Event between 14UQ229 and star GA1040:00246188 with event index number of 1009905
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/15 22:14:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:36:02.4 +15:55:14
Equinox of date position of star is 02:37:09.4 +16:00:28
Stellar brightness G=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 158 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.3
TNO is 27.3 AU from the Sun
and 26.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1514 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=69.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=28.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14UQ229, (2020/11/15 22:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:07.3 +16:32:59 0.8 28.76 173 Hamal 02:08:21.3 +23:33:37 2.0 10.15 151 29 Ari 02:34:02.9 +15:07:33 6.0 1.16 157 PPM 118331 02:34:41.4 +15:40:26 9.4 0.69 157 PPM 118366 02:36:59.6 +15:47:35 10.5 0.22 157 14UQ229 02:37:11.7 +16:00:38 16.0 158 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 14UQ229, (2020/11/15 22:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 28.76 173 Hamal 02:07:10.7 +23:27:42 2.0 10.15 151 29 Ari 02:32:54.1 +15:02:05 6.0 1.16 157 PPM 118331 02:33:32.3 +15:34:59 9.4 0.69 157 PPM 118366 02:35:50.5 +15:42:10 10.5 0.22 157 14UQ229 02:36:02.4 +15:55:14 16.0 158 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/12 20:49:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute