Event between (523746) 14UT114 and star GA1260:01874196 with event index number of 1024800
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/24 17:45:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:16:40.6 +36:52:31
Equinox of date position of star is 05:18:05.8 +36:53:49
Stellar brightness G=15.6,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0
TNO is 15.9 AU from the Sun
and 15.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 26 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
542 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 523746, (2020/12/24 17:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:07.6 +16:32:59 0.8 22.27 36 3Iot Aur 04:58:21.8 +33:11:51 2.7 5.48 45 PPM 070048 05:14:42.7 +37:21:36 6.5 0.82 50 PPM 070161 05:19:46.0 +36:39:10 7.6 0.41 51 PPM 070110 05:17:34.8 +36:58:40 9.5 0.13 50 523746 05:18:05.8 +36:53:49 15.6 51 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 523746, (2020/12/24 17:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 22.27 36 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 5.48 45 PPM 070048 05:13:17.2 +37:20:12 6.5 0.82 50 PPM 070161 05:18:20.9 +36:37:55 7.6 0.41 51 PPM 070110 05:16:09.5 +36:57:21 9.5 0.13 50 523746 05:16:40.6 +36:52:31 15.6 51 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/23 00:16:54 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute