Event between 10VX11 and star TYC24737-01146-1 with event index number of 162535
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/15 23:33:04 UTC
J2000 position of star is 04:59:10.1 -00:20:48
Equinox of date position of star is 05:00:05.1 -00:19:15
Stellar brightness V=10.7,
use SENSEUP=4
Star is 157 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1
TNO is 29.0 AU from the Sun
and 28.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 593 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2449 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=306.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Diameter=125.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
Star training set for 10VX11, (2017/12/15 23:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:15:24.1 -08:10:56 0.1 8.74 149 67Bet Eri 05:08:44.0 -05:03:52 2.8 5.21 152 PPM 175683 04:58:11.9 -01:02:26 6.2 0.86 157 PPM 175707 05:02:20.6 -00:40:19 6.6 0.66 157 PPM 175686 04:59:08.0 -00:17:20 9.6 0.24 158 PPM 175692 04:59:47.9 -00:11:43 10.4 0.14 158 10VX11 05:00:05.2 -00:19:15 10.7 157 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.
Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.
Star training set for 10VX11, (2017/12/15 23:33UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Rigel 05:14:32.3 -08:12:06 0.1 8.74 149 67Bet Eri 05:07:50.9 -05:05:13 2.8 5.21 152 PPM 175683 04:57:17.1 -01:04:03 6.2 0.86 157 PPM 175707 05:01:25.7 -00:41:49 6.6 0.66 157 PPM 175686 04:58:12.9 -00:18:56 9.6 0.24 158 PPM 175692 04:58:52.8 -00:13:17 10.4 0.14 158 10VX11 04:59:10.1 -00:20:48 10.7 157 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:06:15 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute