RECON: TNO occultation with 307261

Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0840:17609168 with event index number of 2185677

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/14 04:25:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:27:29.9 -04:20:34
Equinox of date position of star is 19:28:46.6 -04:17:33
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon. Moon is 71% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.3

Object is 45.8 AU from the Sun and 45.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 347 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4770 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1066.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 86.4 sec chord
Diameter=435.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 35.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307261, (2028/05/14 04:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.1 -26:29:33  0.9 47.91  49
Tarazed        19:47:36.5 +10:41:03  2.7 15.67  31
36 Aql         19:32:08.8 -02:43:39  5.0  1.74  19
PPM 202925     19:29:22.3 -04:45:30  7.6  0.48  18
PPM 202915     19:28:46.1 -04:12:56  9.0  0.09  18
307261         19:28:59.8 -04:17:01 16.6        18
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 307261, (2028/05/14 04:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 47.91  49
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 15.67  31
36 Aql         19:30:39.9 -02:47:20  5.0  1.74  19
PPM 202925     19:27:52.2 -04:49:04  7.6  0.48  18
PPM 202915     19:27:16.3 -04:16:29  9.0  0.09  18
307261         19:27:29.9 -04:20:34 16.6        18
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:24:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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