RECON: TNO occultation with 10GX34

Event between 10GX34 and star GA0660:26485446 with event index number of 303891

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/10/22 11:03:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:19:37.7 -23:40:03
Equinox of date position of star is 18:20:48.8 -23:39:29
Stellar brightness G=13.5, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 144 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0

TNO is 16.6 AU from the Sun and 16.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 228 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1477 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=120.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Diameter=49.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10GX34, (2019/10/22 11:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:37.5 -26:28:27  0.9 25.07 119
Nunki          18:56:29.5 -26:16:13  2.0  8.49 152
PPM 268291     18:22:44.5 -24:54:16  6.0  1.32 144
PPM 268251     18:21:07.2 -23:18:19  7.9  0.36 144
PPM 268240     18:20:44.7 -23:27:20  9.4  0.20 144
10GX34         18:20:50.2 -23:39:28 13.5       144
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 10GX34, (2019/10/22 11:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.07 119
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.49 152
PPM 268291     18:21:31.4 -24:54:54  6.0  1.32 144
PPM 268251     18:19:54.9 -23:18:55  7.9  0.36 144
PPM 268240     18:19:32.3 -23:27:55  9.4  0.20 144
10GX34         18:19:37.7 -23:40:03 13.5       144
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:47:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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