RECON: TNO occultation with 160427

Event between (160427) 05RL43 and star GA1000:00968442 with event index number of 1967405

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/17 01:22:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:43:42.1 +10:57:20
Equinox of date position of star is 05:45:02.0 +10:57:53
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 46 degrees from the moon. Moon is 85% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

Object is 24.9 AU from the Sun and 23.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 60 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 874 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=155.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Diameter=63.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 160427, (2027/12/17 01:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:41.2 +07:24:36  0.4  4.54  44
Bellatrix      05:26:37.9 +06:22:22  1.6  6.50  52
PPM 149523     05:51:35.1 +09:52:38  6.4  1.90  45
PPM 121330     05:45:24.6 +11:24:58  8.2  0.45  46
PPM 121349     05:46:32.4 +11:02:54  9.6  0.33  46
160427         05:45:15.3 +10:57:58 16.7        46
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 160427, (2027/12/17 01:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  4.54  44
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  6.50  52
PPM 149523     05:50:02.7 +09:52:15  6.4  1.90  45
PPM 121330     05:43:51.1 +11:24:21  8.2  0.45  46
PPM 121349     05:44:59.2 +11:02:20  9.6  0.33  46
160427         05:43:42.1 +10:57:20 16.7        46
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/24 04:36:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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