Event between (523773) 14XS40 and star GA0840:03655272 with event index number of 347790
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/02 22:11:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:49:26.4 -04:33:37
Equinox of date position of star is 08:50:23.7 -04:37:55
Stellar brightness G=11.5,
use SENSEUP=8
Star is 114 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2
TNO is 37.0 AU from the Sun
and 36.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1902 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=501.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 40.0 sec chord
Diameter=204.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
Star training set for 523773, (2019/05/02 22:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:24.0 +11:52:19 1.3 25.65 131 Alphard 09:28:32.3 -08:44:36 2.0 10.32 123 14 Hya 08:50:20.0 -03:30:57 5.3 1.12 114 PPM 191721 08:49:36.1 -04:35:41 8.0 0.20 113 PPM 191748 08:50:49.4 -04:48:15 9.0 0.20 114 523773 08:50:24.3 -04:37:58 11.5 114 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 523773, (2019/05/02 22:12UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:22.0 +11:58:02 1.3 25.65 131 Alphard 09:27:35.2 -08:39:31 2.0 10.32 123 14 Hya 08:49:21.7 -03:26:35 5.3 1.12 114 PPM 191721 08:48:38.1 -04:31:20 8.0 0.20 113 PPM 191748 08:49:51.5 -04:43:53 9.0 0.20 114 523773 08:49:26.4 -04:33:37 11.5 114 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:33:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute