RECON: TNO occultation with 470443

Event between (470443) 07XV50 and star GA1220:01516708 with event index number of 2230616

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/05 23:16:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:11:17.5 +33:42:34
Equinox of date position of star is 05:12:43.5 +33:44:04
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

TNO is 47.0 AU from the Sun and 46.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 26.2 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 180 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2783 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=717.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.4 sec chord
Diameter=293.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470443, (2021/12/05 23:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.9 +16:33:06  0.8 18.95 151
3Iot Aur       04:58:25.5 +33:11:56  2.7  3.03 158
14 Aur         05:16:50.2 +32:42:39  5.2  1.34 162
PPM 070028     05:13:35.6 +32:55:12  7.9  0.83 161
PPM 070018     05:12:54.5 +34:07:46 10.0  0.40 161
PPM 070027     05:13:23.6 +33:48:51 10.2  0.16 161
470443         05:12:44.1 +33:44:05 14.3       161
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 470443, (2021/12/05 23:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 18.95 151
3Iot Aur       04:56:59.6 +33:09:58  2.7  3.03 158
14 Aur         05:15:24.3 +32:41:15  5.2  1.34 162
PPM 070028     05:12:09.6 +32:53:42  7.9  0.83 161
PPM 070018     05:11:27.6 +34:06:15 10.0  0.40 161
PPM 070027     05:11:57.0 +33:47:21 10.2  0.16 161
470443         05:11:17.5 +33:42:34 14.3       161
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/11 01:43:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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