RECON: TNO occultation with 10370

Event between (10370) Hylonome and star GA0700:31409396 with event index number of 1001857

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/04 12:36:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:59:28.6 -18:50:36
Equinox of date position of star is 19:00:40.6 -18:48:50
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 161 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2

TNO is 24.8 AU from the Sun and 25.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1554 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3907 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10370, (2020/11/04 12:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:41.3 -26:28:35  0.9 35.32 164
Nunki          18:56:33.4 -26:16:08  2.0  7.52 163
PPM 235314     19:00:37.4 -19:14:58  6.5  0.44 161
PPM 235316     19:00:39.9 -18:32:11  6.6  0.28 161
10370          19:00:41.9 -18:48:48 17.0       160
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 10370, (2020/11/04 12:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.32 164
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.52 163
PPM 235314     18:59:23.9 -19:16:46  6.5  0.44 161
PPM 235316     18:59:26.8 -18:34:00  6.6  0.28 161
10370          18:59:28.6 -18:50:36 17.0       161
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/06/21 22:31:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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