RECON: TNO occultation with 471136

Event between (471136) 10EO65 and star GA0600:46101219 with event index number of 2268937

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/05/08 21:37:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:54:44.5 -29:59:37
Equinox of date position of star is 18:56:09.4 -29:57:51
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

TNO is 15.9 AU from the Sun and 15.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 643 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3143 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471136, (2022/05/08 21:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:46.9 -26:28:47  0.9 32.08 113
38Zet Sgr      19:04:01.9 -29:50:46  2.7  1.71 147
PPM 269021     18:54:02.2 -29:21:05  6.1  0.77 145
PPM 298270     18:54:25.1 -30:15:11  8.5  0.48 145
PPM 298308     18:56:03.2 -30:07:30  8.8  0.16 145
471136         18:56:10.0 -29:57:50 16.6       145
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 471136, (2022/05/08 21:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.08 113
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7  1.71 147
PPM 269021     18:52:37.1 -29:22:48  6.1  0.77 145
PPM 298270     18:52:59.4 -30:16:55  8.5  0.48 145
PPM 298308     18:54:37.7 -30:09:17  8.8  0.16 145
471136         18:54:44.5 -29:59:37 16.6       145
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/15 01:01:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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