RECON: TNO occultation with 119979

Event between (119979) 02WC19 and star GA1080:01391404 with event index number of 175352

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/01/13 23:59:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:49:39.6 +19:56:32
Equinox of date position of star is 05:50:47.0 +19:56:49
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 67 degrees from the moon. Moon is 47% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8

TNO is 40.3 AU from the Sun and 39.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 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 1859 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.7 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 119979, (2019/01/14 00:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:12.2 +07:24:33  0.4 12.61  68
Alnath         05:27:29.8 +28:37:18  1.6 10.17  63
PPM 121513     05:53:31.1 +19:52:16  6.4  0.65  68
PPM 121430     05:50:15.8 +19:49:13 10.0  0.18  67
119979         05:50:47.4 +19:56:49 14.6        67
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 119979, (2019/01/14 00:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 12.61  68
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 10.17  63
PPM 121513     05:52:23.4 +19:52:04  6.4  0.65  68
PPM 121430     05:49:08.1 +19:48:56 10.0  0.18  67
119979         05:49:39.6 +19:56:32 14.6        67
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/12/04 05:08:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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