RECON: TNO occultation with 15810

Event between (15810) Arawn and star GA0700:33343403 with event index number of 321535

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/15 05:54:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:33:27.6 -19:31:04
Equinox of date position of star is 19:34:38.5 -19:28:22
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 85 degrees from the moon. Moon is 32% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.6

TNO is 35.8 AU from the Sun and 34.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 746 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5836 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15810, (2020/06/15 05:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.9 -26:28:32  0.9 42.70 126
Nunki          18:56:31.9 -26:16:10  2.0 11.10  94
PPM 236251     19:38:14.5 -18:11:03  5.7  1.54  84
PPM 236121     19:32:54.4 -19:20:31  7.4  0.43  85
PPM 236153     19:34:24.1 -19:13:36  9.1  0.25  85
15810          19:34:39.4 -19:28:20 14.9        84
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 15810, (2020/06/15 05:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 42.70 126
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.10  94
PPM 236251     19:37:03.4 -18:13:52  5.7  1.54  84
PPM 236121     19:31:42.6 -19:23:11  7.4  0.43  85
PPM 236153     19:33:12.4 -19:16:19  9.1  0.25  85
15810          19:33:27.6 -19:31:04 14.9        85
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/12 20:29:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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