RECON: TNO occultation with 471136

Event between (471136) 10EO65 and star GA0560:18349215 with event index number of 190340

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/25 11:56:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:09:22.4 -33:15:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:10:34.9 -33:16:51
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 61% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2

TNO is 14.7 AU from the Sun and 13.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 154 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 509 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471136, (2019/05/25 11:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.0 -26:28:24  0.9 11.02  71
26Eps Sco      16:51:25.4 -34:19:36  2.3  4.13  66
PPM 296042     17:14:14.3 -32:27:36  6.2  1.12  61
PPM 296038     17:14:03.4 -33:22:59  8.2  0.72  61
PPM 295980     17:10:41.5 -33:25:00  8.9  0.14  62
471136         17:10:38.7 -33:16:55 16.0        61
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, (2019/05/25 11:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.02  71
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.9 -34:17:40  2.3  4.13  66
PPM 296042     17:12:58.5 -32:26:18  6.2  1.12  61
PPM 296038     17:12:47.1 -33:21:40  8.2  0.72  61
PPM 295980     17:09:25.1 -33:23:36  8.9  0.14  62
471136         17:09:22.4 -33:15:31 16.0        62
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/11 23:16:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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