RECON: TNO occultation with 11EY90

Event between 11EY90 and star GA0760:04788602 with event index number of 1576976

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/11 23:26:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:22:06.7 -13:38:26
Equinox of date position of star is 13:23:12.4 -13:44:52
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 150 degrees from the moon. Moon is 47% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.8

TNO is 36.1 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 156 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1565 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11EY90, (2020/08/11 23:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:16.9 -11:16:06  1.0  2.59 151
68 Vir         13:27:48.7 -12:48:52  5.3  1.46 151
PPM 227232     13:24:46.0 -13:45:21  8.2  0.38 151
PPM 227191     13:23:25.3 -13:37:23  9.3  0.14 150
11EY90         13:23:12.5 -13:44:52 15.2       151
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 11EY90, (2020/08/11 23:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  2.59 151
68 Vir         13:26:43.0 -12:42:28  5.3  1.46 151
PPM 227232     13:23:40.2 -13:38:56  8.2  0.38 151
PPM 227191     13:22:19.6 -13:30:57  9.3  0.14 150
11EY90         13:22:06.7 -13:38:26 15.2       150
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/31 20:52:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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