RECON: TNO occultation with 10370

Event between (10370) Hylonome and star UC4-357-170188A with event index number of 190407

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/16 12:56:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:57:21.5 -18:37:18
Equinox of date position of star is 18:58:28.6 -18:35:42
Stellar brightness R=11.9, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 78 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 24.3 AU from the Sun and 23.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1725 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2317 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10370, (2019/05/16 12:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.9 -26:28:24  0.9 34.92  46
Nunki          18:56:27.9 -26:16:16  2.0  7.69  78
PPM 235314     19:00:32.2 -19:15:06  6.5  0.82  79
PPM 235296     18:59:35.8 -18:30:14  8.2  0.28  79
PPM 235281     18:58:40.4 -18:23:42  9.8  0.20  78
10370          18:58:29.5 -18:35:41 11.9        79
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, (2019/05/16 12:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.92  46
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.69  78
PPM 235314     18:59:23.9 -19:16:46  6.5  0.82  79
PPM 235296     18:58:27.9 -18:31:53  8.2  0.28  79
PPM 235281     18:57:32.5 -18:25:19  9.8  0.20  78
10370          18:57:21.5 -18:37:18 11.9        78
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:51:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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