RECON: TNO occultation with 04HX78

Event between 04HX78 and star GA0760:07646386 with event index number of 275948

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/18 14:55:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:30:33.6 -13:34:02
Equinox of date position of star is 17:31:36.7 -13:34:49
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 168 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

TNO is 33.6 AU from the Sun and 32.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1078 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3853 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=143.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=58.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04HX78, (2020/07/18 14:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:40.2 -26:28:33  0.9 19.25 159
35Eta Oph      17:11:33.5 -15:44:56  2.6  5.34 166
53Nu Ser       17:21:59.1 -12:51:58  4.0  2.48 166
PPM 233211     17:33:23.4 -13:41:49  8.5  0.42 168
PPM 233169     17:31:50.7 -13:42:13  9.7  0.13 168
04HX78         17:31:43.4 -13:34:53 16.8       168
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 04HX78, (2020/07/18 14:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.25 159
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.34 166
53Nu Ser       17:20:49.7 -12:50:49  4.0  2.48 166
PPM 233211     17:32:13.6 -13:41:00  8.5  0.42 168
PPM 233169     17:30:40.8 -13:41:22  9.7  0.13 168
04HX78         17:30:33.6 -13:34:02 16.8       168
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/08/01 17:56:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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