RECON: TNO occultation with 47932

Event between (47932) 00GN171 and star UC4-319-080148 with event index number of 82028

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/06/29 13:43:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:43:03.1 -26:15:46
Equinox of date position of star is 15:44:03.8 -26:18:55
Stellar brightness R=16.5
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.9

TNO is 28.7 AU from the Sun and 27.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 111 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1272 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.6 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 47932, (2017/06/29 13:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:29.0 -26:28:10  0.9 10.38  79
7Del Sco       16:01:22.2 -22:40:13  2.3  5.36  72
PPM 264463     15:38:31.7 -26:20:11  6.4  1.25  68
PPM 264611     15:44:14.5 -25:28:12  7.3  0.85  69
PPM 264598     15:43:55.0 -26:16:28 10.0  0.06  69
47932          15:44:06.5 -26:19:03 16.5        69
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 47932, (2017/06/29 13:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:55  0.9 10.38  79
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:18  2.3  5.36  72
PPM 264463     15:37:28.5 -26:16:48  6.4  1.25  68
PPM 264611     15:43:11.5 -25:24:56  7.3  0.85  69
PPM 264598     15:42:51.6 -26:13:12 10.0  0.06  69
47932          15:43:03.1 -26:15:46 16.5        69
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2016/10/07 18:08:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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