RECON: TNO occultation with 134340

Event between (134340) Pluto and star GA0680:35046603 with event index number of 127508

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/29 21:42:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:26:42.7 -21:45:06
Equinox of date position of star is 19:27:48.5 -21:42:49
Stellar brightness G=13.9, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 7 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=14.4

TNO is 33.6 AU from the Sun and 32.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 51 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1186 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=-0.8
Diameter=8551.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 363.9 sec chord
Diameter=3490.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 148.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 134340, (2018/06/29 21:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.7 -26:28:17  0.9 40.54  47
Nunki          18:56:24.6 -26:16:20  2.0  8.49  15
50 Sgr         19:27:25.2 -21:44:19  5.6  0.09   7
PPM 269783     19:27:25.1 -21:54:10  8.5  0.21   7
50 Sgr         19:27:25.2 -21:44:19  5.6  0.09   7
134340         19:27:48.7 -21:42:49 13.9         6
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 134340, (2018/06/29 21:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.54  47
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.49  15
50 Sgr         19:26:19.2 -21:46:36  5.6  0.09   7
PPM 269783     19:26:19.0 -21:56:27  8.5  0.21   7
50 Sgr         19:26:19.2 -21:46:36  5.6  0.09   7
134340         19:26:42.7 -21:45:06 13.9         7
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:11:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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