RECON: TNO occultation with 03TL58

Event between 03TL58 and star UC4-556-023988 with event index number of 93082

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/23 17:28:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:06:54.9 +21:10:38
Equinox of date position of star is 06:07:59.2 +21:10:26
Stellar brightness R=11.8, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

TNO is 41.8 AU from the Sun and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 361 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1663 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=219.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=89.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03TL58, (2017/12/23 17:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:08.7 +07:24:32  0.4 14.06 116
Alhena         06:38:45.0 +16:22:57  1.9  8.71 127
62Chi2Ori      06:04:59.3 +20:08:11  4.5  1.25 119
PPM 095431     06:08:43.8 +21:52:11  7.7  0.72 120
PPM 095361     06:06:21.9 +21:23:04  9.4  0.43 120
PPM 095443     06:08:58.8 +21:18:14 10.5  0.26 120
03TL58         06:07:59.4 +21:10:26 11.8       120
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 03TL58, (2017/12/23 17:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 14.06 116
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  8.71 127
62Chi2Ori      06:03:55.2 +20:08:18  4.5  1.25 119
PPM 095431     06:07:38.9 +21:52:24  7.7  0.72 120
PPM 095361     06:05:17.2 +21:23:13  9.4  0.43 120
PPM 095443     06:07:54.2 +21:18:27 10.5  0.26 120
03TL58         06:06:54.9 +21:10:38 11.8       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:07:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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