RECON: TNO occultation with 143707

Event between (143707) 03UY117 and star GA1120:00403203 with event index number of 363518

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/23 22:18:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:23:26.2 +22:47:19
Equinox of date position of star is 03:24:39.3 +22:51:42
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 109 degrees from the moon. Moon is 54% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.4

TNO is 34.4 AU from the Sun and 33.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 69 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1235 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=376.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=153.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 143707, (2020/10/23 22:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:07.0 +16:32:58  0.8 18.17 124
44Zet Per      03:55:26.7 +31:56:38  2.8 11.36 118
61Tau1Ari      03:22:26.0 +21:13:14  5.3  1.72 108
PPM 092475     03:25:47.3 +22:06:45  6.9  0.79 109
PPM 092444     03:23:44.7 +22:53:00  9.8  0.21 109
143707         03:24:39.3 +22:51:42 14.5       109
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 143707, (2020/10/23 22:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 18.17 124
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 11.36 118
61Tau1Ari      03:21:13.7 +21:08:49  5.3  1.72 108
PPM 092475     03:24:34.5 +22:02:24  6.9  0.79 109
PPM 092444     03:22:31.6 +22:48:36  9.8  0.21 109
143707         03:23:26.2 +22:47:19 14.5       109
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/10/23 21:42:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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