Event between (533562) 14JQ80 and star GA0720:06896641 with event index number of 2242862
Geocentric closest approach at 2025/05/24 04:42:52 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:58:00.9 -17:54:36
Equinox of date position of star is 16:59:17.2 -17:56:32
Stellar brightness G=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 13% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5
TNO is 32.8 AU from the Sun
and 31.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2
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 151 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1465 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=203.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=83.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 533562, (2025/05/24 04:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:58.1 -26:29:10 0.9 10.79 132 35Eta Oph 17:11:50.2 -15:45:16 2.6 3.68 123 PPM 232442 17:01:13.2 -18:17:08 6.4 0.53 126 PPM 232369 16:58:35.9 -17:57:57 8.4 0.21 127 PPM 232402 16:59:43.3 -17:53:43 8.7 0.08 126 533562 16:59:29.6 -17:56:51 15.7 126 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 533562, (2025/05/24 04:43UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 10.79 132 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 3.68 123 PPM 232442 16:59:44.3 -18:14:57 6.4 0.53 126 PPM 232369 16:57:07.2 -17:55:41 8.4 0.21 127 PPM 232402 16:58:14.6 -17:51:29 8.7 0.08 126 533562 16:58:00.9 -17:54:36 15.7 126 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/09 00:18:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute