RECON: TNO occultation with 175113

Event between (175113) 04PF115 and star GA0700:34796415 with event index number of 261942

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/08 16:05:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:16:44.4 -18:40:19
Equinox of date position of star is 23:17:48.2 -18:33:41
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.4

TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun and 42.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 200 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2166 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=831.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=339.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 175113, (2020/05/08 16:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:46.3 -29:30:50  1.2 11.78  89
PPM 241468     23:20:28.2 -17:57:50  5.9  0.87  98
PPM 241416     23:18:02.8 -18:45:43  7.1  0.21  98
PPM 241424     23:18:17.2 -18:39:35  9.2  0.15  98
175113         23:17:48.7 -18:33:38 15.2        98
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 175113, (2020/05/08 16:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:23  1.2 11.78  89
PPM 241468     23:19:24.1 -18:04:31  5.9  0.87  98
PPM 241416     23:16:58.5 -18:52:23  7.1  0.21  98
PPM 241424     23:17:12.9 -18:46:16  9.2  0.15  98
175113         23:16:44.4 -18:40:19 15.2        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/16 21:32:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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