RECON: TNO occultation with 133067

Event between (133067) 03FB128 and star GA0720:06456328 with event index number of 1473421

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/02 03:56:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:42:43.2 -16:27:42
Equinox of date position of star is 16:44:07.5 -16:30:23
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 115 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

Object is 37.9 AU from the Sun and 38.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 196 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1611 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 133067, (2026/02/02 03:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:00.7 -26:29:15  0.9 10.44 113
13Zet Oph      16:38:35.9 -10:37:04  2.6  6.05 112
PPM 232030     16:43:05.1 -17:47:26  5.0  1.31 115
PPM 232029     16:43:04.5 -16:58:54  8.4  0.55 114
PPM 232045     16:43:38.9 -16:31:59  9.6  0.14 114
133067         16:44:13.2 -16:30:34 16.6       115
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 133067, (2026/02/02 03:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.44 113
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  6.05 112
PPM 232030     16:41:34.4 -17:44:32  5.0  1.31 115
PPM 232029     16:41:34.3 -16:56:01  8.4  0.55 114
PPM 232045     16:42:08.9 -16:29:06  9.6  0.14 114
133067         16:42:43.2 -16:27:42 16.6       115
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/09 02:46:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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