Event between (523686) 14DB143 and star GA0840:05703828 with event index number of 308269
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/16 08:22:23 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:20:40.3 -05:00:18
Equinox of date position of star is 17:21:45.6 -05:01:27
Stellar brightness G=15.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 146 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2
TNO is 19.7 AU from the Sun
and 19.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
879 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523686, (2020/08/16 08:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.5 -26:28:34 0.9 24.68 142 35Eta Oph 17:11:33.8 -15:44:56 2.6 11.01 149 PPM 200559 17:21:05.8 -05:56:18 6.5 0.93 146 PPM 200565 17:21:24.2 -05:31:49 8.4 0.51 146 PPM 200578 17:22:16.3 -04:50:20 8.7 0.22 146 523686 17:21:46.1 -05:01:27 15.4 146 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 523686, (2020/08/16 08:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 24.68 142 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 11.01 149 PPM 200559 17:19:59.6 -05:55:07 6.5 0.93 146 PPM 200565 17:20:18.1 -05:30:39 8.4 0.51 146 PPM 200578 17:21:10.6 -04:49:11 8.7 0.22 146 523686 17:20:40.3 -05:00:18 15.4 146 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 05:54:28 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute