RECON: TNO occultation with 120061

Event between (120061) 03CO1 and star UC4-286-208334 with event index number of 84498

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/10/09 03:39:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:15:06.3 -32:52:26
Equinox of date position of star is 19:16:13.9 -32:50:33
Stellar brightness R=15.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 133 degrees from the moon. Moon is 85% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

TNO is 17.0 AU from the Sun and 16.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1340 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4733 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=100.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Diameter=40.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 120061, (2017/10/09 03:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:30.0 -26:28:12  0.9 36.34 167
38Zet Sgr      19:03:44.4 -29:51:12  2.7  4.01 136
PPM 298873     19:21:34.7 -31:47:00  6.2  1.54 132
PPM 298723     19:15:39.1 -32:23:40  8.2  0.47 133
PPM 298719     19:15:17.4 -32:37:59  8.8  0.29 133
120061         19:16:15.4 -32:50:30 15.5       133
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, (2017/10/09 03:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 36.34 167
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7  4.01 136
PPM 298873     19:20:26.2 -31:49:03  6.2  1.54 132
PPM 298723     19:14:30.2 -32:25:35  8.2  0.47 133
PPM 298719     19:14:08.4 -32:39:53  8.8  0.29 133
120061         19:15:06.3 -32:52:26 15.5       133
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/15 18:02:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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