Event between (555758) 14DP143 and star GA0820:04738137 with event index number of 2472066
Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/30 08:42:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:26:02.6 -06:55:11
Equinox of date position of star is 15:27:15.4 -06:59:53
Stellar brightness G=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 164 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 67% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6
TNO is 29.3 AU from the Sun
and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 157 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1506 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=175.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Diameter=71.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 555758, (2023/01/30 08:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:49.6 -26:28:52 0.9 24.66 170 27Bet Lib 15:18:15.1 -09:28:00 2.6 3.33 165 PPM 198488 15:22:20.9 -05:54:25 5.4 1.64 162 PPM 198644 15:30:11.8 -06:20:52 8.3 0.97 164 PPM 198582 15:27:07.3 -07:03:02 9.6 0.06 164 555758 15:27:16.5 -06:59:58 16.4 164 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 555758, (2023/01/30 08:45UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 24.66 170 27Bet Lib 15:17:00.3 -09:22:59 2.6 3.33 165 PPM 198488 15:21:07.5 -05:49:30 5.4 1.64 162 PPM 198644 15:28:58.1 -06:16:10 8.3 0.97 164 PPM 198582 15:25:53.4 -06:58:15 9.6 0.06 164 555758 15:26:02.6 -06:55:11 16.4 164 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/03 04:17:16 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute