RECON: TNO occultation with 470309

Event between (470309) 07JK43 and star GA0940:05294643 with event index number of 277396

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/21 22:29:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:12.1 +05:57:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:06.6 +05:57:03
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

TNO is 24.8 AU from the Sun and 24.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 93 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1413 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470309, (2020/07/21 22:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:38.1 +38:48:13  0.0 35.08 111
60Bet Oph      17:44:29.3 +04:33:36  2.8  1.43 123
PPM 164771     17:54:14.3 +06:05:55  5.8  2.75 124
PPM 164427     17:42:32.4 +06:18:15  7.3  0.39 121
PPM 164448     17:43:22.1 +05:56:38  9.2  0.04 122
470309         17:43:12.4 +05:57:00 15.8       122
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 470309, (2020/07/21 22:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:06  0.0 35.08 111
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:05  2.8  1.43 123
PPM 164771     17:53:14.0 +06:06:06  5.8  2.75 124
PPM 164427     17:41:32.3 +06:18:48  7.3  0.39 121
PPM 164448     17:42:21.7 +05:57:09  9.2  0.04 122
470309         17:42:12.1 +05:57:31 15.8       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/08/01 17:58:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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