Event between (492338) 14FW and star GA0700:11353989 with event index number of 1165977
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/14 22:07:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:29:45.2 -19:33:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:31:00.3 -19:34:05
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 128 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 18% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8
TNO is 12.4 AU from the Sun
and 11.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 42 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
465 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=59.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=24.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 492338, (2021/06/14 22:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:43.6 -26:28:40 0.9 15.48 115 35Eta Oph 17:11:36.6 -15:45:00 2.6 6.00 122 PPM 233026 17:25:52.5 -18:27:50 6.4 1.64 126 PPM 266907 17:29:33.1 -20:58:47 8.3 1.45 128 PPM 233166 17:31:54.9 -19:34:20 9.1 0.21 128 492338 17:31:01.2 -19:34:06 15.7 128 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, (2021/06/14 22:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.48 115 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 6.00 122 PPM 233026 17:24:37.1 -18:26:45 6.4 1.64 126 PPM 266907 17:28:16.2 -20:57:49 8.3 1.45 128 PPM 233166 17:30:38.8 -19:33:27 9.1 0.21 128 492338 17:29:45.2 -19:33:11 15.7 128 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/11 01:31:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute