RECON: TNO occultation with 10BK118

Event between 10BK118 and star GA0380:12783091 with event index number of 1090128

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/20 12:04:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:42:51.1 -51:18:43
Equinox of date position of star is 14:44:19.8 -51:24:05
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

TNO is 20.2 AU from the Sun and 19.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 51 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2337 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=55.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Diameter=22.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10BK118, (2021/07/20 12:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
PPM 360911     14:41:04.9 -60:55:23  0.0  9.53  44
Alp Lup        14:43:22.4 -47:28:46  2.3  3.93  34
PPM 343132     14:46:49.0 -51:24:18  6.4  0.38  36
PPM 343097     14:44:52.8 -51:38:57  8.3  0.26  36
PPM 343094     14:44:41.7 -51:25:51  9.8  0.06  36
10BK118        14:44:21.0 -51:24:09 16.1        36
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 10BK118, (2021/07/20 12:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
PPM 360911     14:39:25.4 -60:49:53  0.0  9.53  44
Alp Lup        14:41:55.7 -47:23:18  2.3  3.93  34
PPM 343132     14:45:18.8 -51:18:55  6.4  0.38  36
PPM 343097     14:43:22.7 -51:33:31  8.3  0.26  36
PPM 343094     14:43:11.8 -51:20:25  9.8  0.06  36
10BK118        14:42:51.1 -51:18:43 16.1        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/08 23:41:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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