RECON: TNO occultation with 469438

Event between (469438) 02GV31 and star UC4-465-047470 with event index number of 148383

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/04/10 02:45:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:52:26.6 +02:57:30
Equinox of date position of star is 11:53:21.8 +02:51:31
Stellar brightness R=14.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 133 degrees from the moon. Moon is 33% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 40.1 AU from the Sun and 39.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 226 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2942 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469438, (2018/04/10 02:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:09.5 -11:15:22  1.0 27.05 106
Denebola       11:49:59.5 +14:28:11  2.1 11.64 137
5Bet Vir       11:51:38.8 +01:39:42  3.6  1.27 133
PPM 158328     11:56:03.3 +03:07:01  8.0  0.72 132
PPM 158288     11:53:21.8 +02:59:34  8.7  0.14 133
469438         11:53:22.9 +02:51:24 14.6       132
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 469438, (2018/04/10 02:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 27.05 106
Denebola       11:49:03.0 +14:34:17  2.1 11.64 137
5Bet Vir       11:50:42.6 +01:45:48  3.6  1.27 133
PPM 158328     11:55:07.1 +03:13:07  8.0  0.72 132
PPM 158288     11:52:25.5 +03:05:40  8.7  0.14 133
469438         11:52:26.6 +02:57:30 14.6       133
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:25:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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