RECON: TNO occultation with 69986

Event between (69986) 98WW24 and star GDR2_90.447_15.451 with event index number of 149146

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/25 19:11:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:01:47.4 +15:27:03
Equinox of date position of star is 06:02:50.7 +15:26:59
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6

TNO is 34.7 AU from the Sun and 35.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 236 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1546 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 69986, (2018/08/25 19:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:10.9 +07:24:33  0.4  8.21 122
Alhena         06:38:47.3 +16:22:55  1.9  8.69 134
69 Ori         06:13:07.8 +16:07:28  4.7  2.56 127
PPM 121788     06:03:07.0 +15:12:18  8.2  0.25 125
PPM 121785     06:02:58.5 +15:37:44 10.1  0.18 125
69986          06:02:51.6 +15:26:59 15.9       125
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 69986, (2018/08/25 19:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  8.21 122
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  8.69 134
69 Ori         06:12:03.2 +16:07:49  4.7  2.56 127
PPM 121788     06:02:02.8 +15:12:23  8.2  0.25 125
PPM 121785     06:01:54.2 +15:37:47 10.1  0.18 125
69986          06:01:47.4 +15:27:03 15.9       125
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 17:58:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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