Event between 14YY49 and star UC4-466-015820 with event index number of 141942
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/03/30 20:47:31 UTC
J2000 position of star is 06:14:56.4 +03:04:19
Equinox of date position of star is 06:15:49.6 +03:03:57
Stellar brightness R=15.9
Star is 47 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7
TNO is 17.1 AU from the Sun
and 17.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.7
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 101 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1485 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.1
Diameter=58.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=23.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 14YY49, (2017/03/30 20:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:56:06.4 +07:24:32 0.4 6.56 42 34Del Ori 05:32:53.3 -00:17:15 2.2 11.25 38 PPM 150016 06:11:17.9 +02:53:50 6.5 1.15 46 PPM 150194 06:16:59.4 +03:05:25 7.9 0.29 48 PPM 150148 06:15:36.9 +03:02:24 9.9 0.06 47 14YY49 06:15:50.7 +03:03:56 15.9 48 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 14YY49, (2017/03/30 20:48UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Betelgeuse 05:55:10.3 +07:24:26 0.4 6.56 42 34Del Ori 05:32:00.4 -00:17:57 2.2 11.25 38 PPM 150016 06:10:23.7 +02:54:07 6.5 1.15 46 PPM 150194 06:16:05.2 +03:05:50 7.9 0.29 48 PPM 150148 06:14:42.7 +03:02:47 9.9 0.06 47 14YY49 06:14:56.4 +03:04:19 15.9 47 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/11/30 19:04:34 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute