RECON: TNO occultation with 12DR30

Event between 12DR30 and star GA0200:09043196 with event index number of 223878

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/11/30 05:35:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:23:16.9 -69:56:27
Equinox of date position of star is 09:23:31.7 -70:01:29
Stellar brightness G=10.6, use SENSEUP=4
Star is 85 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.4

TNO is 20.0 AU from the Sun and 20.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 37.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 136 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3766 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12DR30, (2019/11/30 05:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Bet Cru        12:48:53.9 -59:47:50  1.3 23.13  76
Bet Car        09:13:24.6 -69:47:58  1.7  0.90  86
PPM 357254     09:17:33.7 -68:46:27  5.6  1.36  87
PPM 370311     09:24:52.1 -70:09:44  6.6  0.18  85
PPM 357336     09:25:10.0 -70:04:07  9.9  0.15  85
12DR30         09:23:32.0 -70:01:37 10.6        85
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 12DR30, (2019/11/30 05:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Bet Cru        12:47:43.1 -59:41:20  1.3 23.13  76
Bet Car        09:13:11.3 -69:43:00  1.7  0.90  86
PPM 357254     09:17:17.0 -68:41:24  5.6  1.36  87
PPM 370311     09:24:37.0 -70:04:33  6.6  0.18  85
PPM 357336     09:24:54.6 -69:58:55  9.9  0.15  85
12DR30         09:23:16.9 -69:56:27 10.6        85
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:56:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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