RECON: TNO occultation with 11HJ103

Event between 11HJ103 and star GA0680:35011340 with event index number of 277626

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/21 18:29:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:25:41.7 -20:26:24
Equinox of date position of star is 19:26:50.4 -20:24:01
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 157 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1

TNO is 39.9 AU from the Sun and 38.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 377 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1496 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=142.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=58.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HJ103, (2020/07/21 18:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:40.3 -26:28:33  0.9 40.68 117
Nunki          18:56:32.3 -26:16:10  2.0  9.11 150
50 Sgr         19:27:32.6 -21:44:04  5.6  1.34 157
PPM 269702     19:23:53.2 -20:36:11  7.0  0.74 156
PPM 269778     19:27:06.5 -20:30:23  9.2  0.12 157
11HJ103        19:26:54.4 -20:23:53 15.4       157
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 11HJ103, (2020/07/21 18:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.68 117
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  9.11 150
50 Sgr         19:26:19.2 -21:46:36  5.6  1.34 157
PPM 269702     19:22:40.3 -20:38:37  7.0  0.74 156
PPM 269778     19:25:53.7 -20:32:55  9.2  0.12 157
11HJ103        19:25:41.7 -20:26:24 15.4       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 00:07:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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