Event between (533396) 14GQ53 and star GA0860:04986294 with event index number of 1606184
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/30 14:55:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:42:33.5 -02:38:38
Equinox of date position of star is 16:43:37.8 -02:40:53
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 62 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 19.8 AU from the Sun
and 19.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 64 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1091 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 533396, (2020/08/30 14:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:40.7 -26:28:34 0.9 24.00 58 1Del Oph 16:15:25.8 -03:44:46 2.7 7.12 68 12 Oph 16:37:26.7 -02:22:02 5.8 1.58 63 PPM 199899 16:42:13.0 -02:53:54 7.6 0.42 62 PPM 199936 16:44:54.8 -02:45:34 9.1 0.33 61 PPM 179892 16:42:44.3 -02:38:17 10.6 0.23 62 533396 16:43:38.3 -02:40:54 16.3 61 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 533396, (2020/08/30 14:56UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 24.00 58 1Del Oph 16:14:20.7 -03:41:42 2.7 7.12 68 12 Oph 16:36:22.1 -02:19:35 5.8 1.58 63 PPM 199899 16:41:08.2 -02:51:35 7.6 0.42 62 PPM 199936 16:43:50.0 -02:43:19 9.1 0.33 61 PPM 179892 16:41:39.6 -02:35:59 10.6 0.23 62 533396 16:42:33.5 -02:38:38 16.3 61 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/03 21:23:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute