Event between 00FV53 and star UC4-397-061161 with event index number of 76392
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/04/25 00:37:57 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:00:16.3 -10:46:24
Equinox of date position of star is 16:01:13.4 -10:49:17
Stellar brightness R=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 134 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6
TNO is 34.1 AU from the Sun
and 33.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 429 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5535 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=140.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=57.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 00FV53, (2017/04/25 00:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:28.3 -26:28:08 0.9 17.10 124 1Del Oph 16:15:15.3 -03:44:16 2.7 7.89 131 50 Lib 16:01:43.8 -08:27:33 5.5 2.37 134 PPM 230996 15:58:05.0 -10:56:13 7.9 0.78 135 PPM 231052 16:00:38.2 -10:50:49 9.6 0.15 134 00FV53 16:01:13.4 -10:49:17 16.4 134 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 00FV53, (2017/04/25 00:38UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:55 0.9 17.10 124 1Del Oph 16:14:20.7 -03:41:42 2.7 7.89 131 50 Lib 16:00:47.6 -08:24:41 5.5 2.37 134 PPM 230996 15:57:07.9 -10:53:17 7.9 0.78 135 PPM 231052 15:59:41.2 -10:47:56 9.6 0.15 134 00FV53 16:00:16.3 -10:46:24 16.4 134 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:03:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute