RECON: TNO occultation with 470593

Event between (470593) 08LP17 and star UC4-344-082452 with event index number of 146722

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/02/17 13:58:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:38:54.9 -21:20:30
Equinox of date position of star is 16:39:58.8 -21:22:34
Stellar brightness R=14.1, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 97 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2

TNO is 30.1 AU from the Sun and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.7 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 161 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1639 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.3 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470593, (2018/02/17 13:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:31.3 -26:28:15  0.9  5.53  98
23Tau Sco      16:37:00.9 -28:15:08  2.8  6.91  96
PPM 232040     16:42:57.8 -19:57:28  5.8  1.58  97
PPM 265749     16:39:24.5 -22:55:42  7.7  1.56  97
PPM 265759     16:39:50.8 -21:29:21  9.7  0.12  97
470593         16:39:59.6 -21:22:35 14.1        97
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 470593, (2018/02/17 13:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.53  98
23Tau Sco      16:35:53.0 -28:12:58  2.8  6.91  96
PPM 232040     16:41:53.7 -19:55:27  5.8  1.58  97
PPM 265749     16:38:19.2 -22:53:36  7.7  1.56  97
PPM 265759     16:38:46.1 -21:27:15  9.7  0.12  97
470593         16:38:54.9 -21:20:30 14.1        97
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:17:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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