RECON: TNO occultation with 542889

Event between (542889) 13MY11 and star GA0680:36586095 with event index number of 1692924

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/04 07:50:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:42:09.4 -21:19:29
Equinox of date position of star is 22:43:17.3 -21:12:53
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 143 degrees from the moon. Moon is 86% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 23.8 AU from the Sun and 23.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1138 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=120.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=49.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 542889, (2020/12/04 07:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:48.2 -29:30:39  1.2  9.00 140
59Ups Aqr      22:35:50.1 -20:36:02  5.2  1.85 144
PPM 274164     22:43:58.2 -21:04:09  8.5  0.22 142
PPM 274159     22:43:47.1 -21:12:53 10.4  0.12 143
542889         22:43:17.3 -21:12:53 16.5       142
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 542889, (2020/12/04 07:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2  9.00 140
59Ups Aqr      22:34:42.0 -20:42:33  5.2  1.85 144
PPM 274164     22:42:50.4 -21:10:45  8.5  0.22 142
PPM 274159     22:42:39.2 -21:19:29 10.4  0.12 143
542889         22:42:09.4 -21:19:29 16.5       143
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/04 01:08:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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