RECON: TNO occultation with 03HM57

Event between 03HM57 and star GA0560:11790006 with event index number of 200313

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/12 18:59:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:47:47.9 -32:31:56
Equinox of date position of star is 16:49:03.4 -32:33:56
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 52 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.5

TNO is 16.1 AU from the Sun and 15.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 57 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 613 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=120.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Diameter=49.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03HM57, (2019/06/12 18:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.2 -26:28:25  0.9  7.29  46
26Eps Sco      16:51:25.6 -34:19:37  2.3  1.83  53
PPM 295672     16:57:14.1 -33:32:11  6.2  1.97  54
PPM 295471     16:47:57.4 -32:58:53  8.3  0.48  52
PPM 295518     16:50:28.0 -32:48:00  9.4  0.38  52
03HM57         16:49:03.5 -32:33:56 14.7        52
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 03HM57, (2019/06/12 18:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.29  46
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.9 -34:17:41  2.3  1.83  53
PPM 295672     16:55:57.8 -33:30:24  6.2  1.97  54
PPM 295471     16:46:41.6 -32:56:51  8.3  0.48  52
PPM 295518     16:49:12.2 -32:46:03  9.4  0.38  52
03HM57         16:47:47.9 -32:31:56 14.7        52
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:15:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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