RECON: TNO occultation with 127546

Event between (127546) 02XU93 and star GA1680:00763680 with event index number of 183875

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/04/02 13:35:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:30:16.0 +78:06:40
Equinox of date position of star is 14:30:01.6 +78:01:47
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

TNO is 24.1 AU from the Sun and 23.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 191 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3212 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 127546, (2019/04/02 13:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:05.3 +45:21:00  1.3 46.51  64
Kochab         14:50:40.1 +74:04:36  2.1  4.14 109
4 UMi          14:08:48.1 +77:27:25  4.8  1.26 109
PPM 008657     14:26:27.1 +78:24:48  7.6  0.43 108
PPM 008694     14:33:49.6 +78:10:51 10.5  0.25 107
127546         14:30:01.0 +78:01:34 16.5       108
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 127546, (2019/04/02 13:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 46.51  64
Kochab         14:50:42.2 +74:09:20  2.1  4.14 109
4 UMi          14:08:50.7 +77:32:52  4.8  1.26 109
PPM 008657     14:26:43.0 +78:29:58  7.6  0.43 108
PPM 008694     14:34:07.2 +78:15:53 10.5  0.25 107
127546         14:30:16.0 +78:06:40 16.5       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/11 22:54:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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