RECON: TNO occultation with 309139

Event between (309139) 06XQ51 and star GA0740:04201322 with event index number of 262552

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/30 05:42:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:55:38.9 -15:14:04
Equinox of date position of star is 08:56:30.7 -15:18:20
Stellar brightness G=14.1, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 40 degrees from the moon. Moon is 51% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

TNO is 18.7 AU from the Sun and 18.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 469 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5251 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.8
Diameter=66.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Diameter=27.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 309139, (2020/05/30 05:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Adhara         06:59:25.7 -29:00:04  1.5 30.26  70
Alphard        09:28:35.4 -08:44:53  2.0 10.21  30
PPM 220890     08:59:41.4 -16:12:42  5.8  1.17  40
PPM 220773     08:54:56.0 -15:39:51  8.0  0.53  41
PPM 220793     08:55:52.5 -15:11:32  8.6  0.21  41
309139         08:56:36.3 -15:18:48 14.1        40
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 309139, (2020/05/30 05:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Adhara         06:58:37.6 -28:58:19  1.5 30.26  70
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:31  2.0 10.21  30
PPM 220890     08:58:44.2 -16:07:54  5.8  1.17  40
PPM 220773     08:53:58.7 -15:35:09  8.0  0.53  41
PPM 220793     08:54:55.0 -15:06:49  8.6  0.21  41
309139         08:55:38.9 -15:14:04 14.1        40
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/31 17:36:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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