RECON: TNO occultation with 328884

Event between (328884) 10LJ109 and star UC4-237-122947 with event index number of 81492

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/06/28 03:10:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:33:32.0 -42:47:11
Equinox of date position of star is 17:34:44.2 -42:47:49
Stellar brightness R=16.3
Star is 112 degrees from the moon. Moon is 21% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0

TNO is 12.0 AU from the Sun and 11.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 122 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1016 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=55.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Diameter=22.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 328884, (2017/06/28 03:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:28.9 -26:28:10  0.9 20.94  98
The Sco        17:38:34.6 -43:00:26  1.9  0.72 113
PPM 323203     17:39:23.8 -42:53:22  6.4  0.85 113
PPM 323135     17:36:09.9 -42:55:39  8.3  0.28 112
PPM 323123     17:35:39.9 -42:55:00  9.7  0.20 112
328884         17:34:47.3 -42:47:51 16.3       112
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 328884, (2017/06/28 03:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:55  0.9 20.94  98
The Sco        17:37:19.2 -42:59:52  1.9  0.72 113
PPM 323203     17:38:08.4 -42:52:49  6.4  0.85 113
PPM 323135     17:34:54.6 -42:55:02  8.3  0.28 112
PPM 323123     17:34:24.6 -42:54:22  9.7  0.20 112
328884         17:33:32.0 -42:47:11 16.3       112
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/10/07 18:08:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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