RECON: TNO occultation with 96KV1

Event between 96KV1 and star GDR2_287.786_-24.337 with event index number of 129068

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/20 03:15:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:11:08.6 -24:20:15
Equinox of date position of star is 19:12:15.8 -24:18:21
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 112 degrees from the moon. Moon is 47% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 304 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3669 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 96KV1, (2018/06/20 03:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.6 -26:28:17  0.9 36.44  75
Nunki          18:56:24.5 -26:16:20  2.0  4.09 108
PPM 269532     19:16:40.7 -24:08:47  6.4  1.02 112
PPM 269421     19:12:07.2 -24:09:12  7.6  0.16 111
PPM 269435     19:12:40.6 -24:24:48  8.8  0.14 112
96KV1          19:12:16.0 -24:18:21 15.2       112
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 96KV1, (2018/06/20 03:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 36.44  75
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  4.09 108
PPM 269532     19:15:33.4 -24:10:48  6.4  1.02 112
PPM 269421     19:10:59.9 -24:11:06  7.6  0.16 111
PPM 269435     19:11:33.2 -24:26:43  8.8  0.14 112
96KV1          19:11:08.6 -24:20:15 15.2       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 17:49:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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