RECON: TNO occultation with 471335

Event between (471335) 11OD16 and star UC4-419-147474 with event index number of 144724

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/08/29 14:06:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:58:05.7 -06:12:38
Equinox of date position of star is 22:58:57.6 -06:07:16
Stellar brightness R=15.4
Star is 94 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

TNO is 19.8 AU from the Sun and 18.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 857 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471335, (2017/08/29 14:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:37.4 -29:31:42  1.2 23.41  87
Markab         23:05:38.5 +15:18:02  2.5 21.48 102
82 Aqr         23:03:27.5 -06:28:44  6.0  1.16  95
PPM 206952     22:57:15.5 -06:27:05  8.4  0.55  94
PPM 206988     22:59:29.0 -06:21:27  9.6  0.27  94
471335         22:59:00.7 -06:06:57 15.4        94
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 471335, (2017/08/29 14:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 23.41  87
Markab         23:04:45.7 +15:12:18  2.5 21.48 102
82 Aqr         23:02:32.5 -06:34:27  6.0  1.16  95
PPM 206952     22:56:20.4 -06:32:45  8.4  0.55  94
PPM 206988     22:58:34.0 -06:27:08  9.6  0.27  94
471335         22:58:05.7 -06:12:38 15.4        94
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/09/01 18:15:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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