RECON: TNO occultation with 169071

Event between (169071) 01FR185 and star GA0640:08572116 with event index number of 1526593

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/21 16:14:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:47:48.0 -25:42:17
Equinox of date position of star is 16:49:10.2 -25:44:34
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon. Moon is 31% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

TNO is 31.8 AU from the Sun and 30.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2587 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4266 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 169071, (2026/05/21 16:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.8 -26:29:17  0.9  4.19 122
23Tau Sco      16:37:31.8 -28:16:06  2.8  3.65 124
PPM 265803     16:43:16.3 -27:51:31  6.5  2.52 125
25 Sco         16:48:28.5 -25:34:27  6.8  0.28 126
169071         16:49:25.3 -25:44:59 16.7       126
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 169071, (2026/05/21 16:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  4.19 122
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  3.65 124
PPM 265803     16:41:37.6 -27:48:35  6.5  2.52 125
25 Sco         16:46:51.3 -25:31:43  6.8  0.28 126
169071         16:47:48.0 -25:42:17 16.7       126
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/19 23:02:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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