Event between (523725) 14MC70 and star GA0700:34679239 with event index number of 2374552
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/07 21:22:42 UTC
J2000 position of star is 22:13:49.0 -18:04:01
Equinox of date position of star is 22:15:03.4 -17:57:12
Stellar brightness G=14.1,
use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 74% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 39.7 AU from the Sun
and 39.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 126 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1826 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=353.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.1 sec chord
Diameter=144.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 11:6EEEEE
Star training set for 523725, (2023/07/07 21:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:58:56.7 -29:29:49 1.2 15.28 22 35 Aqr 22:10:16.2 -18:24:13 5.9 1.23 19 PPM 239886 22:11:22.7 -17:52:38 8.1 0.89 19 PPM 239934 22:13:49.9 -17:54:37 8.9 0.30 18 523725 22:15:05.9 -17:56:59 14.1 18 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 523725, (2023/07/07 21:22UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Fomalhaut 22:57:39.6 -29:37:24 1.2 15.28 22 35 Aqr 22:08:59.0 -18:31:11 5.9 1.23 19 PPM 239886 22:10:05.7 -17:59:37 8.1 0.89 19 PPM 239934 22:12:33.0 -18:01:38 8.9 0.30 18 523725 22:13:49.0 -18:04:01 14.1 18 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/05 04:13:45 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute