RECON: TNO occultation with 01KO77

Event between 01KO77 and star GA0740:14674142 with event index number of 258304

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/15 13:05:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:00:00.8 -14:39:53
Equinox of date position of star is 18:01:09.9 -14:39:52
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 67 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.8

TNO is 37.6 AU from the Sun and 36.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 738 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5182 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01KO77, (2020/05/15 13:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.6 -26:28:32  0.9 24.19  86
35Eta Oph      17:11:32.9 -15:44:55  2.6 12.02  79
PPM 233766     17:57:29.4 -15:48:52  6.1  1.45  68
PPM 233881     18:01:30.1 -14:12:28  7.8  0.46  67
PPM 233875     18:01:10.8 -14:30:03  9.5  0.16  67
01KO77         18:01:10.5 -14:39:52 14.6        67
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 01KO77, (2020/05/15 13:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.19  86
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.02  79
PPM 233766     17:56:19.0 -15:48:46  6.1  1.45  68
PPM 233881     18:00:20.5 -14:12:29  7.8  0.46  67
PPM 233875     18:00:01.1 -14:30:04  9.5  0.16  67
01KO77         18:00:00.8 -14:39:53 14.6        67
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/06 21:39:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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