RECON: TNO occultation with 10EL139

Event between 10EL139 and star GA0540:06937689 with event index number of 2078835

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/06 07:33:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:07:11.2 -35:44:10
Equinox of date position of star is 14:08:29.8 -35:50:23
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

TNO is 37.4 AU from the Sun and 37.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 156 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3414 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=492.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.1 sec chord
Diameter=200.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10EL139, (2022/01/06 07:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Hadar          14:05:23.8 -60:28:41  0.6 24.64  94
5The Cen       14:07:59.2 -36:28:38  2.1  0.65 108
PPM 291956     13:55:09.3 -35:25:20  6.4  2.74 111
PPM 292229     14:08:45.2 -35:43:37  8.4  0.12 108
10EL139        14:08:30.1 -35:50:24 16.4       108
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 10EL139, (2022/01/06 07:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Hadar          14:03:49.3 -60:22:23  0.6 24.64  94
5The Cen       14:06:40.0 -36:22:23  2.1  0.65 108
PPM 291956     13:53:51.6 -35:18:53  6.4  2.74 111
PPM 292229     14:07:26.3 -35:37:23  8.4  0.12 108
10EL139        14:07:11.2 -35:44:10 16.4       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/04 02:02:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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