Event between 10BK118 and star UC4-153-209678 with event index number of 15629
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/03/17 11:05:19 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:53:53.6 -59:31:12
Equinox of date position of star is 17:55:24.2 -59:31:20
Stellar brightness R=15.2
Star is 54 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6
TNO is 12.8 AU from the Sun
and 12.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
7.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 93 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1822 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=55.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=22.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 10BK118, (2017/03/17 11:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel PPM 360911 14:40:46.9 -60:54:20 0.0 23.65 48 Bet Ara 17:26:44.0 -55:32:39 2.8 5.53 48 PPM 362959 17:53:08.4 -60:10:03 5.5 0.71 54 PPM 346404 17:55:58.4 -58:54:49 7.9 0.61 53 PPM 346394 17:55:06.2 -59:42:34 8.9 0.19 54 10BK118 17:55:25.6 -59:31:20 15.2 54 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 10BK118, (2017/03/17 11:05UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel PPM 360911 14:39:27.4 -60:49:56 0.0 23.65 48 Bet Ara 17:25:18.0 -55:31:48 2.8 5.53 48 PPM 362959 17:51:35.5 -60:09:51 5.5 0.71 54 PPM 346404 17:54:27.4 -58:54:42 7.9 0.61 53 PPM 346394 17:53:33.9 -59:42:26 8.9 0.19 54 10BK118 17:53:53.6 -59:31:12 15.2 54 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/12/09 18:47:01 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute