Event between 02GF32 and star UC4-346-077234 with event index number of 54786
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/04 13:26:59 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:49:17.1 -20:48:12
Equinox of date position of star is 15:50:17.7 -20:51:19
Stellar brightness R=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 88 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3
TNO is 44.2 AU from the Sun
and 43.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 348 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5457 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=411.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.0 sec chord
Diameter=167.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 02GF32, (2017/05/04 13:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:28.4 -26:28:09 0.9 10.77 98 7Del Sco 16:01:21.7 -22:40:11 2.3 3.14 91 45Lam Lib 15:54:20.6 -20:13:04 5.0 1.14 88 PPM 264738 15:50:41.0 -20:49:45 8.1 0.09 88 02GF32 15:50:17.8 -20:51:19 16.0 88 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 02GF32, (2017/05/04 13:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:55 0.9 10.77 98 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 3.14 91 45Lam Lib 15:53:20.0 -20:10:02 5.0 1.14 88 PPM 264738 15:49:40.2 -20:46:39 8.1 0.09 88 02GF32 15:49:17.1 -20:48:12 16.0 88 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:05:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute