Event between (517717) 15KZ120 and star GA1340:04878923 with event index number of 267340
Geocentric closest approach at 2019/04/04 02:28:34 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:18:19.1 +45:46:25
Equinox of date position of star is 18:18:51.8 +45:46:56
Stellar brightness G=16.6,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 91 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.6
TNO is 8.4 AU from the Sun
and 8.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 40.2
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
24.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 18 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
354 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=63.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Diameter=25.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
Star training set for 517717, (2019/04/04 02:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:37:35.5 +38:48:09 0.0 7.79 87 Etamin 17:57:03.2 +51:29:15 2.2 6.74 95 PPM 056830 18:08:03.5 +43:27:55 6.0 3.01 93 PPM 056983 18:18:45.5 +45:09:55 7.8 0.62 91 PPM 057002 18:19:45.0 +46:00:03 9.3 0.27 91 PPM 056998 18:19:30.8 +45:42:17 10.2 0.14 91 517717 18:18:51.9 +45:46:57 16.6 91 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 517717, (2019/04/04 02:29UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Vega 18:36:56.7 +38:47:07 0.0 7.79 87 Etamin 17:56:36.3 +51:29:20 2.2 6.74 95 PPM 056830 18:07:28.6 +43:27:42 6.0 3.01 93 PPM 056983 18:18:12.1 +45:09:24 7.8 0.62 91 PPM 057002 18:19:12.3 +45:59:30 9.3 0.27 91 PPM 056998 18:18:57.8 +45:41:44 10.2 0.14 91 517717 18:18:19.1 +45:46:25 16.6 91 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/08 22:18:00 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute