RECON: TNO occultation with 10AV153

Event between 10AV153 and star GA0940:03438971 with event index number of 2076625

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/02/10 18:50:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:47:18.6 +05:55:18
Equinox of date position of star is 09:48:28.2 +05:49:06
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 71 degrees from the moon. Moon is 70% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

TNO is 29.9 AU from the Sun and 28.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 58 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1132 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=209.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=85.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10AV153, (2022/02/10 18:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:32.8 +11:51:30  1.3  7.97  74
PPM 156172     09:47:19.9 +06:36:20  5.8  0.84  71
PPM 156196     09:48:47.2 +05:27:21  8.5  0.37  72
10AV153        09:48:28.2 +05:49:06 16.4        72
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 10AV153, (2022/02/10 18:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  7.97  74
PPM 156172     09:46:10.1 +06:42:30  5.8  0.84  71
PPM 156196     09:47:37.6 +05:33:33  8.5  0.37  72
10AV153        09:47:18.6 +05:55:18 16.4        71
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/08 00:09:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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