Event between 14XQ40 and star GA0700:05124614 with event index number of 322799
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/01 00:58:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 12:52:48.4 -19:28:51
Equinox of date position of star is 12:53:53.6 -19:35:31
Stellar brightness G=15.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 30 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 19.3 AU from the Sun
and 19.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 104 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
856 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=95.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=39.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14XQ40, (2020/07/01 00:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:16.6 -11:16:04 1.0 11.40 22 9Bet Crv 12:35:28.1 -23:30:35 2.6 5.80 35 PPM 226209 12:42:54.0 -19:52:16 6.1 2.60 33 PPM 226490 12:54:34.6 -19:59:05 8.5 0.42 30 PPM 226473 12:54:03.5 -19:23:16 9.7 0.21 30 14XQ40 12:53:53.7 -19:35:31 15.1 30 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 14XQ40, (2020/07/01 00:59UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 11.40 22 9Bet Crv 12:34:23.2 -23:23:49 2.6 5.80 35 PPM 226209 12:41:49.1 -19:45:32 6.1 2.60 33 PPM 226490 12:53:29.3 -19:52:26 8.5 0.42 30 PPM 226473 12:52:58.2 -19:16:36 9.7 0.21 30 14XQ40 12:52:48.4 -19:28:51 15.1 30 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/25 21:29:57 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute