RECON: TNO occultation with 10199

Event between (10199) Chariklo and star GA0660:38215159 with event index number of 277204

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/04 17:08:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:53:11.5 -22:30:14
Equinox of date position of star is 19:54:24.8 -22:26:57
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

TNO is 16.5 AU from the Sun and 15.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 32 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 626 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10199, (2020/08/04 17:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:47.1 -29:30:46  1.2 41.76  19
38Zet Sgr      19:03:55.2 -29:50:56  2.7 13.52  41
PPM 270417     19:55:31.6 -23:53:18  6.1  1.46  29
PPM 270331     19:51:29.9 -22:43:36  8.2  0.73  30
PPM 270409     19:55:15.1 -22:25:13  9.3  0.20  29
10199          19:54:24.9 -22:26:57 16.5        29
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, (2020/08/04 17:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:23  1.2 41.76  19
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7 13.52  41
PPM 270417     19:54:17.6 -23:56:36  6.1  1.46  29
PPM 270331     19:50:16.3 -22:46:48  8.2  0.73  30
PPM 270409     19:54:01.8 -22:28:31  9.3  0.20  29
10199          19:53:11.5 -22:30:14 16.5        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/30 21:41:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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