RECON: TNO occultation with 506439

Event between (506439) 00YB2 and star GA1100:01299094 with event index number of 317524

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/12 22:19:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:39:27.7 +20:19:31
Equinox of date position of star is 05:40:37.1 +20:20:04
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 5 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.4 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 222 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1478 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 506439, (2019/12/12 22:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:15.1 +07:24:33  0.4 13.47  15
Alnath         05:27:33.3 +28:37:21  1.6  8.81   9
123Zet Tau     05:38:50.3 +21:09:11  3.0  0.92   5
PPM 121239     05:41:20.4 +19:41:23  7.8  0.67   5
PPM 094609     05:40:06.8 +20:02:25  9.2  0.32   5
PPM 094603     05:39:50.1 +20:16:27 10.8  0.20   5
506439         05:40:38.9 +20:20:05 16.0         5
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 506439, (2019/12/12 22:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.47  15
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  8.81   9
123Zet Tau     05:37:38.7 +21:08:33  3.0  0.92   5
PPM 121239     05:40:09.6 +19:40:49  7.8  0.67   5
PPM 094609     05:38:55.7 +20:01:49  9.2  0.32   5
PPM 094603     05:38:38.9 +20:15:51 10.8  0.20   5
506439         05:39:27.7 +20:19:31 16.0         5
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:59:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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