RECON: TNO occultation with 341275

Event between (341275) 07RG283 and star GA1340:02983171 with event index number of 251669

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/20 10:39:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:21:39.6 +44:22:05
Equinox of date position of star is 05:23:00.1 +44:23:06
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8

TNO is 15.4 AU from the Sun and 15.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 263 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5094 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 341275, (2020/03/20 10:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:05.0 +16:32:54  0.8 29.48 112
34Bet Aur      06:01:00.8 +44:56:50  1.9  6.75 131
20Rho Aur      05:23:14.4 +41:49:21  4.9  2.56 125
PPM 047996     05:21:30.6 +44:26:40  7.6  0.30 124
341275         05:23:07.9 +44:23:12 15.7       125
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 341275, (2020/03/20 10:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 29.48 112
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9  6.75 131
20Rho Aur      05:21:48.4 +41:48:15  4.9  2.56 125
PPM 047996     05:20:02.3 +44:25:31  7.6  0.30 124
341275         05:21:39.6 +44:22:05 15.7       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:56:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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