Event between 05VZ122 and star UC4-525-015571 with event index number of 83853
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/10/21 21:13:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 05:43:04.8 +14:59:51
Equinox of date position of star is 05:44:04.2 +15:00:16
Stellar brightness R=16.4,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 147 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9
TNO is 35.3 AU from the Sun
and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.1
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2181 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5259 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=205.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.9 sec chord
Diameter=83.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 8:5EEE
Star training set for 05VZ122, (2017/10/21 21:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:08.2 +07:24:32 0.4 8.15 143 Bellatrix 05:26:05.2 +06:21:52 1.6 9.71 150 131 Tau 05:48:14.0 +14:29:37 5.7 1.12 146 PPM 121301 05:43:41.5 +15:01:58 8.2 0.10 147 05VZ122 05:44:05.9 +15:00:17 16.4 146 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 05VZ122, (2017/10/21 21:13UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 8.15 143 Bellatrix 05:25:07.8 +06:20:58 1.6 9.71 150 131 Tau 05:47:13.1 +14:29:18 5.7 1.12 146 PPM 121301 05:42:40.4 +15:01:32 8.2 0.10 147 05VZ122 05:43:04.8 +14:59:51 16.4 147 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:12:46 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute