RECON: TNO occultation with 472651

Event between (472651) 15DB216 and star GA0440:08825759 with event index number of 2311774

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/03 18:10:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:30:26.8 -45:21:16
Equinox of date position of star is 14:32:02.4 -45:27:43
Stellar brightness G=13.1, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8

Object is 13.0 AU from the Sun and 12.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 54 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1134 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=117.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Diameter=48.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 472651, (2027/04/03 18:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Hadar          14:05:46.4 -60:30:11  0.6 15.53  99
Alp Lup        14:43:45.4 -47:30:12  2.3  2.84 101
PPM 319585     14:31:55.0 -45:26:30  5.8  0.06 104
PPM 319619     14:33:51.1 -45:33:49  8.3  0.30 103
PPM 319585     14:31:55.0 -45:26:30  5.8  0.06 104
472651         14:32:13.3 -45:28:27 13.1       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 472651, (2027/04/03 18:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Hadar          14:03:49.3 -60:22:23  0.6 15.53  99
Alp Lup        14:41:55.7 -47:23:18  2.3  2.84 101
PPM 319585     14:30:08.6 -45:19:18  5.8  0.06 104
PPM 319619     14:32:04.3 -45:26:40  8.3  0.30 103
PPM 319585     14:30:08.6 -45:19:18  5.8  0.06 104
472651         14:30:26.8 -45:21:16 13.1       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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