Event between (28978) Ixion and star UC4-309-127609 with event index number of 80960
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/09 23:45:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:39:32.5 -28:14:59
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:33.9 -28:15:27
Stellar brightness R=15.9
Star is 47 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.7
TNO is 39.7 AU from the Sun
and 38.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.4
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 212 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2454 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 59.0 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 24.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 28978, (2017/05/09 23:46UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:28.4 -26:28:09 0.9 15.67 32 34Ups Sco 17:31:56.7 -37:18:29 2.7 9.23 48 3 Sgr 17:48:39.2 -27:50:09 4.2 1.82 49 PPM 267100 17:39:17.7 -28:03:21 6.7 0.36 47 PPM 267105 17:39:28.3 -28:17:02 9.5 0.26 47 28978 17:40:38.2 -28:15:29 15.9 47 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.
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/03/20 17:21:27 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute