Event between 04HQ79 and star UC4-348-075796 with event index number of 55571
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/09/01 07:43:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 15:20:45.1 -20:24:30
Equinox of date position of star is 15:21:45.1 -20:28:12
Stellar brightness R=12.2,
use SENSEUP=16
Star is 49 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0
TNO is 37.5 AU from the Sun
and 37.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 393 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4682 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 04HQ79, (2017/09/01 07:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:29.6 -26:28:11 0.9 16.84 33 7Del Sco 16:01:22.9 -22:40:14 2.3 9.47 39 PPM 264038 15:17:24.7 -22:27:49 5.5 2.24 50 PPM 264102 15:20:49.3 -20:56:06 8.5 0.51 49 PPM 264117 15:21:29.1 -20:34:45 10.0 0.13 49 04HQ79 15:21:46.2 -20:28:16 12.2 49 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 04HQ79, (2017/09/01 07:44UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 16.84 33 7Del Sco 16:00:20.0 -22:37:18 2.3 9.47 39 PPM 264038 15:16:23.0 -22:23:58 5.5 2.24 50 PPM 264102 15:19:48.1 -20:52:19 8.5 0.51 49 PPM 264117 15:20:28.0 -20:30:59 10.0 0.13 49 04HQ79 15:20:45.1 -20:24:30 12.2 49 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/14 18:36:33 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute