RECON: TNO occultation with 12DR30

Event between 12DR30 and star GA0180:06778550 with event index number of 251198

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/13 22:10:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:22:49.3 -71:53:53
Equinox of date position of star is 08:22:44.3 -71:57:49
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 76% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

TNO is 20.3 AU from the Sun and 20.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 28.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 147 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5104 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=227.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Diameter=92.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12DR30, (2020/03/13 22:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Canopus        06:24:24.1 -52:42:27 -0.7 23.13 102
Bet Car        09:13:24.8 -69:48:02  1.7  4.67  77
Eta Vol        08:21:52.5 -73:27:54  5.3  1.50  80
PPM 369904     08:21:03.4 -72:01:59  7.6  0.15  80
12DR30         08:22:44.2 -71:57:49 16.3        80
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, (2020/03/13 22:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Canopus        06:23:57.2 -52:41:44 -0.7 23.13 102
Bet Car        09:13:11.3 -69:43:00  1.7  4.67  77
Eta Vol        08:22:04.3 -73:23:59  5.3  1.50  80
PPM 369904     08:21:09.1 -71:58:05  7.6  0.15  80
12DR30         08:22:49.3 -71:53:53 16.3        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/10 21:08:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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