:37:50.7 -11:02:46 9.6 0.28 163 14KC102 17:38:43.1 -11:13:14 16.6 162 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 14KC102, (2020/10/07 01:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.13 174 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 8.00 170 PPM 233365 17:38:09.5 -10:55:35 5.7 0.32 162 PPM 233403 17:39:28.1 -11:16:01 8.4 0.47 162 PPM 233322 17:36:41.4 -11:02:05 9.6 0.28 163 14KC102 17:37:33.8 -11:12:34 16.6 162 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/11 21:21:19 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute