RECON: TNO occultation with 10BK118

Event between 10BK118 and star UC4-144-195989 with event index number of 79165

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/01 14:21:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:35:20.9 -61:23:25
Equinox of date position of star is 17:36:54.3 -61:24:00
Stellar brightness R=15.2
Star is 132 degrees from the moon. Moon is 33% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6

TNO is 13.0 AU from the Sun and 12.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 31.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 12.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1554 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=55.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Diameter=22.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10BK118, (2017/05/01 14:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
PPM 360911     14:40:47.5 -60:54:22  0.0 20.85 114
Bet Ara        17:26:44.6 -55:32:39  2.8  6.00 136
Del Ara        17:32:40.0 -60:41:46  3.6  0.87 133
PPM 362788     17:35:34.3 -61:32:33  7.3  0.22 132
10BK118        17:36:56.4 -61:24:01 15.2       133
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 10BK118, (2017/05/01 14:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
PPM 360911     14:39:27.4 -60:49:56  0.0 20.85 114
Bet Ara        17:25:18.0 -55:31:48  2.8  6.00 136
Del Ara        17:31:05.8 -60:41:03  3.6  0.87 133
PPM 362788     17:33:58.6 -61:31:55  7.3  0.22 132
10BK118        17:35:20.9 -61:23:25 15.2       132
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/12/09 18:47:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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