RECON: TNO occultation with 11BT163

Event between 11BT163 and star GA0900:03661076 with event index number of 2117089

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/12 21:06:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:20:35.5 +00:38:04
Equinox of date position of star is 10:21:43.9 +00:31:19
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

TNO is 46.6 AU from the Sun and 46.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 262 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3552 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=385.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 34.1 sec chord
Diameter=157.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 12:5EEEEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11BT163, (2022/06/12 21:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:33.9 +11:51:24  1.3 11.73  89
30Bet Sex      10:31:26.3 -00:45:10  4.8  2.74  80
PPM 156769     10:23:54.2 +01:02:14  8.4  0.75  82
PPM 156744     10:22:19.5 +00:27:54  9.5  0.16  82
11BT163        10:21:44.6 +00:31:15 15.1        82
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 11BT163, (2022/06/12 21:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 11.73  89
30Bet Sex      10:30:17.4 -00:38:14  4.8  2.74  80
PPM 156769     10:22:44.9 +01:09:04  8.4  0.75  82
PPM 156744     10:21:10.3 +00:34:43  9.5  0.16  82
11BT163        10:20:35.5 +00:38:04 15.1        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/14 01:03:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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