Event between 14XW40 and star GA0800:04040755 with event index number of 2571537
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/02 20:07:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 10:55:42.4 -09:22:25
Equinox of date position of star is 10:56:49.3 -09:29:33
Stellar brightness G=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 63 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 38.5 AU from the Sun
and 38.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2437 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=354.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 43.1 sec chord
Diameter=144.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 14XW40, (2022/06/02 20:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:33.8 +11:51:24 1.3 24.37 41 4Gam Crv 12:16:57.7 -17:39:59 2.6 21.09 83 PPM 193828 10:50:50.9 -09:58:19 5.5 1.55 62 PPM 193900 10:54:19.6 -09:27:52 8.3 0.62 62 PPM 193942 10:56:59.4 -09:20:42 9.5 0.15 62 14XW40 10:56:50.0 -09:29:37 15.5 63 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 14XW40, (2022/06/02 20:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 24.37 41 4Gam Crv 12:15:48.1 -17:32:30 2.6 21.09 83 PPM 193828 10:49:43.5 -09:51:10 5.5 1.55 62 PPM 193900 10:53:12.1 -09:20:41 8.3 0.62 62 PPM 193942 10:55:51.8 -09:13:30 9.5 0.15 62 14XW40 10:55:42.4 -09:22:25 15.5 63 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/11 00:19:51 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute