RECON: TNO occultation with 02GP32

Event between 02GP32 and star GA0660:20438103 with event index number of 292416

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/10 01:24:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:50:18.6 -22:27:57
Equinox of date position of star is 17:51:27.2 -22:28:12
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 93 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

TNO is 33.5 AU from the Sun and 33.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 4215 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4424 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=241.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.6 sec chord
Diameter=98.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02GP32, (2020/03/10 01:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:38.9 -26:28:30  0.9 18.81  76
35Eta Oph      17:11:32.2 -15:44:55  2.6 11.59  83
PPM 267309     17:48:58.9 -22:29:01  6.1  0.59  93
PPM 267401     17:52:21.3 -22:55:32  7.5  0.49  93
PPM 267395     17:52:04.2 -22:40:25  9.7  0.24  93
02GP32         17:51:31.8 -22:28:13 16.4        93
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 02GP32, (2020/03/10 01:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.81  76
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.59  83
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  0.59  93
PPM 267401     17:51:07.8 -22:55:17  7.5  0.49  93
PPM 267395     17:50:50.8 -22:40:09  9.7  0.24  93
02GP32         17:50:18.6 -22:27:57 16.4        93
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/11/29 20:33:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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