RECON: TNO occultation with 511130

Event between (511130) 13WV107 and star GA0940:03162658 with event index number of 257961

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/17 09:33:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:15:38.8 +05:24:17
Equinox of date position of star is 08:16:42.9 +05:20:30
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 24% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8

TNO is 10.7 AU from the Sun and 11.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 53 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 781 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=63.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=25.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 511130, (2020/05/17 09:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:33.6 +27:58:31  1.1 23.74 116
Alphard        09:28:35.3 -08:44:52  2.0 22.79 139
PPM 154212     08:18:22.8 +04:09:18  6.5  1.26 124
PPM 154247     08:19:37.3 +05:07:11  7.9  0.75 125
PPM 154145     08:16:11.5 +05:21:57 10.0  0.14 124
511130         08:16:43.6 +05:20:28 16.1       124
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 511130, (2020/05/17 09:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 23.74 116
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 22.79 139
PPM 154212     08:17:18.4 +04:13:09  6.5  1.26 124
PPM 154247     08:18:32.6 +05:11:04  7.9  0.75 125
PPM 154145     08:15:06.7 +05:25:45 10.0  0.14 124
511130         08:15:38.8 +05:24:17 16.1       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/01 21:44:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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