Event between 04KV18 and star UC4-366-086908 with event index number of 123767
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/07/05 16:02:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:23:19.6 -16:50:14
Equinox of date position of star is 17:24:20.0 -16:51:09
Stellar brightness R=15.7,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 16 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7
TNO is 29.4 AU from the Sun
and 28.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 242 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1082 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 04KV18, (2017/07/05 16:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:29.0 -26:28:10 0.9 15.76 11 35Eta Oph 17:11:23.0 -15:44:44 2.6 3.30 13 PPM 232892 17:19:19.9 -16:19:45 5.9 1.31 15 PPM 233060 17:27:13.3 -17:05:44 8.5 0.73 16 PPM 233005 17:24:17.7 -16:41:12 9.7 0.17 16 04KV18 17:24:20.5 -16:51:09 15.7 16 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 04KV18, (2017/07/05 16:02UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.76 11 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 3.30 13 PPM 232892 17:18:19.3 -16:18:42 5.9 1.31 15 PPM 233060 17:26:12.3 -17:04:54 8.5 0.73 16 PPM 233005 17:23:16.9 -16:40:16 9.7 0.17 16 04KV18 17:23:19.6 -16:50:14 15.7 16 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/14 18:35:13 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute