RECON: TNO occultation with 15810

Event between (15810) 94JR1 and star UC4-349-166100 with event index number of 90989

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/11/06 22:33:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:04:59.5 -20:15:55
Equinox of date position of star is 19:05:57.9 -20:14:22
Stellar brightness R=15.4
Star is 157 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

TNO is 35.6 AU from the Sun and 36.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3 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 166 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1387 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=182.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=74.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15810, (2017/11/06 22:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:30.3 -26:28:12  0.9 36.10 165
Nunki          18:56:22.2 -26:16:23  2.0  6.43 159
PPM 235418     19:04:06.8 -19:13:06  5.9  1.12 158
PPM 269246     19:04:36.4 -20:06:05  8.2  0.36 158
PPM 269266     19:05:21.6 -20:06:54  8.9  0.20 157
15810          19:06:02.8 -20:14:14 15.4       157
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 15810, (2017/11/06 22:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:55  0.9 36.10 165
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.43 159
PPM 235418     19:03:04.0 -19:14:44  5.9  1.12 158
PPM 269246     19:03:33.1 -20:07:43  8.2  0.36 158
PPM 269266     19:04:18.4 -20:08:34  8.9  0.20 157
15810          19:04:59.5 -20:15:55 15.4       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/06/23 16:16:44 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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