Event between (535019) 14WE509 and star GA1020:03517969 with event index number of 2345483
Geocentric closest approach at 2022/02/26 15:20:53 UTC
J2000 position of star is 11:50:37.5 +12:30:45
Equinox of date position of star is 11:51:45.2 +12:23:26
Stellar brightness G=16.8,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 21% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 33.8 AU from the Sun
and 32.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 112 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1924 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=207.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=84.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
Star training set for 535019, (2022/02/26 15:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:09:33.0 +11:51:29 1.3 24.98 134 Denebola 11:50:11.3 +14:26:53 2.1 2.09 112 PPM 128566 11:49:47.0 +14:09:40 6.0 1.84 112 PPM 128601 11:52:03.5 +12:09:22 6.9 0.24 111 PPM 128603 11:52:08.1 +12:22:28 9.4 0.09 111 535019 11:51:45.9 +12:23:21 16.8 111 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 535019, (2022/02/26 15:21UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Regulus 10:08:21.9 +11:58:02 1.3 24.98 134 Denebola 11:49:02.9 +14:34:17 2.1 2.09 112 PPM 128566 11:48:38.5 +14:17:03 6.0 1.84 112 PPM 128601 11:50:55.1 +12:16:46 6.9 0.24 111 PPM 128603 11:50:59.8 +12:29:52 9.4 0.09 111 535019 11:50:37.5 +12:30:45 16.8 111 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/06 01:47:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute