RECON: TNO occultation with 469362

Event between (469362) 01KB77 and star GA0760:07496856 with event index number of 349815

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/04/20 06:09:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:28:13.6 -12:07:08
Equinox of date position of star is 17:29:17.8 -12:08:00
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

TNO is 28.6 AU from the Sun and 28.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 406 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3671 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=199.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.3 sec chord
Diameter=81.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469362, (2019/04/20 06:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.6 -26:28:24  0.9 19.90  31
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.2 -15:44:51  2.6  5.63  37
53Nu Ser       17:21:54.9 -12:51:54  4.0  1.95  40
PPM 233104     17:28:52.8 -12:12:05  8.1  0.12  42
469362         17:29:18.4 -12:08:01 16.0        42
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 469362, (2019/04/20 06:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.90  31
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.63  37
53Nu Ser       17:20:49.7 -12:50:49  4.0  1.95  40
PPM 233104     17:27:47.9 -12:11:11  8.1  0.12  42
469362         17:28:13.6 -12:07:08 16.0        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:19:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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