RECON: TNO occultation with 10199

Event between (10199) Chariklo and star UC4-293-214979 with event index number of 56838

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/30 21:20:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:00:08.0 -31:28:41
Equinox of date position of star is 19:01:13.5 -31:27:12
Stellar brightness R=15.5
Star is 143 degrees from the moon. Moon is 33% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=18.6

TNO is 15.6 AU from the Sun and 14.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 172 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1708 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=288.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.5 sec chord
Diameter=117.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10199, (2017/05/30 21:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:28.7 -26:28:09  0.9 33.19 110
38Zet Sgr      19:03:43.1 -29:51:14  2.7  1.68 144
PPM 298390     18:59:28.3 -31:00:42  5.9  0.58 142
PPM 298380     18:59:13.1 -31:47:16  7.9  0.55 142
PPM 298458     19:03:01.3 -31:27:29  9.3  0.38 143
10199          19:01:15.3 -31:27:10 15.5       143
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 10199, (2017/05/30 21:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:55  0.9 33.19 110
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7  1.68 144
PPM 298390     18:58:21.2 -31:02:10  5.9  0.58 142
PPM 298380     18:58:05.6 -31:48:44  7.9  0.55 142
PPM 298458     19:01:54.0 -31:29:03  9.3  0.38 143
10199          19:00:08.0 -31:28:41 15.5       143
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/12/09 18:48:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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