RECON: TNO occultation with 10370

Event between (10370) Hylonome and star UC4-356-144806 with event index number of 73796

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/06/02 17:15:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:29:07.9 -18:59:30
Equinox of date position of star is 18:30:07.7 -18:58:46
Stellar brightness R=16.1
Star is 100 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

TNO is 23.7 AU from the Sun and 22.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 863 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2683 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10370, (2017/06/02 17:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:28.7 -26:28:09  0.9 28.52  74
Nunki          18:56:20.6 -26:16:25  2.0  9.47 106
PPM 234623     18:31:13.3 -18:42:59  5.5  0.36 101
PPM 234550     18:28:13.5 -18:56:31  8.4  0.46 100
PPM 234596     18:30:01.4 -18:57:01  9.0  0.04 100
10370          18:30:09.4 -18:58:45 16.1       100
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 10370, (2017/06/02 17:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:55  0.9 28.52  74
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  9.47 106
PPM 234623     18:30:11.9 -18:43:45  5.5  0.36 101
PPM 234550     18:27:12.0 -18:57:14  8.4  0.46 100
PPM 234596     18:28:59.9 -18:57:46  9.0  0.04 100
10370          18:29:07.9 -18:59:30 16.1       100
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/12/09 18:49:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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