RECON: TNO occultation with 364171

Event between (364171) 06JZ81 and star UC4-358-072167 with event index number of 65411

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/07 01:14:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:08:08.4 -18:28:10
Equinox of date position of star is 15:09:07.0 -18:32:05
Stellar brightness R=13.4, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 46 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

TNO is 41.2 AU from the Sun and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 325 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3434 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 364171, (2017/05/07 01:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:28.4 -26:28:09  0.9 20.36  67
27Bet Lib      15:17:56.6 -09:26:45  2.6  9.34  46
21Nu Lib       15:07:35.8 -16:19:23  5.2  2.24  45
PPM 229821     15:10:19.2 -18:04:50  8.5  0.54  46
PPM 229797     15:09:03.9 -18:27:58  9.9  0.07  46
364171         15:09:07.4 -18:32:07 13.4        47
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 364171, (2017/05/07 01:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:55  0.9 20.36  67
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  9.34  46
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  2.24  45
PPM 229821     15:09:20.3 -18:00:55  8.5  0.54  46
PPM 229797     15:08:04.9 -18:24:02  9.9  0.07  46
364171         15:08:08.4 -18:28:10 13.4        46
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/03/17 16:20:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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