RECON: TNO occultation with 309139

Event between (309139) 06XQ51 and star GA0700:04358542 with event index number of 339065

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/21 01:53:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:04:09.5 -18:01:52
Equinox of date position of star is 09:05:04.4 -18:06:38
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 18.5 AU from the Sun and 17.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 661 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5390 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.8
Diameter=66.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=27.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 309139, (2020/01/21 01:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Adhara         06:59:24.9 -29:00:02  1.5 30.67 122
Alphard        09:28:34.4 -08:44:47  2.0 10.97 107
PPM 221125     09:09:59.8 -18:24:39  5.9  1.20 107
PPM 221074     09:07:50.4 -18:16:59  6.9  0.68 107
PPM 221006     09:05:06.0 -17:56:03  9.1  0.18 108
309139         09:05:05.1 -18:06:42 16.3       108
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 309139, (2020/01/21 01:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Adhara         06:58:37.6 -28:58:19  1.5 30.67 122
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 10.97 107
PPM 221125     09:09:04.1 -18:19:43  5.9  1.20 107
PPM 221074     09:06:54.7 -18:12:06  6.9  0.68 107
PPM 221006     09:04:10.3 -17:51:13  9.1  0.18 108
309139         09:04:09.5 -18:01:52 16.3       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/10/15 22:06:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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