RECON: TNO occultation with 471136

Event between (471136) 10EO65 and star GA0560:19498754 with event index number of 328704

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/02/19 20:54:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:12:45.7 -32:38:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:14:00.6 -32:39:48
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 106 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

TNO is 14.6 AU from the Sun and 14.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 240 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1090 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471136, (2019/02/19 20:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.0 -26:28:22  0.9 11.28  96
26Eps Sco      16:51:24.4 -34:19:35  2.3  5.00 102
PPM 296042     17:14:13.3 -32:27:35  6.2  0.21 106
PPM 296046     17:14:25.2 -32:38:38  7.8  0.09 106
471136         17:14:00.6 -32:39:48 16.3       107
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, (2019/02/19 20:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.28  96
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.9 -34:17:41  2.3  5.00 102
PPM 296042     17:12:58.5 -32:26:18  6.2  0.21 106
PPM 296046     17:13:10.4 -32:37:21  7.8  0.09 106
471136         17:12:45.7 -32:38:31 16.3       106
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:14:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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