RECON: TNO occultation with 04KC19

Event between 04KC19 and star GA0680:22275971 with event index number of 259883

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/08 10:55:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:04:03.4 -20:45:25
Equinox of date position of star is 18:05:13.0 -20:45:18
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

TNO is 30.4 AU from the Sun and 30.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 964 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1635 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=49.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04KC19, (2020/03/08 10:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:38.9 -26:28:30  0.9 22.38 100
Nunki          18:56:30.9 -26:16:12  2.0 12.97 132
PPM 267640     18:01:12.2 -20:20:22  6.0  1.04 120
PPM 267726     18:03:49.6 -20:44:10  7.3  0.34 120
PPM 267765     18:04:50.6 -20:49:53  9.7  0.12 120
04KC19         18:05:15.7 -20:45:17 16.3       121
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 04KC19, (2020/03/08 10:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.38 100
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.97 132
PPM 267640     18:00:00.1 -20:20:23  6.0  1.04 120
PPM 267726     18:02:37.3 -20:44:16  7.3  0.34 120
PPM 267765     18:03:38.3 -20:50:00  9.7  0.12 120
04KC19         18:04:03.4 -20:45:25 16.3       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:20:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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