RECON: TNO occultation with 12HE85

Event between 12HE85 and star UC4-349-163865 with event index number of 205895

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/10/15 13:07:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:00:39.7 -20:22:09
Equinox of date position of star is 19:01:42.2 -20:20:36
Stellar brightness R=15.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 133 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.9

TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun and 40.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 930 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3360 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.7
Diameter=70.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Diameter=28.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 9:5EEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12HE85, (2017/10/15 13:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:30.1 -26:28:12  0.9 35.10  99
Nunki          18:56:22.0 -26:16:23  2.0  6.06 131
36Xi 1Sgr      18:58:23.9 -20:37:54  5.1  0.83 132
PPM 269140     18:59:14.0 -20:23:56  7.5  0.58 133
PPM 269195     19:01:42.5 -20:35:50  9.7  0.25 133
12HE85         19:01:42.9 -20:20:35 15.8       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 12HE85, (2017/10/15 13:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.10  99
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.06 131
36Xi 1Sgr      18:57:20.5 -20:39:23  5.1  0.83 132
PPM 269140     18:58:10.8 -20:25:26  7.5  0.58 133
PPM 269195     19:00:39.2 -20:37:24  9.7  0.25 133
12HE85         19:00:39.7 -20:22:09 15.8       133
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/08/01 16:33:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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