RECON: TNO occultation with 118378

Event between (118378) 99HT11 and star GA0720:05576580 with event index number of 183771

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/04/06 20:21:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:34:18.9 -16:17:26
Equinox of date position of star is 15:35:22.7 -16:21:09
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

TNO is 39.9 AU from the Sun and 39.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 474 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5457 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=182.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=74.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 118378, (2019/04/06 20:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.5 -26:28:23  0.9 16.33 143
27Bet Lib      15:18:02.8 -09:27:10  2.6  8.09 164
35Zet4Lib      15:34:00.7 -16:55:01  5.6  0.65 159
PPM 230463     15:37:01.2 -16:02:03  8.2  0.50 158
PPM 230421     15:35:22.9 -16:16:48  8.6  0.07 159
118378         15:35:24.2 -16:21:14 15.3       158
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 118378, (2019/04/06 20:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.33 143
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  8.09 164
35Zet4Lib      15:32:55.2 -16:51:11  5.6  0.65 159
PPM 230463     15:35:56.0 -15:58:17  8.2  0.50 158
PPM 230421     15:34:17.6 -16:12:59  8.6  0.07 159
118378         15:34:18.9 -16:17:26 15.3       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/24 21:15:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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