RECON: TNO occultation with 119878

Event between (119878) 02CY224 and star GA0900:03702282 with event index number of 223634

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/14 04:06:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:45:44.1 +00:48:54
Equinox of date position of star is 10:46:43.9 +00:42:44
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 92 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

TNO is 39.4 AU from the Sun and 39.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.2 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 216 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3008 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=363.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.4 sec chord
Diameter=148.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 12:5EEEEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 119878, (2019/11/14 04:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:25.7 +11:52:10  1.3 14.50  80
55 Leo         10:56:43.7 +00:37:50  6.2  2.49  94
PPM 157158     10:46:30.5 +00:54:21  8.1  0.21  92
PPM 157142     10:46:02.4 +00:39:04 10.2  0.19  92
119878         10:46:45.3 +00:42:36 15.4        92
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 119878, (2019/11/14 04:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 14.50  80
55 Leo         10:55:42.5 +00:44:13  6.2  2.49  94
PPM 157158     10:45:29.3 +01:00:39  8.1  0.21  92
PPM 157142     10:45:01.2 +00:45:21 10.2  0.19  92
119878         10:45:44.1 +00:48:54 15.4        92
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:52:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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