RECON: TNO occultation with 471155

Event between (471155) 10GF65 and star GA0520:20317866 with event index number of 2234989

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/08/05 15:49:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:45:32.0 -36:13:25
Equinox of date position of star is 17:47:11.1 -36:13:54
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

Object is 22.3 AU from the Sun and 21.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 829 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2831 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.4 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471155, (2024/08/05 15:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:55.2 -26:29:04  0.9 18.92 103
Kap Sco        17:44:11.5 -39:02:24  2.4  2.87 119
PPM 296710     17:44:31.4 -36:57:20  5.4  0.90 119
PPM 296783     17:48:32.0 -36:33:19  8.5  0.42 120
PPM 296721     17:45:14.2 -36:12:20  9.6  0.40 119
471155         17:47:11.7 -36:13:54 16.7       120
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, (2024/08/05 15:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.92 103
Kap Sco        17:42:29.3 -39:01:49  2.4  2.87 119
PPM 296710     17:42:51.1 -36:56:45  5.4  0.90 119
PPM 296783     17:46:52.0 -36:32:52  8.5  0.42 120
PPM 296721     17:43:34.6 -36:11:47  9.6  0.40 119
471155         17:45:32.0 -36:13:25 16.7       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:49:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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