Event between 14KD102 and star GA0720:15109157 with event index number of 1050322
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/17 02:10:20 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:47:48.2 -16:21:20
Equinox of date position of star is 17:48:55.5 -16:21:39
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 131 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 30.8 AU from the Sun
and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 548 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1710 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=200.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=81.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14KD102, (2020/06/17 02:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:39.9 -26:28:32 0.9 20.81 147 35Eta Oph 17:11:33.2 -15:44:56 2.6 9.01 140 PPM 233599 17:48:46.8 -14:43:55 5.9 1.63 131 PPM 233581 17:47:47.2 -16:00:36 8.4 0.45 132 PPM 233621 17:50:12.0 -16:15:19 8.9 0.31 131 14KD102 17:48:59.1 -16:21:40 15.6 131 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 14KD102, (2020/06/17 02:10UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 20.81 147 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 9.01 140 PPM 233599 17:47:36.7 -14:43:33 5.9 1.63 131 PPM 233581 17:46:36.4 -16:00:13 8.4 0.45 132 PPM 233621 17:49:01.1 -16:15:01 8.9 0.31 131 14KD102 17:47:48.2 -16:21:20 15.6 131 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:51:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute