RECON: TNO occultation with 471136

Event between (471136) 10EO65 and star UC4-297-083816 with event index number of 146240

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/08/16 22:15:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:40:51.5 -30:46:58
Equinox of date position of star is 15:41:56.3 -30:50:16
Stellar brightness R=13.8, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

TNO is 14.2 AU from the Sun and 14.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 270 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1245 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471136, (2017/08/16 22:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:29.4 -26:28:11  0.9 11.50 167
Eta Lup        16:01:17.7 -38:26:43  2.8  8.58 154
PPM 294116     15:41:21.4 -31:16:12  6.4  0.45 155
PPM 294114     15:41:17.2 -30:47:29  9.4  0.15 155
471136         15:41:57.2 -30:50:19 13.8       156
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 471136, (2017/08/16 22:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.50 167
Eta Lup        16:00:07.3 -38:23:48  2.8  8.58 154
PPM 294116     15:40:15.5 -31:12:50  6.4  0.45 155
PPM 294114     15:40:11.5 -30:44:07  9.4  0.15 155
471136         15:40:51.5 -30:46:58 13.8       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/16 18:31:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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