RECON: TNO occultation with 471155

Event between (471155) 10GF65 and star GA0540:13840738 with event index number of 1085316

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/13 21:19:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:58:52.2 -35:18:52
Equinox of date position of star is 17:00:16.2 -35:20:42
Stellar brightness G=13.7, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 168 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.7

TNO is 22.8 AU from the Sun and 21.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 309 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1350 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471155, (2021/05/13 21:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.2 -26:28:39  0.9 10.89 173
26Eps Sco      16:51:33.1 -34:19:48  2.3  2.06 169
PPM 295772     17:02:02.7 -35:57:53  5.7  0.71 167
PPM 295845     17:05:20.1 -35:18:08  8.1  1.03 168
PPM 295683     16:57:43.6 -35:30:55  9.0  0.55 168
PPM 295771     17:02:02.0 -35:47:08  9.0  0.57 167
471155         17:00:17.4 -35:20:44 13.7       168
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 471155, (2021/05/13 21:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.89 173
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.8 -34:17:41  2.3  2.06 169
PPM 295772     17:00:37.0 -35:56:04  5.7  0.71 167
PPM 295845     17:03:54.8 -35:16:26  8.1  1.03 168
PPM 295683     16:56:18.3 -35:28:59  9.0  0.55 168
PPM 295771     17:00:36.4 -35:45:19  9.0  0.57 167
471155         16:58:52.2 -35:18:52 13.7       168
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/21 20:45:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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