RECON: TNO occultation with 47932

Event between (47932) 00GN171 and star GA0600:09311422 with event index number of 1122140

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/19 00:24:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:33:59.0 -29:58:37
Equinox of date position of star is 16:35:18.6 -30:01:10
Stellar brightness G=10.4, use SENSEUP=4 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon. Moon is 42% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8

TNO is 29.1 AU from the Sun and 28.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 45 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1022 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.4 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 47932, (2021/05/19 00:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.3 -26:28:39  0.9  3.69 111
23Tau Sco      16:37:13.0 -28:15:31  2.8  1.81 113
PPM 265498     16:26:00.6 -29:45:06  5.2  2.04 111
PPM 265668     16:35:30.1 -29:52:26  8.5  0.15 113
PPM 265659     16:34:43.7 -29:59:28  9.2  0.13 113
47932          16:35:20.1 -30:01:13 10.4       113
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 47932, (2021/05/19 00:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  3.69 111
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  1.81 113
PPM 265498     16:24:39.9 -29:42:14  5.2  2.04 111
PPM 265668     16:34:09.1 -29:49:51  8.5  0.15 113
PPM 265659     16:33:22.6 -29:56:51  9.2  0.13 113
47932          16:33:59.0 -29:58:37 10.4       113
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/24 01:10:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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