RECON: TNO occultation with 19299

Event between (19299) 96SZ4 and star GA1160:01216460 with event index number of 1772555

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/06 19:08:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:21:09.2 +27:35:22
Equinox of date position of star is 05:22:41.2 +27:36:44
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 117 degrees from the moon. Moon is 75% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

Object is 30.6 AU from the Sun and 30.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1572 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4483 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.9 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 19299, (2026/02/06 19:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:25.3 +16:33:35  0.8 15.23 127
Alnath         05:27:56.6 +28:37:38  1.6  1.52 115
PPM 094294     05:22:37.8 +27:58:52  6.3  0.37 116
PPM 094298     05:23:16.6 +27:27:20 11.0  0.19 116
19299          05:22:47.4 +27:36:49 14.4       116
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 19299, (2026/02/06 19:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 15.23 127
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  1.52 115
PPM 094294     05:20:59.3 +27:57:25  6.3  0.37 116
PPM 094298     05:21:38.5 +27:25:55 11.0  0.19 116
19299          05:21:09.2 +27:35:22 14.4       116
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/10 01:52:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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