RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0760:15919426 with event index number of 326934

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/21 17:21:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:36:57.2 -13:47:19
Equinox of date position of star is 18:38:03.2 -13:46:15
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 156 degrees from the moon. Moon is 48% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1

TNO is 32.5 AU from the Sun and 32.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 328 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1901 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2019/10/21 17:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:37.5 -26:28:27  0.9 32.38 129
Nunki          18:56:29.5 -26:16:13  2.0 13.22 162
PPM 234707     18:34:46.9 -14:50:14  6.1  1.33 156
PPM 234774     18:37:24.8 -13:42:58  8.4  0.17 156
503858         18:38:04.5 -13:46:14 16.2       156
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 503858, (2019/10/21 17:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.38 129
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 13.22 162
PPM 234707     18:33:39.1 -14:51:14  6.1  1.33 156
PPM 234774     18:36:17.5 -13:44:02  8.4  0.17 156
503858         18:36:57.2 -13:47:19 16.2       156
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:47:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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