Event between 96KV1 and star UC4-328-182500 with event index number of 124632
Geocentric closest approach at 2017/08/12 17:53:37 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:59:53.8 -24:26:25
Equinox of date position of star is 19:00:54.0 -24:24:59
Stellar brightness R=15.2
Star is 97 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 75% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4
TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun
and 39.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.6
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 472 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1940 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=212.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Diameter=86.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
Star training set for 96KV1, (2017/08/12 17:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:29.4 -26:28:11 0.9 33.91 130 Nunki 18:56:21.4 -26:16:24 2.0 2.13 98 PPM 269192 19:01:29.6 -24:54:58 6.2 0.52 97 PPM 269181 19:00:58.3 -24:22:23 8.8 0.04 97 96KV1 19:00:58.3 -24:24:53 15.2 96 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 96KV1, (2017/08/12 17:54UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:55 0.9 33.91 130 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 2.13 98 PPM 269192 19:00:24.9 -24:56:31 6.2 0.52 97 PPM 269181 18:59:53.8 -24:23:55 8.8 0.04 97 96KV1 18:59:53.8 -24:26:25 15.2 97 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2016/06/12 19:53:31 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute