RECON: TNO occultation with 11UQ62

Event between 11UQ62 and star GA1100:01046443 with event index number of 1026539

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/19 20:07:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:22:18.9 +20:25:11
Equinox of date position of star is 05:23:30.2 +20:26:16
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 107 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

TNO is 16.4 AU from the Sun and 15.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 45 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 583 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=71.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=29.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11UQ62, (2020/12/19 20:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:07.6 +16:32:59  0.8 11.67  95
Alnath         05:27:37.2 +28:37:24  1.6  8.24 109
PPM 120839     05:21:32.6 +19:35:52  6.5  0.97 106
PPM 094285     05:21:52.9 +20:50:58  8.0  0.57 107
PPM 094328     05:25:00.6 +20:35:50  9.0  0.37 107
11UQ62         05:23:33.7 +20:26:19 14.6       107
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 11UQ62, (2020/12/19 20:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 11.67  95
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  8.24 109
PPM 120839     05:20:18.3 +19:34:41  6.5  0.97 106
PPM 094285     05:20:37.9 +20:49:48  8.0  0.57 107
PPM 094328     05:23:45.7 +20:34:45  9.0  0.37 107
11UQ62         05:22:18.9 +20:25:11 14.6       107
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/12/31 22:06:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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