Event between (482824) 13XC26 and star UC4-642-043357 with event index number of 179739
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/17 09:49:15 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:08:06.9 +38:20:19
Equinox of date position of star is 08:09:14.7 +38:17:17
Stellar brightness R=16.1,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 157 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 66% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.3
TNO is 37.6 AU from the Sun
and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.9
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.7 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
1956 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.4
Diameter=794.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.9 sec chord
Diameter=324.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
Star training set for 482824, (2017/05/17 09:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:22.6 +27:58:58 1.1 11.36 163 PPM 073264 07:56:48.6 +35:21:56 6.1 3.84 159 PPM 073439 08:09:27.8 +38:28:24 8.5 0.19 157 PPM 073432 08:09:02.6 +38:10:35 10.5 0.12 157 482824 08:09:15.8 +38:17:14 16.1 157 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 482824, (2017/05/17 09:49UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:18.1 +28:01:33 1.1 11.36 163 PPM 073264 07:55:40.7 +35:24:45 6.1 3.84 159 PPM 073439 08:08:18.8 +38:31:29 8.5 0.19 157 PPM 073432 08:07:53.7 +38:13:40 10.5 0.12 157 482824 08:08:06.9 +38:20:19 16.1 157 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2017/02/01 18:22:37 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute