RECON: TNO occultation with 500879

Event between (500879) 13JH64 and star GA0740:05865343 with event index number of 309497

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/28 15:39:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:12:45.4 -15:35:50
Equinox of date position of star is 16:13:50.5 -15:38:42
Stellar brightness G=13.4, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 39 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

TNO is 52.8 AU from the Sun and 52.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 271 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2255 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=416.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 34.3 sec chord
Diameter=170.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 11:4EEEEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500879, (2019/03/28 15:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.4 -26:28:23  0.9 11.51  34
8Bet1Sco       16:06:33.5 -19:51:24  2.6  4.55  40
PPM 231511     16:20:05.7 -14:55:06  5.8  1.67  38
PPM 231371     16:14:16.5 -15:09:54  7.2  0.49  39
PPM 231374     16:14:30.6 -15:49:17  9.2  0.24  39
500879         16:13:50.9 -15:38:43 13.4        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 500879, (2019/03/28 15:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.51  34
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  4.55  40
PPM 231511     16:19:00.4 -14:52:22  5.8  1.67  38
PPM 231371     16:13:11.2 -15:07:02  7.2  0.49  39
PPM 231374     16:13:24.9 -15:46:25  9.2  0.24  39
500879         16:12:45.4 -15:35:50 13.4        39
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:03:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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