Event between (534626) 14UT224 and star GA1100:00680854 with event index number of 1614447
Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/29 13:13:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:40:07.9 +21:29:52
Equinox of date position of star is 04:41:22.8 +21:32:15
Stellar brightness G=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 20 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2
TNO is 35.7 AU from the Sun
and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 59 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1263 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=288.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=117.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 534626, (2020/12/29 13:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:07.7 +16:32:59 0.8 5.09 23 3Iot Aur 04:58:21.9 +33:11:51 2.7 12.25 17 PPM 093646 04:39:30.3 +20:43:31 5.9 0.92 21 PPM 093627 04:37:32.7 +21:43:49 8.5 0.91 21 PPM 093664 04:40:53.6 +21:33:26 8.6 0.11 20 534626 04:41:22.8 +21:32:15 16.5 20 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 534626, (2020/12/29 13:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 5.09 23 3Iot Aur 04:56:59.6 +33:09:58 2.7 12.25 17 PPM 093646 04:38:15.8 +20:41:05 5.9 0.92 21 PPM 093627 04:36:17.7 +21:41:20 8.5 0.91 21 PPM 093664 04:39:38.6 +21:31:02 8.6 0.11 20 534626 04:40:07.9 +21:29:52 16.5 20 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/23 00:20:11 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute