Event between (469506) 03FF128 and star UC4-352-076213 with event index number of 147863
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/06/13 02:25:02 UTC
J2000 position of star is 16:01:22.7 -19:40:24
Equinox of date position of star is 16:02:20.9 -19:43:09
Stellar brightness R=16.2
Star is 59 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7
TNO is 31.3 AU from the Sun
and 30.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 86 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1222 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 469506, (2017/06/13 02:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:28.8 -26:28:09 0.9 9.34 52 8Bet1Sco 16:06:27.3 -19:51:07 2.6 0.96 58 8Bet2Sco 16:06:27.7 -19:50:54 5.1 0.97 58 PPM 231101 16:03:16.0 -19:29:59 8.4 0.30 59 PPM 231098 16:03:06.4 -19:49:44 9.2 0.20 59 469506 16:02:23.6 -19:43:17 16.2 59 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 469506, (2017/06/13 02:25UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:55 0.9 9.34 52 8Bet1Sco 16:05:26.2 -19:48:20 2.6 0.96 58 8Bet2Sco 16:05:26.7 -19:48:07 5.1 0.97 58 PPM 231101 16:02:15.2 -19:27:08 8.4 0.30 59 PPM 231098 16:02:05.5 -19:46:53 9.2 0.20 59 469506 16:01:22.7 -19:40:24 16.2 59 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/09/01 18:14:06 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute