RECON: TNO occultation with 469442

Event between (469442) 02GG166 and star GA0580:38095089 with event index number of 1476276

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/07/20 03:49:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:28:26.7 -30:44:15
Equinox of date position of star is 18:30:01.2 -30:43:12
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 140 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.0

Object is 14.9 AU from the Sun and 13.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 532 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469442, (2025/07/20 03:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:58.7 -26:29:11  0.9 26.41 166
Nunki          18:56:50.9 -26:15:45  2.0  7.37 134
18 Sgr         18:26:39.9 -30:44:28  5.3  0.74 141
PPM 297763     18:30:04.8 -31:06:53  7.8  0.40 140
PPM 297792     18:31:16.9 -30:47:20  9.2  0.27 140
469442         18:30:05.4 -30:43:10 16.2       140
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 469442, (2025/07/20 03:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.41 166
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  7.37 134
18 Sgr         18:25:01.2 -30:45:26  5.3  0.74 141
PPM 297763     18:28:25.7 -31:07:58  7.8  0.40 140
PPM 297792     18:29:38.1 -30:48:28  9.2  0.27 140
469442         18:28:26.7 -30:44:15 16.2       140
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/18 02:50:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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