RECON: TNO occultation with 12DR30

Event between 12DR30 and star UC4-180-036723 with event index number of 67757

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/06/29 17:51:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:27:26.3 -54:09:46
Equinox of date position of star is 09:27:59.9 -54:14:21
Stellar brightness R=16.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 65 degrees from the moon. Moon is 37% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.9

TNO is 17.7 AU from the Sun and 17.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 161 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2002 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12DR30, (2017/06/29 17:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Canopus        06:24:20.4 -52:42:21 -0.7 26.89  87
Kap Vel        09:22:39.4 -55:05:09  2.5  1.15  66
PPM 337956     09:26:52.2 -53:27:19  4.9  0.80  65
PPM 337995     09:28:48.2 -53:59:52  8.3  0.27  65
PPM 337980     09:27:55.1 -54:02:44  8.6  0.19  65
12DR30         09:28:00.1 -54:14:22 16.1        65
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, (2017/06/29 17:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Canopus        06:23:57.2 -52:41:44 -0.7 26.89  87
Kap Vel        09:22:06.8 -55:00:38  2.5  1.15  66
PPM 337956     09:26:17.9 -53:22:44  4.9  0.80  65
PPM 337995     09:28:14.1 -53:55:15  8.3  0.27  65
PPM 337980     09:27:21.2 -53:58:08  8.6  0.19  65
12DR30         09:27:26.3 -54:09:46 16.1        65
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/26 17:23:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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