RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0760:18019338 with event index number of 281891

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/28 10:47:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:47:01.2 -13:02:33
Equinox of date position of star is 18:48:04.0 -13:01:16
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 54 degrees from the moon. Moon is 61% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0

TNO is 32.7 AU from the Sun and 31.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3 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 228 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1780 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2020/07/28 10:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:40.3 -26:28:33  0.9 34.89  23
Nunki          18:56:32.4 -26:16:10  2.0 13.40  55
PPM 235105     18:51:40.9 -13:32:49  6.5  1.00  54
PPM 234983     18:46:43.2 -12:33:53  7.6  0.58  53
PPM 235022     18:48:44.8 -13:15:49  9.8  0.28  54
503858         18:48:10.7 -13:01:08 16.9        54
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, (2020/07/28 10:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.89  23
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 13.40  55
PPM 235105     18:50:31.2 -13:34:20  6.5  1.00  54
PPM 234983     18:45:33.9 -12:35:15  7.6  0.58  53
PPM 235022     18:47:35.2 -13:17:15  9.8  0.28  54
503858         18:47:01.2 -13:02:33 16.9        54
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/08/01 18:00:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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