RECON: TNO occultation with 02GV32

Event between 02GV32 and star GA0660:15000543 with event index number of 1036774

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/05 13:41:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:34:54.4 -23:41:55
Equinox of date position of star is 17:36:04.3 -23:42:36
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 148 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

TNO is 32.0 AU from the Sun and 31.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 327 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1385 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02GV32, (2019/05/05 13:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.8 -26:28:24  0.9 15.07 160
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.3 -15:44:51  2.6  9.84 154
51 Oph         17:32:35.8 -23:58:34  4.8  0.84 148
PPM 266956     17:32:23.7 -23:40:19  8.0  0.85 149
PPM 267039     17:36:39.7 -23:48:29  9.9  0.16 148
02GV32         17:36:05.1 -23:42:36 16.5       147
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 02GV32, (2019/05/05 13:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 15.07 160
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.84 154
51 Oph         17:31:25.0 -23:57:46  4.8  0.84 148
PPM 266956     17:31:13.0 -23:39:32  8.0  0.85 149
PPM 267039     17:35:28.9 -23:47:49  9.9  0.16 148
02GV32         17:34:54.4 -23:41:55 16.5       148
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:35:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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