Event between 14KZ101 and star UC4-432-066385 with event index number of 138627
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/08/01 18:33:54 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:59:48.2 -03:41:35
Equinox of date position of star is 17:00:43.1 -03:43:04
Stellar brightness R=13.6,
use SENSEUP=64
Star is 17 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 70% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8
TNO is 34.0 AU from the Sun
and 33.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 647 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4268 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=317.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.2 sec chord
Diameter=129.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 14KZ101, (2017/08/01 18:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:29.3 -26:28:10 0.9 23.88 12 13Zet Oph 16:38:07.7 -10:36:05 2.6 8.88 9 23 Oph 16:55:32.2 -06:10:53 5.3 2.78 15 PPM 200274 17:02:36.5 -03:47:38 8.3 0.47 18 PPM 200236 17:00:12.5 -03:55:27 9.7 0.24 17 14KZ101 17:00:43.8 -03:43:05 13.6 17 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 14KZ101, (2017/08/01 18:34UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 23.88 12 13Zet Oph 16:37:09.6 -10:34:01 2.6 8.88 9 23 Oph 16:54:35.7 -06:09:15 5.3 2.78 15 PPM 200274 17:01:40.9 -03:46:10 8.3 0.47 18 PPM 200236 16:59:16.9 -03:53:56 9.7 0.24 17 14KZ101 16:59:48.2 -03:41:35 13.6 17 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/16 18:30:08 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute