RECON: TNO occultation with 10370

Event between (10370) Hylonome and star GA0700:32944268 with event index number of 1089645

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/15 11:45:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:22:04.5 -18:03:24
Equinox of date position of star is 19:23:18.2 -18:00:54
Stellar brightness G=12.8, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 164 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 24.9 AU from the Sun and 24.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 3468 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5647 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.5 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10370, (2021/05/15 11:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.3 -26:28:39  0.9 40.63 155
Nunki          18:56:35.3 -26:16:06  2.0 10.31 173
44Rho1Sgr      19:22:54.6 -17:48:19  4.0  0.23 164
PPM 235930     19:24:42.6 -17:48:48  8.2  0.39 164
44Rho1Sgr      19:22:54.6 -17:48:19  4.0  0.23 164
10370          19:23:18.9 -18:00:53 12.8       164
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, (2021/05/15 11:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.63 155
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.31 173
44Rho1Sgr      19:21:40.3 -17:50:50  4.0  0.23 164
PPM 235930     19:23:28.3 -17:51:21  8.2  0.39 164
44Rho1Sgr      19:21:40.3 -17:50:50  4.0  0.23 164
10370          19:22:04.5 -18:03:24 12.8       164
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/02 02:03:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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