RECON: TNO occultation with 202421

Event between (202421) 05UQ513 and star GA1240:00194664 with event index number of 278227

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/30 01:40:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:01:37.7 +34:14:05
Equinox of date position of star is 01:02:39.3 +34:20:03
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4

TNO is 47.9 AU from the Sun and 47.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 220 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2626 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.5
Diameter=1202.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 94.5 sec chord
Diameter=490.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 38.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 202421, (2020/07/30 01:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:08.0 +45:21:17  1.3 49.82  86
57Gam1And      02:05:10.3 +42:25:39  2.3 14.62 141
PPM 066072     01:14:25.4 +34:12:26  6.5  2.41 133
PPM 065815     00:59:22.3 +34:03:41  7.2  0.76 130
PPM 065868     01:02:31.9 +34:10:15  9.7  0.18 131
202421         01:02:46.0 +34:20:42 16.6       131
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 202421, (2020/07/30 01:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 49.82  86
57Gam1And      02:03:54.0 +42:19:46  2.3 14.62 141
PPM 066072     01:13:16.2 +34:05:54  6.5  2.41 133
PPM 065815     00:58:14.3 +33:57:02  7.2  0.76 130
PPM 065868     01:01:23.6 +34:03:38  9.7  0.18 131
202421         01:01:37.7 +34:14:05 16.6       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/08/01 18:01:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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