Event between 03UY292 and star UC4-587-043038 with event index number of 120805
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/04/12 10:20:19 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:37:48.4 +27:23:41
Equinox of date position of star is 08:38:50.7 +27:20:00
Stellar brightness R=13.5,
use SENSEUP=32
Star is 90 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 19.1 AU from the Sun
and 18.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 4.5
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 154 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
684 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=54.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=22.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 03UY292, (2017/04/12 10:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:22.2 +27:58:59 1.1 11.63 102 48Iot Cnc 08:47:44.3 +28:41:44 4.0 2.39 89 PPM 098886 08:39:10.1 +25:59:12 8.2 1.35 90 PPM 098859 08:37:46.3 +27:05:04 9.7 0.34 91 03UY292 08:38:50.8 +27:20:00 13.5 90 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 03UY292, (2017/04/12 10:20UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 11.63 102 48Iot Cnc 08:46:41.8 +28:45:35 4.0 2.39 89 PPM 098886 08:38:08.3 +26:02:53 8.2 1.35 90 PPM 098859 08:36:44.1 +27:08:43 9.7 0.34 91 03UY292 08:37:48.4 +27:23:41 13.5 90 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/07 16:38:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute