RECON: TNO occultation with 11HN104

Event between 11HN104 and star GA0840:06151598 with event index number of 2118965

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/05 02:21:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:40:35.3 -05:43:09
Equinox of date position of star is 17:41:46.5 -05:43:46
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

TNO is 30.2 AU from the Sun and 29.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 176 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1146 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=149.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Diameter=60.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HN104, (2022/06/05 02:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.2 -26:28:47  0.9 26.78 114
60Bet Oph      17:44:34.9 +04:33:34  2.8 10.31 121
PPM 200792     17:34:41.8 -05:45:34  5.6  1.76 123
PPM 200901     17:40:15.3 -05:31:31  8.3  0.43 124
PPM 200929     17:41:50.8 -05:50:18  9.4  0.11 125
11HN104        17:41:47.2 -05:43:46 15.8       125
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 11HN104, (2022/06/05 02:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.78 114
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 10.31 121
PPM 200792     17:33:29.8 -05:44:43  5.6  1.76 123
PPM 200901     17:39:03.4 -05:30:51  8.3  0.43 124
PPM 200929     17:40:38.8 -05:49:41  9.4  0.11 125
11HN104        17:40:35.3 -05:43:09 15.8       125
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/14 01:02:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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