RECON: TNO occultation with 471931

Event between (471931) 13PH44 and star UC4-401-000820 with event index number of 189457

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/05 16:10:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:41:22.1 -09:52:41
Equinox of date position of star is 00:42:14.9 -09:46:58
Stellar brightness R=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

TNO is 15.8 AU from the Sun and 16.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.3 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 1196 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471931, (2019/06/05 16:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:43.2 -29:31:08  1.2 31.24 127
Diphda         00:44:33.8 -17:52:49  2.0  8.13 101
PPM 209218     00:44:48.8 -11:54:24  6.1  2.22  98
PPM 182574     00:43:49.6 -09:48:56  7.1  0.37  98
PPM 182540     00:42:34.4 -09:34:08  9.3  0.21  98
471931         00:42:21.0 -09:46:18 15.4        98
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, (2019/06/05 16:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 31.24 127
Diphda         00:43:35.7 -17:59:11  2.0  8.13 101
PPM 209218     00:43:50.1 -12:00:46  6.1  2.22  98
PPM 182574     00:42:50.7 -09:55:19  7.1  0.37  98
PPM 182540     00:41:35.4 -09:40:31  9.3  0.21  98
471931         00:41:22.1 -09:52:41 15.4        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/06/02 16:25:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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