Event between 12GX17 and star UC4-393-057064 with event index number of 148193
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/13 05:26:41 UTC
J2000 position of star is 13:23:17.1 -11:32:22
Equinox of date position of star is 13:24:15.3 -11:38:05
Stellar brightness R=16.5,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 38 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3
TNO is 32.8 AU from the Sun
and 33.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 326 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
5478 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=155.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=63.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 12GX17, (2018/08/13 05:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:26:10.6 -11:15:29 1.0 0.60 38 68 Vir 13:27:42.3 -12:48:14 5.3 1.44 40 PPM 227171 13:22:34.3 -11:50:39 7.7 0.46 38 PPM 227225 13:24:27.4 -11:40:41 9.7 0.06 38 12GX17 13:24:16.2 -11:38:10 16.5 38 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 12GX17, (2018/08/13 05:27UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Spica 13:25:11.5 -11:09:41 1.0 0.60 38 68 Vir 13:26:43.0 -12:42:28 5.3 1.44 40 PPM 227171 13:21:35.2 -11:44:50 7.7 0.46 38 PPM 227225 13:23:28.3 -11:34:53 9.7 0.06 38 12GX17 13:23:17.1 -11:32:22 16.5 38 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/07 16:07:47 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute