RECON: TNO occultation with 06UX184

Event between 06UX184 and star GA1360:02478285 with event index number of 1001447

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/10 15:37:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:37:55.4 +46:28:06
Equinox of date position of star is 04:39:24.1 +46:30:27
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 88 degrees from the moon. Moon is 28% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

TNO is 20.8 AU from the Sun and 20.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 148 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2907 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=105.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=43.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 06UX184, (2020/11/10 15:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:07.2 +16:32:59  0.8 29.96  96
Mirphak        03:25:49.4 +49:56:01  1.8 12.70  99
PPM 047275     04:42:57.8 +48:20:22  5.7  1.92  87
PPM 047239     04:39:37.5 +46:16:26  7.9  0.24  88
PPM 047248     04:40:34.7 +46:25:49  9.7  0.21  88
06UX184        04:39:27.1 +46:30:32 16.8        88
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 06UX184, (2020/11/10 15:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 29.96  96
Mirphak        03:24:19.4 +49:51:40  1.8 12.70  99
PPM 047275     04:41:24.1 +48:18:03  5.7  1.92  87
PPM 047239     04:38:06.0 +46:14:01  7.9  0.24  88
PPM 047248     04:39:03.1 +46:23:26  9.7  0.21  88
06UX184        04:37:55.4 +46:28:06 16.8        88
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/09 22:29:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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