Event between 08KV42 and star UC4-645-055218 with event index number of 56721
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/03/16 14:46:56 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:47:43.4 +38:48:07
Equinox of date position of star is 16:48:16.7 +38:46:26
Stellar brightness R=13.8
Star is 57 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 85% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 27.1 AU from the Sun
and 26.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 32.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
6.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 434 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3173 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 08KV42, (2017/03/16 14:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:31.3 +38:48:02 0.0 21.20 73 23Bet Dra 17:30:49.3 +52:17:21 2.8 15.39 72 44Eta Her 16:43:29.2 +38:53:26 3.5 0.95 57 PPM 079652 16:48:13.9 +37:31:51 7.3 1.24 56 PPM 079685 16:50:25.5 +38:33:31 9.2 0.46 57 PPM 079668 16:49:33.7 +38:47:29 10.1 0.24 57 08KV42 16:48:18.7 +38:46:20 13.8 57 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.
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/03/15 17:40:55 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute