RECON: TNO occultation with 98WG24

Event between 98WG24 and star GA1120:02626108 with event index number of 178293

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/01 20:07:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:04:13.9 +23:17:23
Equinox of date position of star is 07:05:23.1 +23:15:36
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 175 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

TNO is 40.0 AU from the Sun and 39.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 198 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1447 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=276.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Diameter=113.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98WG24, (2019/02/01 20:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:28.9 +27:58:43  1.1 10.39 164
Alhena         06:38:48.9 +16:22:53  1.9  9.29 175
44 Gem         07:06:27.2 +22:36:26  5.9  0.70 174
PPM 096879     07:01:49.8 +23:24:43  7.2  0.83 175
PPM 097019     07:06:55.5 +23:14:41  8.8  0.35 174
PPM 096954     07:04:32.9 +23:08:12 10.8  0.23 175
98WG24         07:05:23.2 +23:15:36 14.7       174
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 98WG24, (2019/02/01 20:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 10.39 164
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  9.29 175
44 Gem         07:05:18.4 +22:38:15  5.9  0.70 174
PPM 096879     07:00:40.4 +23:26:24  7.2  0.83 175
PPM 097019     07:05:46.3 +23:16:30  8.8  0.35 174
PPM 096954     07:03:23.7 +23:09:57 10.8  0.23 175
98WG24         07:04:13.9 +23:17:23 14.7       175
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/01/31 17:59:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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