Event between (534626) 14UT224 and star GA1120:00852865 with event index number of 2162598
Geocentric closest approach at 2021/09/28 13:04:07 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:55:30.6 +22:02:48
Equinox of date position of star is 04:56:48.5 +22:04:47
Stellar brightness G=16.3,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 15 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 55% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 35.8 AU from the Sun
and 35.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 604 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1434 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=280.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 53.9 sec chord
Diameter=114.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 22.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 534626, (2021/09/28 13:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:37:10.2 +16:33:05 0.8 7.21 21 Alnath 05:27:40.1 +28:37:25 1.6 9.56 8 102Iot Tau 05:04:23.9 +21:37:09 4.6 1.82 13 PPM 093881 04:56:07.6 +22:10:48 8.5 0.19 15 PPM 093895 04:56:57.7 +22:13:14 9.2 0.14 15 534626 04:56:48.8 +22:04:48 16.3 15 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, (2021/09/28 13:04UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:29 0.8 7.21 21 Alnath 05:26:17.6 +28:36:23 1.6 9.56 8 102Iot Tau 05:03:05.8 +21:35:23 4.6 1.82 13 PPM 093881 04:54:49.3 +22:08:47 8.5 0.19 15 PPM 093895 04:55:39.4 +22:11:15 9.2 0.14 15 534626 04:55:30.6 +22:02:48 16.3 15 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/08/29 01:39:49 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute