Event between 14KT101 and star GA0640:13552734 with event index number of 298381
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/14 21:57:33 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:19:54.7 -25:57:56
Equinox of date position of star is 17:21:04.5 -25:59:01
Stellar brightness G=13.3,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 171 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0
TNO is 32.0 AU from the Sun
and 31.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1033 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2669 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=259.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.1 sec chord
Diameter=105.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
Star training set for 14KT101, (2020/08/14 21:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.5 -26:28:34 0.9 11.33 160 23Tau Sco 16:37:10.2 -28:15:25 2.8 10.05 161 PPM 266626 17:17:29.7 -26:34:25 6.5 1.02 170 PPM 266738 17:22:47.0 -26:21:25 8.4 0.52 172 PPM 266689 17:21:07.2 -26:02:53 8.7 0.06 171 14KT101 17:21:11.4 -25:59:07 13.3 172 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 14KT101, (2020/08/14 21:58UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.33 160 23Tau Sco 16:35:53.0 -28:12:58 2.8 10.05 161 PPM 266626 17:16:12.7 -26:33:08 6.5 1.02 170 PPM 266738 17:21:30.2 -26:20:17 8.4 0.52 172 PPM 266689 17:19:50.5 -26:01:42 8.7 0.06 171 14KT101 17:19:54.7 -25:57:56 13.3 171 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/08 19:49:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute