RECON: TNO occultation with 472235

Event between (472235) 14GE45 and star UC4-393-057756 with event index number of 150606

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/12/22 07:48:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:43:49.3 -11:31:59
Equinox of date position of star is 13:44:46.6 -11:37:22
Stellar brightness R=12.7, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 106 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

TNO is 33.8 AU from the Sun and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1954 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=316.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.8 sec chord
Diameter=129.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 472235, (2017/12/22 07:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:08.5 -11:15:17  1.0  4.58 111
86 Vir         13:46:53.9 -12:30:57  5.1  1.03 105
PPM 227751     13:45:13.0 -11:31:36  7.9  0.14 106
PPM 227736     13:44:38.1 -11:31:44  9.6  0.10 106
472235         13:44:46.7 -11:37:23 12.7       106
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 472235, (2017/12/22 07:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  4.58 111
86 Vir         13:45:56.3 -12:25:35  5.1  1.03 105
PPM 227751     13:44:15.6 -11:26:13  7.9  0.14 106
PPM 227736     13:43:40.7 -11:26:21  9.6  0.10 106
472235         13:43:49.3 -11:31:59 12.7       106
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:07:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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