RECON: TNO occultation with 11WJ157

Event between 11WJ157 and star GA1240:02902802 with event index number of 314822

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/10 14:57:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:50:37.6 +35:29:25
Equinox of date position of star is 06:51:58.2 +35:27:56
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.1

TNO is 39.5 AU from the Sun and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 344 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1598 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=557.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Diameter=227.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 6:1EEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11WJ157, (2020/03/10 14:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:32.9 +27:58:33  1.1 13.79  70
34Bet Aur      06:01:00.6 +44:56:50  1.9 13.56  91
34The Gem      06:54:07.1 +33:56:06  3.6  1.59  81
PPM 072140     06:51:33.0 +35:02:37  8.1  0.43  82
PPM 072185     06:53:35.3 +35:17:29  9.5  0.37  81
PPM 072156     06:52:11.7 +35:21:44 10.5  0.11  82
11WJ157        06:51:58.4 +35:27:56 16.2        81
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 11WJ157, (2020/03/10 14:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 13.79  70
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9 13.56  91
34The Gem      06:52:47.3 +33:57:39  3.6  1.59  81
PPM 072140     06:50:12.4 +35:04:06  8.1  0.43  82
PPM 072185     06:52:14.6 +35:19:02  9.5  0.37  81
PPM 072156     06:50:50.9 +35:23:14 10.5  0.11  82
11WJ157        06:50:37.6 +35:29:25 16.2        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/02/25 21:25:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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