RECON: TNO occultation with 12DR30

Event between 12DR30 and star UC4-170-030986 with event index number of 67645

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/04/24 19:08:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:23:35.8 -56:08:22
Equinox of date position of star is 09:24:07.0 -56:12:49
Stellar brightness R=16.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 112 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.8

TNO is 17.5 AU from the Sun and 17.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 132 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1711 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12DR30, (2017/04/24 19:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Canopus        06:24:20.2 -52:42:21 -0.7 25.89  88
Kap Vel        09:22:39.0 -55:05:07  2.5  1.15 112
PPM 337869     09:22:21.7 -55:35:19  5.9  0.67 112
PPM 337875     09:22:47.7 -56:02:06  7.8  0.26 112
PPM 337879     09:22:59.0 -56:18:21  8.9  0.18 112
12DR30         09:24:07.3 -56:12:51 16.2       112
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 12DR30, (2017/04/24 19:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Canopus        06:23:57.2 -52:41:44 -0.7 25.89  88
Kap Vel        09:22:06.8 -55:00:38  2.5  1.15 112
PPM 337869     09:21:49.9 -55:30:51  5.9  0.67 112
PPM 337875     09:22:16.2 -55:57:37  7.8  0.26 112
PPM 337879     09:22:27.7 -56:13:53  8.9  0.18 112
12DR30         09:23:35.8 -56:08:22 16.2       112
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/03/05 17:39:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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