RECON: TNO occultation with 05RP43

Event between 05RP43 and star GA1060:00062568 with event index number of 195614

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/04 03:47:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:33:49.7 +16:05:36
Equinox of date position of star is 00:34:50.6 +16:12:01
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 106 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 42.8 AU from the Sun and 42.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 239 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2411 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=378.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 38.1 sec chord
Diameter=154.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 11:2EEEEEEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05RP43, (2019/07/04 03:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Algenib        00:14:14.6 +15:17:31  2.8  5.04 110
53 Psc         00:37:48.5 +15:20:21  5.6  1.12 105
PPM 116539     00:32:37.1 +16:07:42  7.8  0.54 106
PPM 116574     00:34:24.4 +16:06:23  9.5  0.14 106
05RP43         00:34:50.8 +16:12:03 16.5       105
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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 05RP43, (2019/07/04 03:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8  5.04 110
53 Psc         00:36:47.4 +15:13:55  5.6  1.12 105
PPM 116539     00:31:36.1 +16:01:15  7.8  0.54 106
PPM 116574     00:33:23.3 +15:59:56  9.5  0.14 106
05RP43         00:33:49.7 +16:05:36 16.5       106
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:22:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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