Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star UC4-678-023341 with event index number of 91151
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/11/17 16:51:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 03:47:33.0 +45:24:29
Equinox of date position of star is 03:48:47.0 +45:27:40
Stellar brightness R=15.3,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 145 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3
TNO is 14.8 AU from the Sun
and 13.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
8.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 373 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
4048 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 248835, (2017/11/17 16:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:36:56.9 +16:32:38 0.8 30.62 157 Mirphak 03:25:36.5 +49:55:24 1.8 5.92 142 PPM 046561 03:51:19.5 +45:01:16 6.3 0.63 146 PPM 046529 03:49:19.5 +45:24:32 7.4 0.11 145 248835 03:48:48.3 +45:27:44 15.3 145 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 248835, (2017/11/17 16:52UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Aldebaran 04:35:55.3 +16:30:30 0.8 30.62 157 Mirphak 03:24:19.4 +49:51:40 1.8 5.92 142 PPM 046561 03:50:04.3 +44:58:04 6.3 0.63 146 PPM 046529 03:48:04.2 +45:21:18 7.4 0.11 145 248835 03:47:33.0 +45:24:29 15.3 145 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/07/26 16:09:36 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute