RECON: TNO occultation with 11HN104

Event between 11HN104 and star GA0840:05764910 with event index number of 1576093

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/28 23:09:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:24:05.9 -05:21:56
Equinox of date position of star is 17:25:10.5 -05:22:58
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 149 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.8

TNO is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 29.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 135 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1539 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=152.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=62.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HN104, (2020/04/28 23:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.4 -26:28:31  0.9 24.78 144
35Eta Oph      17:11:32.7 -15:44:55  2.6 10.89 151
PPM 200658     17:27:42.7 -05:06:11  4.5  0.69 149
PPM 200565     17:21:23.2 -05:31:48  8.4  0.96 148
PPM 200625     17:25:20.9 -05:20:34  8.6  0.06 149
11HN104        17:25:10.9 -05:22:59 16.6       149
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 11HN104, (2020/04/28 23:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.78 144
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.89 151
PPM 200658     17:26:37.8 -05:05:13  4.5  0.69 149
PPM 200565     17:20:18.1 -05:30:39  8.4  0.96 148
PPM 200625     17:24:15.9 -05:19:32  8.6  0.06 149
11HN104        17:24:05.9 -05:21:56 16.6       149
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/10 21:21:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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