Event between 17YK3 and star GA1080:03156378 with event index number of 2173063
Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/21 19:47:13 UTC
J2000 position of star is 08:54:24.6 +19:45:21
Equinox of date position of star is 08:55:46.9 +19:39:47
Stellar brightness G=14.9,
use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure
time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 8 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7
Object is 31.0 AU from the Sun
and 30.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.3
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 68 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
1192 km.
The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=257.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=104.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 17YK3, (2024/02/21 19:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:46:47.5 +27:57:57 1.1 17.80 10 PPM 125810 08:52:07.3 +18:44:26 6.2 1.26 8 PPM 125873 08:55:18.0 +19:52:27 7.5 0.24 8 PPM 125880 08:55:37.3 +19:28:56 9.7 0.18 8 PPM 125895 08:56:07.6 +19:45:50 10.2 0.13 8 17YK3 08:55:47.1 +19:39:46 14.9 8 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 17YK3, (2024/02/21 19:47UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Pollux 07:45:17.9 +28:01:33 1.1 17.80 10 PPM 125810 08:50:45.0 +18:49:55 6.2 1.26 8 PPM 125873 08:53:55.3 +19:58:01 7.5 0.24 8 PPM 125880 08:54:14.8 +19:34:31 9.7 0.18 8 PPM 125895 08:54:45.0 +19:51:26 10.2 0.13 8 17YK3 08:54:24.6 +19:45:21 14.9 8 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/30 03:20:07 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute