Event between (492338) 14FW and star GA0720:06626125 with event index number of 246119
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/03 10:19:58 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:49:55.8 -16:21:04
Equinox of date position of star is 16:51:02.8 -16:23:01
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 166 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0
TNO is 11.6 AU from the Sun
and 12.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
10.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 201 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1920 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=63.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=25.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 492338, (2020/02/03 10:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.6 -26:28:30 0.9 11.15 167 35Eta Oph 17:11:31.9 -15:44:54 2.6 4.95 161 PPM 232198 16:50:36.7 -15:42:06 6.3 0.69 166 PPM 232227 16:52:04.9 -16:34:48 7.4 0.31 166 PPM 232197 16:50:37.0 -16:27:13 9.0 0.13 166 492338 16:51:05.1 -16:23:05 16.4 166 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 492338, (2020/02/03 10:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.15 167 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 4.95 161 PPM 232198 16:49:27.7 -15:40:05 6.3 0.69 166 PPM 232227 16:50:55.5 -16:32:49 7.4 0.31 166 PPM 232197 16:49:27.7 -16:25:12 9.0 0.13 166 492338 16:49:55.8 -16:21:04 16.4 166 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:13:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute