Event between 14YX49 and star UC4-615-042799 with event index number of 161044
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/04/15 01:08:19 UTC
J2000 position of star is 07:56:18.6 +32:55:54
Equinox of date position of star is 07:57:23.4 +32:53:09
Stellar brightness R=16.0
Star is 130 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9
TNO is 19.3 AU from the Sun
and 19.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 498 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
3000 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=107.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.8 sec chord
Diameter=43.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14YX49, (2017/04/15 01:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:22.3 +27:58:59 1.1 5.45 133 PPM 073167 07:52:08.9 +33:11:20 6.0 1.14 131 PPM 073293 07:58:38.6 +32:36:33 7.3 0.38 130 PPM 073298 07:59:04.6 +32:53:36 9.2 0.35 130 PPM 073278 07:57:45.8 +32:50:00 10.3 0.09 130 14YX49 07:57:24.8 +32:53:05 16.0 130 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 14YX49, (2017/04/15 01:08UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 5.45 133 PPM 073167 07:51:02.4 +33:14:02 6.0 1.14 131 PPM 073293 07:57:32.6 +32:39:24 7.3 0.38 130 PPM 073298 07:57:58.4 +32:56:27 9.2 0.35 130 PPM 073278 07:56:39.7 +32:52:50 10.3 0.09 130 14YX49 07:56:18.6 +32:55:54 16.0 130 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/11/30 19:04:50 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute