Event between (534315) 14SK349 and star GA1040:00275713 with event index number of 2241404
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/18 22:10:28 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:53:31.6 +14:13:27
Equinox of date position of star is 02:54:43.7 +14:18:44
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 162 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 25% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 28.9 AU from the Sun
and 28.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 124 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1414 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=158.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Diameter=64.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 534315, (2022/12/18 22:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:14.5 +16:33:13 0.8 24.77 137 Menkar 03:03:29.0 +04:10:43 2.5 10.36 160 43Sig Ari 02:52:45.9 +15:10:31 5.5 0.99 162 PPM 118624 02:53:40.5 +14:46:29 8.3 0.53 162 PPM 118628 02:53:59.3 +14:11:18 9.5 0.23 162 534315 02:54:47.5 +14:19:00 16.4 162 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 534315, (2022/12/18 22:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 24.77 137 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:21 2.5 10.36 160 43Sig Ari 02:51:29.6 +15:04:55 5.5 0.99 162 PPM 118624 02:52:24.4 +14:40:54 8.3 0.53 162 PPM 118628 02:52:43.4 +14:05:43 9.5 0.23 162 534315 02:53:31.6 +14:13:27 16.4 162 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/25 23:31:49 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute