RECON: TNO occultation with 15BF518

Event between 15BF518 and star GA0820:04076135 with event index number of 1540612

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/08 20:05:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:10:34.2 -06:45:27
Equinox of date position of star is 11:11:36.5 -06:52:08
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 154 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

TNO is 17.5 AU from the Sun and 17.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1018 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=64.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=26.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15BF518, (2020/07/08 20:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:27.8 +11:51:58  1.3 24.29 176
4Gam Crv       12:16:51.9 -17:39:21  2.6 19.22 136
PPM 194312     11:18:00.6 -07:14:49  6.1  1.63 153
PPM 194180     11:11:20.8 -06:48:02  8.1  0.10 154
PPM 194191     11:11:51.8 -06:54:26  9.4  0.07 154
15BF518        11:11:36.6 -06:52:09 17.0       154
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 15BF518, (2020/07/08 20:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 24.29 176
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.1 -17:32:31  2.6 19.22 136
PPM 194312     11:16:58.2 -07:08:05  6.1  1.63 153
PPM 194180     11:10:18.3 -06:41:20  8.1  0.10 154
PPM 194191     11:10:49.4 -06:47:44  9.4  0.07 154
15BF518        11:10:34.2 -06:45:27 17.0       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 04:44:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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