RECON: TNO occultation with 469708

Event between (469708) 05GE187 and star GA0840:10792565 with event index number of 1857175

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/03/27 21:03:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:43:37.4 -05:28:23
Equinox of date position of star is 18:44:48.2 -05:26:58
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

TNO is 26.7 AU from the Sun and 26.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.2 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 224 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2416 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.0 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469708, (2028/03/27 21:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.6 -26:29:32  0.9 38.25 137
60Bet Oph      17:44:52.1 +04:33:27  2.8 18.07 115
PPM 202138     18:48:59.4 -05:40:21  4.6  0.99 102
PPM 202068     18:44:54.6 -05:39:51  7.7  0.23 103
469708         18:45:07.8 -05:26:34 16.9       103
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, (2028/03/27 21:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 38.25 137
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 18.07 115
PPM 202138     18:47:28.9 -05:42:19  4.6  0.99 102
PPM 202068     18:43:24.1 -05:41:40  7.7  0.23 103
469708         18:43:37.4 -05:28:23 16.9       103
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/09 01:17:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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