RECON: TNO occultation with 449097

Event between (449097) 12UT68 and star GA1240:02760241 with event index number of 167375

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/11/22 14:21:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:32:07.7 +35:58:16
Equinox of date position of star is 06:33:23.6 +35:57:23
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 48 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

TNO is 13.7 AU from the Sun and 12.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 167 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1475 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=72.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=29.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 449097, (2018/11/22 14:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:28.2 +27:58:45  1.1 17.39  62
34Bet Aur      06:00:54.9 +44:56:50  1.9 10.90  45
PPM 071742     06:33:41.1 +32:26:24  6.0  3.52  47
PPM 071734     06:33:17.8 +36:34:59  8.2  0.63  48
PPM 071728     06:33:00.9 +36:16:59  9.8  0.34  48
PPM 071733     06:33:15.3 +36:01:09 10.5  0.07  48
449097         06:33:23.9 +35:57:22 16.6        48
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 449097, (2018/11/22 14:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.1 +28:01:33  1.1 17.39  62
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9 10.90  45
PPM 071742     06:32:27.2 +32:27:18  6.0  3.52  47
PPM 071734     06:32:01.2 +36:35:52  8.2  0.63  48
PPM 071728     06:31:44.5 +36:17:53  9.8  0.34  48
PPM 071733     06:31:59.1 +36:02:03 10.5  0.07  48
449097         06:32:07.7 +35:58:16 16.6        48
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/10/23 20:43:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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