RECON: TNO occultation with 444745

Event between (444745) 07JF43 and star GA0780:06308238 with event index number of 2409726

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/07 17:43:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:22:32.0 -10:52:49
Equinox of date position of star is 17:23:53.5 -10:54:07
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon. Moon is 85% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

Object is 35.5 AU from the Sun and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 89 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1309 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=494.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.3 sec chord
Diameter=201.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 444745, (2028/10/07 17:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:10.6 -26:29:36  0.9 19.97 171
35Eta Oph      17:12:01.8 -15:45:30  2.6  5.68 159
53Nu Ser       17:22:26.8 -12:52:25  4.0  2.01 156
PPM 232976     17:23:18.0 -11:05:04  8.4  0.27 155
PPM 232979     17:23:28.3 -10:48:44  9.4  0.19 154
444745         17:24:07.8 -10:54:20 16.1       154
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 444745, (2028/10/07 17:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.97 171
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.68 159
53Nu Ser       17:20:49.7 -12:50:49  4.0  2.01 156
PPM 232976     17:21:42.1 -11:03:30  8.4  0.27 155
PPM 232979     17:21:52.5 -10:47:10  9.4  0.19 154
444745         17:22:32.0 -10:52:49 16.1       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:34:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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