RECON: TNO occultation with 120347

Event between (120347) Salacia and star GA1160:00026238 with event index number of 2141522

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/05 13:27:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:10:13.2 +27:47:59
Equinox of date position of star is 00:11:27.9 +27:55:59
Stellar brightness G=11.7, use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 143 degrees from the moon. Moon is 28% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.8

Object is 45.4 AU from the Sun and 44.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 136 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2136 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.2
Diameter=831.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 38.8 sec chord
Diameter=339.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 120347, (2027/09/05 13:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:22.6 +45:22:49  1.3 44.53 104
Algenib        00:14:39.9 +15:20:14  2.8 12.64 142
PPM 089390     00:06:26.9 +27:49:43  6.5  1.16 142
PPM 089451     00:10:26.1 +28:24:05  6.6  0.52 143
PPM 089490     00:13:12.0 +27:39:49  8.7  0.45 144
PPM 089468     00:11:36.3 +27:55:08 10.8  0.04 143
120347         00:11:39.3 +27:57:13 11.7       144
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 120347, (2027/09/05 13:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 44.53 104
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8 12.64 142
PPM 089390     00:05:01.3 +27:40:29  6.5  1.16 142
PPM 089451     00:09:00.2 +28:14:51  6.6  0.52 143
PPM 089490     00:11:45.8 +27:30:36  8.7  0.45 144
PPM 089468     00:10:10.3 +27:45:54 10.8  0.04 143
120347         00:10:13.2 +27:47:59 11.7       143
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/09 04:38:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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