Event between (523700) 14GM54 and star GA1080:15210720 with event index number of 2089176
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/30 12:27:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 20:02:11.1 +18:18:16
Equinox of date position of star is 20:03:12.4 +18:22:09
Stellar brightness G=12.6,
use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 52 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8
TNO is 28.1 AU from the Sun
and 27.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 67 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1396 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 523700, (2023/07/30 12:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:44.2 +38:48:24 0.0 27.60 67 Tarazed 19:47:22.8 +10:40:20 2.7 8.60 43 12Gam Sge 19:59:48.3 +19:33:27 3.5 1.44 53 PPM 137504 20:04:06.2 +18:21:46 7.6 0.20 52 523700 20:03:14.6 +18:22:17 12.6 52 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 523700, (2023/07/30 12:28UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 27.60 67 Tarazed 19:46:15.6 +10:36:48 2.7 8.60 43 12Gam Sge 19:58:45.5 +19:29:32 3.5 1.44 53 PPM 137504 20:03:02.6 +18:17:43 7.6 0.20 52 523700 20:02:11.1 +18:18:16 12.6 52 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/05 04:22:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute