RECON: TNO occultation with 08JO41

Event between 08JO41 and star UC4-552-068702 with event index number of 66648

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/07/29 02:10:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:25:57.3 +20:16:15
Equinox of date position of star is 18:26:39.8 +20:16:53
Stellar brightness R=14.5
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.7

TNO is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.1 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 222 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3384 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=124.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Diameter=50.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 08JO41, (2017/07/29 02:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:32.0 +38:48:03  0.0 18.67  85
Rasalhague     17:35:45.1 +12:32:55  2.1 14.45  67
109 Her        18:24:26.8 +21:46:44  3.8  1.59  79
PPM 107189     18:24:50.9 +20:27:47  7.1  0.47  79
PPM 107273     18:27:45.4 +20:12:21  8.7  0.26  80
08JO41         18:26:42.7 +20:16:55 14.5        80
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 08JO41, (2017/07/29 02:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.6 +38:47:06  0.0 18.67  85
Rasalhague     17:34:56.2 +12:33:32  2.1 14.45  67
109 Her        18:23:42.1 +21:46:07  3.8  1.59  79
PPM 107189     18:24:05.6 +20:27:10  7.1  0.47  79
PPM 107273     18:26:59.9 +20:11:39  8.7  0.26  80
08JO41         18:25:57.3 +20:16:15 14.5        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/06/12 18:18:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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