RECON: TNO occultation with 11UK413

Event between 11UK413 and star GA1100:01155113 with event index number of 245714

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/08 17:23:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:30:39.9 +21:21:27
Equinox of date position of star is 05:31:46.2 +21:22:14
Stellar brightness G=13.2, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 48 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1787 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4457 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=317.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.0 sec chord
Diameter=129.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11UK413, (2020/02/08 17:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:04.6 +16:32:53  0.8 13.82  62
Alnath         05:27:33.9 +28:37:21  1.6  7.32  49
114 Tau        05:28:50.6 +21:57:09  4.7  0.91  49
PPM 094420     05:31:26.9 +20:33:56  7.1  0.81  49
PPM 094419     05:31:20.1 +21:23:40  9.1  0.13  48
11UK413        05:31:52.2 +21:22:18 13.2        48
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 11UK413, (2020/02/08 17:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 13.82  62
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  7.32  49
114 Tau        05:27:38.1 +21:56:13  4.7  0.91  49
PPM 094420     05:30:15.0 +20:33:05  7.1  0.81  49
PPM 094419     05:30:07.8 +21:22:48  9.1  0.13  48
11UK413        05:30:39.9 +21:21:27 13.2        48
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:52:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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