RECON: TNO occultation with 11JA32

Event between 11JA32 and star UC4-351-171853 with event index number of 205043

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/03/20 13:22:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:12:02.3 -19:56:53
Equinox of date position of star is 19:13:05.7 -19:55:02
Stellar brightness R=16.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 110 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.3

TNO is 42.6 AU from the Sun and 42.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1094 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5493 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.8
Diameter=67.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=27.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11JA32, (2018/03/20 13:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:31.6 -26:28:15  0.9 37.78 146
Nunki          18:56:23.6 -26:16:21  2.0  7.43 114
PPM 235581     19:10:52.6 -19:46:24  6.4  0.55 111
PPM 269430     19:12:23.9 -20:18:58  8.3  0.43 110
PPM 235606     19:12:01.7 -19:56:32  8.8  0.26 110
11JA32         19:13:06.7 -19:55:00 16.2       110
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 11JA32, (2018/03/20 13:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 37.78 146
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.43 114
PPM 235581     19:09:48.2 -19:48:15  6.4  0.55 111
PPM 269430     19:11:19.3 -20:20:50  8.3  0.43 110
PPM 235606     19:10:57.2 -19:58:24  8.8  0.26 110
11JA32         19:12:02.3 -19:56:53 16.2       110
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:22:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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