Event between 14ME70 and star GA0680:36359804 with event index number of 1047472
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/12 11:20:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 21:18:43.6 -21:37:40
Equinox of date position of star is 21:19:52.6 -21:32:30
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 53 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.9
TNO is 37.3 AU from the Sun
and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 308 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2882 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=274.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=111.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 14ME70, (2020/04/12 11:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:46.0 -29:30:52 1.2 23.63 73 28Phi Cap 21:16:47.0 -20:33:59 4.8 1.21 52 PPM 272325 21:20:01.7 -21:57:03 8.1 0.41 53 PPM 272306 21:18:44.5 -21:30:52 8.6 0.27 53 14ME70 21:19:52.8 -21:32:29 15.4 53 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 14ME70, (2020/04/12 11:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:23 1.2 23.63 73 28Phi Cap 21:15:38.0 -20:39:06 4.8 1.21 52 PPM 272325 21:18:52.2 -22:02:14 8.1 0.41 53 PPM 272306 21:17:35.2 -21:36:01 8.6 0.27 53 14ME70 21:18:43.6 -21:37:40 15.4 53 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/12 20:19:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute