RECON: TNO occultation with 09KN30

Event between 09KN30 and star GA0640:27540110 with event index number of 363239

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/25 08:10:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:20:36.8 -24:02:02
Equinox of date position of star is 18:21:50.8 -24:01:24
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 49 degrees from the moon. Moon is 68% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.5

TNO is 34.1 AU from the Sun and 34.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 355 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1679 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=156.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=63.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:2EEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09KN30, (2020/10/25 08:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:41.2 -26:28:35  0.9 25.21  73
Nunki          18:56:33.3 -26:16:09  2.0  8.16  41
PPM 268291     18:22:48.3 -24:54:14  6.0  0.91  48
PPM 268251     18:21:10.9 -23:18:17  7.9  0.74  49
PPM 268272     18:22:08.2 -23:55:56  9.2  0.11  49
09KN30         18:21:53.1 -24:01:23 16.8        48
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 09KN30, (2020/10/25 08:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.21  73
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.16  41
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  0.91  48
PPM 268251     18:19:54.9 -23:18:55  7.9  0.74  49
PPM 268272     18:20:51.9 -23:56:35  9.2  0.11  49
09KN30         18:20:36.8 -24:02:02 16.8        49
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/09 22:21:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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