Event between (328884) 10LJ109 and star UC4-245-145477 with event index number of 81249
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/04/02 17:15:22 UTC
J2000 position of star is 17:53:30.8 -41:05:45
Equinox of date position of star is 17:54:41.9 -41:05:54
Stellar brightness R=15.5
Star is 158 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 38% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3
TNO is 11.9 AU from the Sun
and 11.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
4.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 85 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2660 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=55.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=22.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 328884, (2017/04/02 17:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:28.1 -26:28:08 0.9 22.71 158 Kap Sco 17:43:41.0 -39:02:14 2.4 2.95 160 PPM 323490 17:54:06.6 -42:00:00 6.4 0.91 157 PPM 323511 17:55:04.4 -41:10:41 7.9 0.10 158 328884 17:54:43.9 -41:05:54 15.5 158 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 328884, (2017/04/02 17:15UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:55 0.9 22.71 158 Kap Sco 17:42:29.3 -39:01:49 2.4 2.95 160 PPM 323490 17:52:52.8 -41:59:51 6.4 0.91 157 PPM 323511 17:53:51.2 -41:10:33 7.9 0.10 158 328884 17:53:30.8 -41:05:45 15.5 158 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/10/07 18:06:18 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute