RECON: TNO occultation with 05CA79

Event between 05CA79 and star GA1120:03219446 with event index number of 268085

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/06 23:59:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:18:39.7 +22:45:43
Equinox of date position of star is 10:19:44.1 +22:39:50
Stellar brightness G=10.0, use SENSEUP=2
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

TNO is 38.0 AU from the Sun and 38.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 129 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1658 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=527.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 34.4 sec chord
Diameter=215.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05CA79, (2020/06/06 23:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:27.5 +11:52:00  1.3 11.07 123
39 Leo         10:18:21.8 +23:00:11  6.3  0.48 124
PPM 100266     10:20:46.5 +22:24:12  9.5  0.34 123
05CA79         10:19:47.4 +22:39:32 10.0       123
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 05CA79, (2020/06/06 23:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 11.07 123
39 Leo         10:17:14.0 +23:06:20  6.3  0.48 124
PPM 100266     10:19:39.0 +22:30:23  9.5  0.34 123
05CA79         10:18:39.7 +22:45:43 10.0       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:47:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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