RECON: TNO occultation with 182934

Event between (182934) 02GJ32 and star GA0680:06443867 with event index number of 187580

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/01 19:21:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:45:29.0 -21:12:35
Equinox of date position of star is 15:46:36.3 -21:16:07
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

TNO is 44.5 AU from the Sun and 43.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1482 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2183 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=501.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.2 sec chord
Diameter=204.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 182934, (2019/05/01 19:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.7 -26:28:24  0.9 11.31 114
7Del Sco       16:01:28.8 -22:40:31  2.3  3.72 122
PPM 264480     15:39:24.0 -21:04:43  5.9  1.69 127
PPM 264688     15:48:39.2 -21:17:32  8.1  0.48 125
182934         15:46:36.8 -21:16:09 16.4       125
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 182934, (2019/05/01 19:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.31 114
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:18  2.3  3.72 122
PPM 264480     15:38:16.4 -21:01:00  5.9  1.69 127
PPM 264688     15:47:31.3 -21:14:01  8.1  0.48 125
182934         15:45:29.0 -21:12:35 16.4       125
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/08 22:18:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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