RECON: TNO occultation with 471931

Event between (471931) 13PH44 and star UC4-399-135078 with event index number of 144526

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/09/08 15:08:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:47:20.4 -10:15:35
Equinox of date position of star is 23:48:11.9 -10:10:01
Stellar brightness R=14.4
Star is 23 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.0

TNO is 15.6 AU from the Sun and 14.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 89 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1702 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471931, (2017/09/08 15:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:37.4 -29:31:41  1.2 22.57  44
Diphda         00:44:28.6 -17:53:23  2.0 15.66  21
PPM 208022     23:51:09.5 -09:52:32  5.9  0.77  22
PPM 207973     23:48:33.5 -09:49:55  8.2  0.34  22
PPM 242129     23:49:08.1 -10:11:17  9.5  0.22  22
471931         23:48:15.0 -10:09:41 14.4        22
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 471931, (2017/09/08 15:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 22.57  44
Diphda         00:43:35.6 -17:59:11  2.0 15.66  21
PPM 208022     23:50:14.9 -09:58:26  5.9  0.77  22
PPM 207973     23:47:38.9 -09:55:49  8.2  0.34  22
PPM 242129     23:48:13.5 -10:17:11  9.5  0.22  22
471931         23:47:20.4 -10:15:35 14.4        23
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/09/01 18:16:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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