RECON: TNO occultation with 98WV31

Event between 98WV31 and star GA1140:00959572 with event index number of 1007048

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/16 00:54:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:04:21.6 +24:40:27
Equinox of date position of star is 05:05:36.8 +24:42:05
Stellar brightness G=13.0, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 168 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.9

TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 457 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3169 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98WV31, (2020/11/16 00:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:07.3 +16:32:59  0.8 10.53 174
Alnath         05:27:36.8 +28:37:23  1.6  6.28 162
103 Tau        05:09:23.1 +24:17:27  5.3  0.95 167
PPM 094048     05:06:28.2 +23:49:34  8.3  0.90 168
PPM 094009     05:04:39.1 +24:30:27  9.7  0.30 168
98WV31         05:05:38.3 +24:42:07 13.0       168
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 98WV31, (2020/11/16 00:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.53 174
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  6.28 162
103 Tau        05:08:06.6 +24:15:54  5.3  0.95 167
PPM 094048     05:05:12.0 +23:47:56  8.3  0.90 168
PPM 094009     05:03:22.5 +24:28:45  9.7  0.30 168
98WV31         05:04:21.6 +24:40:27 13.0       168
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 22:43:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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