RECON: TNO occultation with 11HJ103

Event between 11HJ103 and star UC4-347-167209 with event index number of 202261

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/08/17 15:33:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:03:43.8 -20:42:18
Equinox of date position of star is 19:04:46.4 -20:40:40
Stellar brightness R=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 165 degrees from the moon. Moon is 22% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.4

TNO is 40.1 AU from the Sun and 39.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 449 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1795 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=33.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HJ103, (2017/08/17 15:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:29.5 -26:28:11  0.9 35.69 158
Nunki          18:56:21.4 -26:16:24  2.0  5.92 165
39Omi Sgr      19:05:44.3 -21:42:51  3.9  1.06 164
PPM 269280     19:06:06.7 -20:55:12  7.4  0.39 164
PPM 269257     19:04:55.5 -20:39:26  9.3  0.04 165
11HJ103        19:04:46.6 -20:40:40 16.3       164
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 11HJ103, (2017/08/17 15:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.69 158
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  5.92 165
39Omi Sgr      19:04:41.1 -21:44:31  3.9  1.06 164
PPM 269280     19:05:03.8 -20:56:52  7.4  0.39 164
PPM 269257     19:03:52.8 -20:41:04  9.3  0.04 165
11HJ103        19:03:43.8 -20:42:18 16.3       165
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/08/01 16:32:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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