RECON: TNO occultation with 120061

Event between (120061) 03CO1 and star UC4-294-217214 with event index number of 21110

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/03/11 23:38:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:30:58.9 -31:13:46
Equinox of date position of star is 19:32:03.7 -31:11:34
Stellar brightness R=16.3
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

TNO is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 17.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 396 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2247 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=100.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=40.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 120061, (2017/03/11 23:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:27.9 -26:28:07  0.9 39.78  86
38Zet Sgr      19:03:42.2 -29:51:15  2.7  6.25 120
PPM 299094     19:33:34.0 -30:49:55  6.3  0.48 126
PPM 299090     19:33:21.4 -31:02:17  8.0  0.31 126
PPM 299077     19:32:22.3 -31:11:15  9.2  0.06 125
120061         19:32:04.6 -31:11:32 16.3       125
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 120061, (2017/03/11 23:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:55  0.9 39.78  86
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7  6.25 120
PPM 299094     19:32:28.5 -30:52:11  6.3  0.48 126
PPM 299090     19:32:15.8 -31:04:32  8.0  0.31 126
PPM 299077     19:31:16.6 -31:13:29  9.2  0.06 125
120061         19:30:58.9 -31:13:46 16.3       125
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/12/09 18:46:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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