Event between 14UZ228 and star GA1080:00295487 with event index number of 1949450
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/01 00:01:03 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:50:03.1 +19:04:30
Equinox of date position of star is 02:51:21.1 +19:10:09
Stellar brightness G=15.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 34 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 81% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.0
Object is 31.6 AU from the Sun
and 31.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 3.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1518 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2519 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=103.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.8 sec chord
Diameter=42.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 14UZ228, (2023/02/01 00:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:14.9 +16:33:14 0.8 25.31 13 Hamal 02:08:28.8 +23:34:14 2.0 10.90 42 42Pi Ari 02:50:35.1 +17:33:33 5.1 1.62 35 PPM 118599 02:52:01.2 +19:15:15 7.2 0.18 34 PPM 118590 02:51:28.7 +19:14:16 9.7 0.07 34 14UZ228 02:51:21.3 +19:10:10 15.9 34 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 14UZ228, (2023/02/01 00:01UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 25.31 13 Hamal 02:07:10.7 +23:27:41 2.0 10.90 42 42Pi Ari 02:49:17.5 +17:27:52 5.1 1.62 35 PPM 118599 02:50:42.9 +19:09:36 7.2 0.18 34 PPM 118590 02:50:10.4 +19:08:36 9.7 0.07 34 14UZ228 02:50:03.1 +19:04:30 15.9 34 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:30:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute