RECON: TNO occultation with 10199

Event between (10199) Chariklo and star GA0640:37777180 with event index number of 208521

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/08/08 21:42:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:31:49.8 -25:34:27
Equinox of date position of star is 19:33:01.5 -25:31:53
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=18.8

TNO is 16.2 AU from the Sun and 15.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 39 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 656 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.7 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10199, (2019/08/08 21:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.7 -26:28:26  0.9 40.78  12
38Zet Sgr      19:03:51.4 -29:51:02  2.7  7.77  44
51 Sgr         19:37:12.9 -24:40:28  6.0  1.28  52
PPM 269902     19:32:28.5 -25:41:41  7.5  0.21  50
10199          19:33:01.6 -25:31:53 15.2        51
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 10199, (2019/08/08 21:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.78  12
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7  7.77  44
51 Sgr         19:36:01.7 -24:43:09  6.0  1.28  52
PPM 269902     19:31:16.6 -25:44:14  7.5  0.21  50
10199          19:31:49.8 -25:34:27 15.2        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/30 22:29:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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