Event between 03HM57 and star UC4-308-084514 with event index number of 161652
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/07/14 22:34:51 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:46:11.0 -28:35:12
Equinox of date position of star is 15:47:13.0 -28:38:17
Stellar brightness R=14.2
Star is 118 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 70% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1
TNO is 17.6 AU from the Sun
and 16.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 234 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2517 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=119.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Diameter=48.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 03HM57, (2017/07/14 22:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:29.1 -26:28:10 0.9 9.82 109 7Del Sco 16:01:22.4 -22:40:13 2.3 6.76 117 40Tau Lib 15:39:44.2 -29:50:03 3.8 2.03 119 PPM 264646 15:46:16.8 -28:35:12 8.4 0.22 118 PPM 264676 15:48:03.2 -28:37:31 9.7 0.17 118 03HM57 15:47:15.6 -28:38:25 14.2 117 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 03HM57, (2017/07/14 22:35UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:55 0.9 9.82 109 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 6.76 117 40Tau Lib 15:38:39.4 -29:46:40 3.8 2.03 119 PPM 264646 15:45:12.3 -28:31:58 8.4 0.22 118 PPM 264676 15:46:58.6 -28:34:19 9.7 0.17 118 03HM57 15:46:11.0 -28:35:12 14.2 118 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/11/01 18:05:43 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute