Event between 14KD102 and star GA0720:18277669 with event index number of 1144394
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/13 20:53:30 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:58:12.0 -16:17:16
Equinox of date position of star is 17:59:24.8 -16:17:18
Stellar brightness G=14.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 30.8 AU from the Sun
and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2
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 720 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1399 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, (2021/06/13 20:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.6 -26:28:40 0.9 22.98 129 35Eta Oph 17:11:36.6 -15:45:00 2.6 11.50 135 PPM 233766 17:57:33.1 -15:48:52 6.1 0.66 146 PPM 233879 18:01:27.0 -16:03:59 7.6 0.53 147 PPM 233845 18:00:13.0 -16:19:58 9.5 0.19 147 14KD102 17:59:26.3 -16:17:18 14.8 147 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, (2021/06/13 20:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 22.98 129 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.50 135 PPM 233766 17:56:19.0 -15:48:47 6.1 0.66 146 PPM 233879 18:00:12.8 -16:04:00 7.6 0.53 147 PPM 233845 17:58:58.6 -16:19:58 9.5 0.19 147 14KD102 17:58:12.0 -16:17:16 14.8 146 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/02 20:14:25 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute