Event between 14KD102 and star GA0720:16007782 with event index number of 1050280
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/21 19:26:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:50:30.4 -16:24:04
Equinox of date position of star is 17:51:37.7 -16:24:19
Stellar brightness G=14.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 143 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 30.8 AU from the Sun
and 29.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 658 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1623 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=200.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=81.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14KD102, (2020/05/21 19:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.6 -26:28:32 0.9 21.33 159 35Eta Oph 17:11:32.9 -15:44:56 2.6 9.66 153 PPM 233766 17:57:29.5 -15:48:52 6.1 1.51 142 PPM 233652 17:51:34.5 -15:58:31 8.3 0.43 143 PPM 233669 17:52:28.8 -16:24:55 9.4 0.19 143 14KD102 17:51:41.1 -16:24:20 14.6 143 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 14KD102, (2020/05/21 19:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 21.33 159 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.66 153 PPM 233766 17:56:19.0 -15:48:46 6.1 1.51 142 PPM 233652 17:50:24.0 -15:58:15 8.3 0.43 143 PPM 233669 17:51:18.1 -16:24:41 9.4 0.19 143 14KD102 17:50:30.4 -16:24:04 14.6 143 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:40:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute