Event between 02VV130 and star UC4-525-005232 with event index number of 89107
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/11/24 17:31:55 UTC
J2000 position of star is 02:58:38.2 +14:50:39
Equinox of date position of star is 02:59:35.8 +14:54:45
Stellar brightness R=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 96 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 31% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1
TNO is 35.6 AU from the Sun
and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 484 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5812 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=185.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=75.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
Star training set for 02VV130, (2017/11/24 17:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:36:57.0 +16:32:38 0.8 23.46 119 Menkar 03:03:13.0 +04:09:32 2.5 10.79 94 43Sig Ari 02:52:29.1 +15:09:17 5.5 1.74 94 PPM 118749 03:01:53.0 +15:06:03 7.9 0.58 97 PPM 118711 02:59:38.6 +15:13:30 8.7 0.31 96 02VV130 02:59:37.8 +14:54:53 15.7 96 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 02VV130, (2017/11/24 17:32UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 23.46 119 Menkar 03:02:16.8 +04:05:22 2.5 10.79 94 43Sig Ari 02:51:29.6 +15:04:55 5.5 1.74 94 PPM 118749 03:00:53.4 +15:01:51 7.9 0.58 97 PPM 118711 02:58:39.0 +15:09:16 8.7 0.31 96 02VV130 02:58:38.2 +14:50:39 15.7 96 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:14:09 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute