RECON: TNO occultation with 96KV1

Event between 96KV1 and star GA0640:37133220 with event index number of 335804

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/16 21:59:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:11:44.4 -24:32:26
Equinox of date position of star is 19:12:55.5 -24:30:25
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun and 40.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1222 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3627 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.5 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 96KV1, (2019/10/16 22:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:37.4 -26:28:27  0.9 36.53 165
Nunki          18:56:29.5 -26:16:14  2.0  4.11 135
PPM 269532     19:16:45.5 -24:08:38  6.4  0.94 130
PPM 269421     19:12:12.0 -24:09:04  7.6  0.39 131
PPM 269435     19:12:45.5 -24:24:40  8.8  0.10 131
96KV1          19:12:56.8 -24:30:23 16.8       131
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, (2019/10/16 22:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 36.53 165
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  4.11 135
PPM 269532     19:15:33.4 -24:10:48  6.4  0.94 130
PPM 269421     19:10:59.9 -24:11:06  7.6  0.39 131
PPM 269435     19:11:33.2 -24:26:43  8.8  0.10 131
96KV1          19:11:44.4 -24:32:26 16.8       131
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:46:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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