RECON: TNO occultation with 11HM102

Event between 11HM102 and star GA0600:48162758 with event index number of 1043030

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/05 19:13:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:04:00.1 -29:27:40
Equinox of date position of star is 20:05:15.3 -29:24:10
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 9 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.5

TNO is 28.3 AU from the Sun and 27.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1404 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=133.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=54.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HM102, (2020/07/05 19:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:46.8 -29:30:47  1.2 37.54  45
38Zet Sgr      19:03:54.9 -29:50:57  2.7 13.33  10
PPM 299619     20:00:13.7 -30:28:55  6.2  1.54   9
PPM 270671     20:06:35.7 -29:01:14  7.8  0.48   9
PPM 270640     20:05:31.6 -29:24:23  9.0  0.06   9
11HM102        20:05:16.4 -29:24:07 14.4         9
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 11HM102, (2020/07/05 19:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:23  1.2 37.54  45
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7 13.33  10
PPM 299619     19:58:56.6 -30:32:19  6.2  1.54   9
PPM 270671     20:05:19.6 -29:04:49  7.8  0.48   9
PPM 270640     20:04:15.3 -29:27:56  9.0  0.06   9
11HM102        20:04:00.1 -29:27:40 14.4         9
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/10 21:42:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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