RECON: TNO occultation with 15810

Event between (15810) Arawn and star GA0700:33561075 with event index number of 1230219

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/11/10 13:33:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:42:00.8 -19:29:47
Equinox of date position of star is 19:43:17.0 -19:26:38
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon. Moon is 96% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

TNO is 36.0 AU from the Sun and 36.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 306 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1447 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15810, (2022/11/10 13:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:48.8 -26:28:51  0.9 44.62 177
Nunki          18:56:40.9 -26:15:59  2.0 12.72 150
PPM 236251     19:38:22.8 -18:10:43  5.7  1.73 139
PPM 236394     19:44:32.1 -19:03:23  8.5  0.48 138
PPM 236354     19:42:49.6 -19:38:37  8.9  0.24 138
15810          19:43:20.8 -19:26:29 16.8       138
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 15810, (2022/11/10 13:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 44.62 177
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.72 150
PPM 236251     19:37:03.4 -18:13:52  5.7  1.73 139
PPM 236394     19:43:12.3 -19:06:44  8.5  0.48 138
PPM 236354     19:41:29.4 -19:41:54  8.9  0.24 138
15810          19:42:00.8 -19:29:47 16.8       138
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/07 00:36:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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