Event between (120061) 03CO1 and star UC4-286-208334 with event index number of 84498
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/10/09 03:39:16 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:15:06.3 -32:52:26
Equinox of date position of star is 19:16:13.9 -32:50:33
Stellar brightness R=15.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 133 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 85% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5
TNO is 17.0 AU from the Sun
and 16.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.0
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1340 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4733 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=100.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Diameter=40.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 120061, (2017/10/09 03:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:30.0 -26:28:12 0.9 36.34 167 38Zet Sgr 19:03:44.4 -29:51:12 2.7 4.01 136 PPM 298873 19:21:34.7 -31:47:00 6.2 1.54 132 PPM 298723 19:15:39.1 -32:23:40 8.2 0.47 133 PPM 298719 19:15:17.4 -32:37:59 8.8 0.29 133 120061 19:16:15.4 -32:50:30 15.5 133 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 120061, (2017/10/09 03:39UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 36.34 167 38Zet Sgr 19:02:36.7 -29:52:49 2.7 4.01 136 PPM 298873 19:20:26.2 -31:49:03 6.2 1.54 132 PPM 298723 19:14:30.2 -32:25:35 8.2 0.47 133 PPM 298719 19:14:08.4 -32:39:53 8.8 0.29 133 120061 19:15:06.3 -32:52:26 15.5 133 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/15 18:02:22 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute