RECON: TNO occultation with 11HF103

Event between 11HF103 and star GA0700:33407929 with event index number of 2117756

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/29 21:13:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:35:46.4 -19:35:14
Equinox of date position of star is 19:37:04.4 -19:32:11
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 171 degrees from the moon. Moon is 58% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.9

TNO is 43.4 AU from the Sun and 43.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2266 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5088 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=123.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=50.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HF103, (2023/03/29 21:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.2 -26:28:54  0.9 43.20 142
Nunki          18:56:42.3 -26:15:57  2.0 11.48 175
PPM 236251     19:38:24.2 -18:10:39  5.7  1.39 170
PPM 236230     19:37:47.2 -18:48:00  6.7  0.75 171
PPM 236226     19:37:27.3 -19:32:49  9.1  0.08 171
11HF103        19:37:07.9 -19:32:03 16.3       171
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 11HF103, (2023/03/29 21:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 43.20 142
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.48 175
PPM 236251     19:37:03.4 -18:13:52  5.7  1.39 170
PPM 236230     19:36:26.1 -18:51:11  6.7  0.75 171
PPM 236226     19:36:05.7 -19:36:00  9.1  0.08 171
11HF103        19:35:46.4 -19:35:14 16.3       171
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/02 01:16:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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