RECON: TNO occultation with 385437

Event between (385437) 03GH55 and star GA0680:07382031 with event index number of 2743606

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/04/05 16:32:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:32:14.3 -21:04:03
Equinox of date position of star is 16:33:33.1 -21:06:48
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 35 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 41.6 AU from the Sun and 41.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 415 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2086 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.0
Diameter=382.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.8 sec chord
Diameter=155.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 385437, (2029/04/05 16:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.4 -26:29:39  0.9  5.40  35
8Bet1Sco       16:07:08.6 -19:52:59  2.6  6.40  41
4Psi Oph       16:25:49.2 -20:06:12  4.2  2.17  37
PPM 265647     16:34:09.9 -20:48:45  8.3  0.32  35
PPM 265653     16:34:26.9 -21:03:02  9.4  0.14  35
PPM 265633     16:33:31.7 -21:05:29 10.2  0.11  35
385437         16:33:58.3 -21:07:40 16.4        34
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 385437, (2029/04/05 16:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.40  35
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  6.40  41
4Psi Oph       16:24:06.1 -20:02:15  4.2  2.17  37
PPM 265647     16:32:26.2 -20:45:08  8.3  0.32  35
PPM 265653     16:32:43.0 -20:59:26  9.4  0.14  35
PPM 265633     16:31:47.7 -21:01:51 10.2  0.11  35
385437         16:32:14.3 -21:04:03 16.4        35
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/27 00:47:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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