RECON: TNO occultation with 12DR30

Event between 12DR30 and star GDR2_144.987_-61.679 with event index number of 153539

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/02 04:12:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:39:56.9 -61:40:43
Equinox of date position of star is 09:40:27.3 -61:45:45
Stellar brightness G=17.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 91 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.2

TNO is 18.9 AU from the Sun and 19.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 34.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2622 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12DR30, (2018/10/02 04:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Bet Cru        12:48:49.8 -59:47:27  1.3 22.57 111
Iot Car        09:17:35.5 -59:21:16  2.3  3.70  88
PPM 357473     09:39:52.2 -61:24:48  4.8  0.36  91
PPM 357447     09:36:50.5 -61:13:02  8.4  0.70  91
PPM 357454     09:37:56.6 -61:43:31  8.8  0.30  91
12DR30         09:40:27.9 -61:45:51 17.2        91
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, (2018/10/02 04:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Bet Cru        12:47:43.1 -59:41:20  1.3 22.57 111
Iot Car        09:17:05.4 -59:16:31  2.3  3.70  88
PPM 357473     09:39:20.9 -61:19:40  4.8  0.36  91
PPM 357447     09:36:19.5 -61:07:57  8.4  0.70  91
PPM 357454     09:37:26.0 -61:38:25  8.8  0.30  91
12DR30         09:39:56.9 -61:40:43 17.2        91
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 18:03:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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