RECON: TNO occultation with 463368

Event between (463368) 12VU85 and star UC4-550-017317 with event index number of 172875

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/12/19 13:58:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:37:46.6 +19:54:56
Equinox of date position of star is 05:38:52.0 +19:55:31
Stellar brightness R=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 39 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

TNO is 24.1 AU from the Sun and 23.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 92 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 983 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 463368, (2018/12/19 13:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:11.9 +07:24:33  0.4 13.20  44
Alnath         05:27:29.5 +28:37:18  1.6  9.08  38
PPM 094484     05:34:46.6 +20:29:09  6.0  1.12  38
PPM 121197     05:38:41.8 +19:47:22  8.5  0.14  39
463368         05:38:54.0 +19:55:32 16.5        39
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 463368, (2018/12/19 13:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.20  44
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  9.08  38
PPM 094484     05:33:38.8 +20:28:27  6.0  1.12  38
PPM 121197     05:37:34.4 +19:46:46  8.5  0.14  39
463368         05:37:46.6 +19:54:56 16.5        39
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 02:02:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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