RECON: TNO occultation with 07JF45

Event between 07JF45 and star GA0760:06771311 with event index number of 185658

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/30 03:55:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:15:11.2 -12:01:24
Equinox of date position of star is 17:16:15.3 -12:02:37
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 44 degrees from the moon. Moon is 31% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

TNO is 39.6 AU from the Sun and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 193 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1711 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=394.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 52.9 sec chord
Diameter=161.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 21.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07JF45, (2019/03/30 03:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.4 -26:28:23  0.9 17.99  51
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.0 -15:44:51  2.6  3.88  44
53Nu Ser       17:21:54.7 -12:51:54  4.0  1.60  42
PPM 232885     17:18:56.5 -12:19:57  8.4  0.72  43
PPM 232811     17:15:30.5 -12:15:29  9.7  0.28  44
07JF45         17:16:15.7 -12:02:38 16.5        43
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 07JF45, (2019/03/30 03:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.99  51
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.88  44
53Nu Ser       17:20:49.7 -12:50:49  4.0  1.60  42
PPM 232885     17:17:51.8 -12:18:47  8.4  0.72  43
PPM 232811     17:14:25.8 -12:14:14  9.7  0.28  44
07JF45         17:15:11.2 -12:01:24 16.5        44
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:03:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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