RECON: TNO occultation with 469708

Event between (469708) 05GE187 and star GA0820:06600203 with event index number of 1375318

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/20 09:15:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:47:09.2 -07:17:29
Equinox of date position of star is 17:48:20.1 -07:17:53
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 152 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

TNO is 27.0 AU from the Sun and 27.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 70 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1066 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469708, (2024/10/20 09:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:55.9 -26:29:05  0.9 26.61 178
60Bet Oph      17:44:41.9 +04:33:31  2.8 11.90 143
PPM 201153     17:53:58.5 -06:08:51  5.9  1.78 150
PPM 201037     17:48:10.9 -06:52:12  8.2  0.44 152
PPM 201045     17:48:25.8 -07:23:13  9.7  0.09 152
469708         17:48:29.7 -07:17:56 16.9       152
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 469708, (2024/10/20 09:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.61 178
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 11.90 143
PPM 201153     17:52:38.7 -06:08:37  5.9  1.78 150
PPM 201037     17:46:50.7 -06:51:45  8.2  0.44 152
PPM 201045     17:47:05.2 -07:22:46  9.7  0.09 152
469708         17:47:09.2 -07:17:29 16.9       152
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/30 23:03:43 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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