RECON: TNO occultation with 12LB27

Event between 12LB27 and star GA0980:17209671 with event index number of 1793873

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/18 19:01:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:25:22.7 +08:34:52
Equinox of date position of star is 20:26:24.8 +08:39:06
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 86 degrees from the moon. Moon is 66% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

TNO is 15.7 AU from the Sun and 14.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 92 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 637 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.7
Diameter=70.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=28.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12LB27, (2021/07/18 19:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:40.1 +38:48:17  0.0 38.78  75
Tarazed        19:47:17.0 +10:40:02  2.7  9.85  77
PPM 170088     20:29:10.4 +08:30:36  6.3  0.69  87
PPM 169970     20:25:41.1 +08:40:06  7.0  0.18  86
PPM 169994     20:26:20.6 +08:38:52 10.8  0.02  86
12LB27         20:26:25.5 +08:39:09 16.7        86
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 12LB27, (2021/07/18 19:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 38.78  75
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7  9.85  77
PPM 170088     20:28:07.6 +08:26:15  6.3  0.69  87
PPM 169970     20:24:38.3 +08:35:51  7.0  0.18  86
PPM 169994     20:25:17.9 +08:34:35 10.8  0.02  86
12LB27         20:25:22.7 +08:34:52 16.7        86
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/21 22:33:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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