Event between 12HE85 and star UC4-349-163865 with event index number of 205895
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/10/15 13:07:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 19:00:39.7 -20:22:09
Equinox of date position of star is 19:01:42.2 -20:20:36
Stellar brightness R=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 133 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.9
TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun
and 40.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 930 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3360 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.7
Diameter=70.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Diameter=28.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 9:5EEEE
Star training set for 12HE85, (2017/10/15 13:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:30.1 -26:28:12 0.9 35.10 99 Nunki 18:56:22.0 -26:16:23 2.0 6.06 131 36Xi 1Sgr 18:58:23.9 -20:37:54 5.1 0.83 132 PPM 269140 18:59:14.0 -20:23:56 7.5 0.58 133 PPM 269195 19:01:42.5 -20:35:50 9.7 0.25 133 12HE85 19:01:42.9 -20:20:35 15.8 133 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 12HE85, (2017/10/15 13:07UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 35.10 99 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 6.06 131 36Xi 1Sgr 18:57:20.5 -20:39:23 5.1 0.83 132 PPM 269140 18:58:10.8 -20:25:26 7.5 0.58 133 PPM 269195 19:00:39.2 -20:37:24 9.7 0.25 133 12HE85 19:00:39.7 -20:22:09 15.8 133 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/08/01 16:33:30 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute