RECON: TNO occultation with 511130

Event between (511130) 13WV107 and star GA0860:03698261 with event index number of 1021998

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/20 20:59:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:11:59.0 -02:19:12
Equinox of date position of star is 09:12:58.0 -02:24:02
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.5

TNO is 10.7 AU from the Sun and 10.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 278 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3153 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=63.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=25.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 511130, (2020/12/20 20:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:29.2 +11:51:50  1.3 20.01 162
Alphard        09:28:37.1 -08:45:02  2.0  7.43 146
28 Hya         09:26:26.9 -05:12:32  5.6  4.36 148
PPM 192135     09:13:44.9 -03:07:14  7.1  0.73 146
PPM 177772     09:12:55.1 -02:19:20  9.0  0.09 146
511130         09:13:02.7 -02:24:25 15.2       146
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, (2020/12/20 20:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 20.01 162
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:31  2.0  7.43 146
28 Hya         09:25:24.0 -05:07:03  5.6  4.36 148
PPM 192135     09:12:41.4 -03:02:00  7.1  0.73 146
PPM 177772     09:11:51.4 -02:14:07  9.0  0.09 146
511130         09:11:59.0 -02:19:12 15.2       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 00:45:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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