Event between (523717) 14KY101 and star GA0700:08259439 with event index number of 307265
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/27 06:11:09 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:09:42.2 -19:38:58
Equinox of date position of star is 17:10:52.3 -19:40:23
Stellar brightness G=16.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 120 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1
TNO is 35.2 AU from the Sun
and 35.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 331 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1557 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.9 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 523717, (2020/02/27 06:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:38.8 -26:28:30 0.9 11.48 127 35Eta Oph 17:11:32.1 -15:44:55 2.6 3.93 120 PPM 266364 17:05:57.1 -20:31:17 6.5 1.44 120 PPM 232670 17:10:20.3 -19:42:18 8.2 0.13 120 523717 17:10:53.6 -19:40:24 16.7 119 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 523717, (2020/02/27 06:11UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 11.48 127 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 3.93 120 PPM 266364 17:04:45.3 -20:29:41 6.5 1.44 120 PPM 232670 17:09:08.9 -19:40:50 8.2 0.13 120 523717 17:09:42.2 -19:38:58 16.7 119 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/10/15 22:11:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute