RECON: TNO occultation with 500884

Event between (500884) 13JK65 and star GA0680:09740269 with event index number of 246421

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/11 18:19:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:13:01.1 -20:54:50
Equinox of date position of star is 17:14:07.1 -20:56:04
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.5

TNO is 29.5 AU from the Sun and 29.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 529 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4958 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=72.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=29.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500884, (2020/02/11 18:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:38.6 -26:28:30  0.9 11.40  74
35Eta Oph      17:11:32.0 -15:44:54  2.6  5.23  81
PPM 266403     17:07:24.0 -21:35:27  6.3  1.72  81
PPM 266604     17:16:05.2 -20:59:28  7.7  0.44  83
PPM 266545     17:13:31.3 -21:00:51  9.5  0.18  82
500884         17:14:13.0 -20:56:11 16.3        82
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 500884, (2020/02/11 18:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.40  74
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.23  81
PPM 266403     17:06:11.8 -21:33:54  6.3  1.72  81
PPM 266604     17:14:53.3 -20:58:10  7.7  0.44  83
PPM 266545     17:12:19.4 -20:59:29  9.5  0.18  82
500884         17:13:01.1 -20:54:50 16.3        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:53:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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