Event between 04KC19 and star UC4-345-100440 with event index number of 125976
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/06/21 15:29:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:27:23.4 -21:01:44
Equinox of date position of star is 17:28:25.5 -21:02:32
Stellar brightness R=16.0,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 153 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 9% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 30.2 AU from the Sun
and 29.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2477 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4387 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Diameter=49.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 04KC19, (2017/06/21 15:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:28.9 -26:28:10 0.9 14.32 163 35Eta Oph 17:11:22.9 -15:44:43 2.6 6.66 158 PPM 266825 17:25:44.8 -21:27:23 6.1 0.75 154 PPM 266907 17:29:18.8 -20:58:36 8.3 0.22 153 04KC19 17:28:26.0 -21:02:32 16.0 153 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 04KC19, (2017/06/21 15:30UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:55 0.9 14.32 163 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 6.66 158 PPM 266825 17:24:42.0 -21:26:30 6.1 0.75 154 PPM 266907 17:28:16.2 -20:57:49 8.3 0.22 153 04KC19 17:27:23.4 -21:01:44 16.0 153 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/01 17:15:39 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute