RECON: TNO occultation with 10EL139

Event between 10EL139 and star GA0560:06780008 with event index number of 294936

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/23 11:48:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:37:03.5 -32:52:45
Equinox of date position of star is 13:38:10.2 -32:58:40
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

TNO is 37.3 AU from the Sun and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 207 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2636 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=496.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 49.5 sec chord
Diameter=202.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 20.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10EL139, (2019/07/23 11:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:13.6 -11:15:46  1.0 21.89 167
Iot Cen        13:21:42.2 -36:48:54  2.8  5.11 143
PPM 291555     13:35:50.6 -33:24:38  6.5  0.65 146
PPM 291648     13:39:57.7 -33:12:37  7.4  0.44 146
PPM 291608     13:38:12.8 -32:52:13  9.8  0.11 146
10EL139        13:38:10.6 -32:58:42 16.3       146
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 10EL139, (2019/07/23 11:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 21.89 167
Iot Cen        13:20:35.3 -36:42:46  2.8  5.11 143
PPM 291555     13:34:43.5 -33:18:39  6.5  0.65 146
PPM 291648     13:38:50.3 -33:06:41  7.4  0.44 146
PPM 291608     13:37:05.7 -32:46:17  9.8  0.11 146
10EL139        13:37:03.5 -32:52:45 16.3       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:27:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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