RECON: TNO occultation with 02GS32

Event between 02GS32 and star GA0660:09144420 with event index number of 253583

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/16 18:35:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:03:15.4 -23:09:21
Equinox of date position of star is 17:04:25.9 -23:10:55
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 61 degrees from the moon. Moon is 32% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

TNO is 38.4 AU from the Sun and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2318 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3335 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=187.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.7 sec chord
Diameter=76.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02GS32, (2020/04/16 18:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.3 -26:28:31  0.9  8.35  68
35Eta Oph      17:11:32.6 -15:44:55  2.6  7.62  61
PPM 266403     17:07:24.6 -21:35:28  6.3  1.73  61
PPM 266324     17:04:35.3 -23:10:45  7.5  0.02  61
02GS32         17:04:29.1 -23:10:59 16.3        61
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 02GS32, (2020/04/16 18:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  8.35  68
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.62  61
PPM 266403     17:06:11.8 -21:33:54  6.3  1.73  61
PPM 266324     17:03:21.6 -23:09:06  7.5  0.02  61
02GS32         17:03:15.4 -23:09:21 16.3        61
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:28:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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