Event between 02VD130 and star UC4-584-024883 with event index number of 89005
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/03/27 19:40:14 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:07:12.4 +26:38:42
Equinox of date position of star is 06:08:13.0 +26:38:31
Stellar brightness R=15.2
Star is 89 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4
TNO is 32.4 AU from the Sun
and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1173 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3750 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.6 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
Star training set for 02VD130, (2017/03/27 19:40UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:06.3 +07:24:32 0.4 19.45 85 Alnath 05:27:23.0 +28:37:14 1.6 9.27 80 PPM 095226 06:02:05.5 +27:34:19 6.0 1.66 87 PPM 095423 06:08:24.6 +26:40:44 7.0 0.05 89 02VD130 06:08:16.9 +26:38:30 15.2 89 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.
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/03/12 18:20:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute