RECON: TNO occultation with 469442

Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0640:07264114 with event index number of 277771

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/19 19:57:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:56:01.3 -24:41:31
Equinox of date position of star is 15:57:08.3 -24:44:42
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 136 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6

TNO is 17.7 AU from the Sun and 17.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 164 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 810 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=158.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.8 sec chord
Diameter=64.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469442, (2020/07/19 19:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:40.2 -26:28:33  0.9  7.73 143
7Del Sco       16:01:33.1 -22:40:43  2.3  2.29 136
PPM 264828     15:55:07.8 -24:35:34  5.3  0.51 135
PPM 264863     15:56:36.6 -24:43:45  8.4  0.15 136
469442         15:57:15.3 -24:45:03 15.3       136
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 469442, (2020/07/19 19:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.73 143
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:18  2.3  2.29 136
PPM 264828     15:53:53.9 -24:32:00  5.3  0.51 135
PPM 264863     15:55:22.5 -24:40:13  8.4  0.15 136
469442         15:56:01.3 -24:41:31 15.3       136
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/08/01 17:57:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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