RECON: TNO occultation with 471155

Event between (471155) 10GF65 and star UC4-296-085387 with event index number of 145694

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/09/15 17:21:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:42:07.8 -30:48:16
Equinox of date position of star is 15:43:12.7 -30:51:33
Stellar brightness R=15.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

TNO is 23.6 AU from the Sun and 24.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 212 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1678 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471155, (2017/09/15 17:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:29.7 -26:28:11  0.9 11.25 134
Eta Lup        16:01:18.1 -38:26:44  2.8  8.44 127
PPM 294116     15:41:21.7 -31:16:13  6.4  0.57 123
PPM 294183     15:44:32.4 -30:35:25  7.9  0.39 124
PPM 294147     15:43:05.5 -30:46:48  9.4  0.09 124
471155         15:43:13.9 -30:51:36 15.1       124
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 471155, (2017/09/15 17:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.25 134
Eta Lup        16:00:07.3 -38:23:48  2.8  8.44 127
PPM 294116     15:40:15.5 -31:12:50  6.4  0.57 123
PPM 294183     15:43:26.3 -30:32:06  7.9  0.39 124
PPM 294147     15:41:59.4 -30:43:27  9.4  0.09 124
471155         15:42:07.8 -30:48:16 15.1       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/16 18:32:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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