RECON: TNO occultation with 250112

Event between (250112) 02KY14 and star GA1000:02132745 with event index number of 356312

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/06 07:35:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:44:28.3 +10:12:16
Equinox of date position of star is 06:45:35.2 +10:10:57
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 72 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

TNO is 13.6 AU from the Sun and 13.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 128 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 745 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=72.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Diameter=29.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 250112, (2020/04/06 07:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:16.2 +07:24:33  0.4 12.49  84
Alhena         06:38:52.9 +16:22:49  1.9  6.41  73
16 Mon         06:47:38.7 +08:33:51  5.9  1.70  71
PPM 151177     06:46:20.6 +09:39:56  7.7  0.55  72
PPM 122980     06:46:16.6 +10:05:47  9.4  0.19  72
250112         06:45:35.4 +10:10:57 14.6        72
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 250112, (2020/04/06 07:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 12.49  84
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  6.41  73
16 Mon         06:46:32.4 +08:35:14  5.9  1.70  71
PPM 151177     06:45:13.8 +09:41:16  7.7  0.55  72
PPM 122980     06:45:09.6 +10:07:07  9.4  0.19  72
250112         06:44:28.3 +10:12:16 14.6        72
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/16 21:23:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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