RECON: TNO occultation with 26375

Event between (26375) 99DE9 and star UC4-408-056371 with event index number of 105536

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/24 21:52:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:22:22.9 -08:24:13
Equinox of date position of star is 12:23:18.4 -08:30:11
Stellar brightness R=15.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 101 degrees from the moon. Moon is 68% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.9

TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1851 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=631.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.3 sec chord
Diameter=257.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 26375, (2018/02/24 21:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:09.1 -11:15:20  1.0 15.72 117
4Gam Crv       12:16:44.5 -17:38:33  2.6  9.28 102
PPM 225575     12:16:06.7 -10:25:06  6.1  2.61 100
PPM 195404     12:22:30.3 -09:30:02  8.4  1.02 101
PPM 195415     12:23:00.4 -08:39:29  8.9  0.17 101
26375          12:23:19.1 -08:30:15 15.9       101
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 26375, (2018/02/24 21:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 15.72 117
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.2 -17:32:31  2.6  9.28 102
PPM 225575     12:15:10.6 -10:19:03  6.1  2.61 100
PPM 195404     12:21:34.1 -09:24:00  8.4  1.02 101
PPM 195415     12:22:04.2 -08:33:27  8.9  0.17 101
26375          12:22:22.9 -08:24:13 15.9       101
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:17:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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