Event between 02CE251 and star UC4-383-063923 with event index number of 54679
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/02 02:13:45 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:05:57.4 -13:31:40
Equinox of date position of star is 13:06:52.3 -13:37:13
Stellar brightness R=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 81 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 28.8 AU from the Sun
and 27.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 282 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5888 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=130.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Diameter=53.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 02CE251, (2017/05/02 02:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:06.5 -11:15:05 1.0 5.26 85 49 Vir 13:08:48.4 -10:49:58 4.9 2.83 81 PPM 226795 13:06:46.6 -14:12:16 7.2 0.58 81 PPM 226801 13:07:07.0 -13:50:30 9.2 0.23 81 02CE251 13:06:52.3 -13:37:13 16.5 82 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 02CE251, (2017/05/02 02:14UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 5.26 85 49 Vir 13:07:53.8 -10:44:26 4.9 2.83 81 PPM 226795 13:05:51.6 -14:06:43 7.2 0.58 81 PPM 226801 13:06:12.1 -13:44:57 9.2 0.23 81 02CE251 13:05:57.4 -13:31:40 16.5 81 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:04:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute