RECON: TNO occultation with 312645

Event between (312645) 10EP65 and star GA0800:04411964 with event index number of 262576

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/11 13:44:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:43:03.7 -09:32:27
Equinox of date position of star is 13:44:07.9 -09:38:31
Stellar brightness G=11.3, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 79 degrees from the moon. Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.2

TNO is 33.2 AU from the Sun and 32.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 125 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1384 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 312645, (2020/05/11 13:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:16.1 -11:16:01  1.0  4.68  82
82 Vir         13:42:41.1 -08:48:18  5.0  0.91  79
PPM 227678     13:42:27.5 -10:33:17  7.9  1.00  79
PPM 196795     13:44:03.6 -09:43:04  9.4  0.08  79
312645         13:44:08.4 -09:38:34 11.3        78
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 312645, (2020/05/11 13:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  4.68  82
82 Vir         13:41:36.7 -08:42:10  5.0  0.91  79
PPM 227678     13:41:22.7 -10:27:09  7.9  1.00  79
PPM 196795     13:42:59.0 -09:36:57  9.4  0.08  79
312645         13:43:03.7 -09:32:27 11.3        79
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/16 21:34:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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