RECON: TNO occultation with 11UV410

Event between 11UV410 and star GA1100:00310892 with event index number of 153407

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/23 18:14:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:50:30.9 +20:49:42
Equinox of date position of star is 02:51:35.2 +20:54:19
Stellar brightness G=11.9, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

TNO is 31.0 AU from the Sun and 30.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 281 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3064 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=154.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Diameter=63.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11UV410, (2018/10/23 18:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:00.1 +16:32:44  0.8 25.31  51
Hamal          02:08:14.3 +23:33:02  2.0 10.37  24
34Mu Ari       02:43:25.8 +20:05:26  5.7  2.08  27
PPM 091978     02:48:32.5 +21:25:24  8.4  0.88  29
PPM 091997     02:49:54.1 +21:06:27  9.8  0.44  29
PPM 092020     02:51:43.9 +20:53:42 10.5  0.04  29
11UV410        02:51:35.2 +20:54:19 11.9        29
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 11UV410, (2018/10/23 18:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 25.31  51
Hamal          02:07:10.7 +23:27:42  2.0 10.37  24
34Mu Ari       02:42:22.0 +20:00:41  5.7  2.08  27
PPM 091978     02:47:28.0 +21:20:44  8.4  0.88  29
PPM 091997     02:48:49.7 +21:01:48  9.8  0.44  29
PPM 092020     02:50:39.5 +20:49:05 10.5  0.04  29
11UV410        02:50:30.9 +20:49:42 11.9        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/22 18:18:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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