Event between 04KV18 and star TYC26234-01849-1 with event index number of 123783
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/07/23 17:33:09 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:21:37.0 -16:49:16
Equinox of date position of star is 17:22:37.3 -16:50:14
Stellar brightness V=10.5,
use SENSEUP=4
Star is 135 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8
TNO is 29.4 AU from the Sun
and 28.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 330 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1075 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 04KV18, (2017/07/23 17:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:29.2 -26:28:10 0.9 15.46 124 35Eta Oph 17:11:23.2 -15:44:44 2.6 2.91 132 PPM 232892 17:19:20.0 -16:19:45 5.9 0.94 134 PPM 232993 17:23:36.7 -17:43:09 8.5 0.91 136 PPM 232969 17:22:28.0 -17:01:12 9.6 0.19 135 04KV18 17:22:37.9 -16:50:14 10.5 135 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, (2017/07/23 17:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 15.46 124 35Eta Oph 17:10:22.7 -15:43:29 2.6 2.91 132 PPM 232892 17:18:19.3 -16:18:42 5.9 0.94 134 PPM 232993 17:22:35.3 -17:42:13 8.5 0.91 136 PPM 232969 17:21:26.9 -17:00:14 9.6 0.19 135 04KV18 17:21:37.0 -16:49:16 10.5 135 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/14 18:35:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute