Event between 14XC48 and star GA0740:00173015 with event index number of 2705410
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/07 23:42:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:14:55.4 -15:40:47
Equinox of date position of star is 02:15:58.0 -15:34:44
Stellar brightness G=14.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0
TNO is 36.7 AU from the Sun
and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 123 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3457 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=220.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.9 sec chord
Diameter=90.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 14XC48, (2024/01/07 23:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:41.6 -08:10:32 0.1 44.48 143 68Omi Cet 02:20:33.7 -02:52:11 2.0 12.75 145 PPM 211427 02:23:12.9 -17:33:14 5.9 2.62 133 PPM 211302 02:17:51.1 -16:10:16 8.5 0.74 134 PPM 211249 02:15:25.8 -15:37:56 9.8 0.17 134 14XC48 02:16:04.3 -15:34:07 14.7 134 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 14XC48, (2024/01/07 23:42UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 44.48 143 68Omi Cet 02:19:20.8 -02:58:45 2.0 12.75 145 PPM 211427 02:22:05.0 -17:39:45 5.9 2.62 133 PPM 211302 02:16:42.5 -16:16:53 8.5 0.74 134 PPM 211249 02:14:16.9 -15:44:36 9.8 0.17 134 14XC48 02:14:55.4 -15:40:47 14.7 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/02 23:33:40 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute