RECON: TNO occultation with 499514

Event between (499514) 10OO127 and star GA1040:18823448 with event index number of 2324927

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/20 13:47:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:51:06.7 +15:19:11
Equinox of date position of star is 22:52:17.4 +15:26:47
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

Object is 44.4 AU from the Sun and 43.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 182 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1679 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.6
Diameter=682.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 46.5 sec chord
Diameter=278.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 499514, (2027/07/20 13:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:22.3 +45:22:48  1.3 40.48  61
Markab         23:06:08.1 +15:21:15  2.5  3.29  39
PPM 141947     22:54:23.8 +16:59:17  5.6  1.59  39
PPM 141922     22:53:08.0 +15:13:58  7.4  0.28  37
PPM 141912     22:52:07.5 +15:17:14 11.0  0.20  37
499514         22:52:28.4 +15:27:59 16.9        37
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 499514, (2027/07/20 13:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 40.48  61
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5  3.29  39
PPM 141947     22:53:02.2 +16:50:28  5.6  1.59  39
PPM 141922     22:51:46.2 +15:05:09  7.4  0.28  37
PPM 141912     22:50:45.8 +15:08:26 11.0  0.20  37
499514         22:51:06.7 +15:19:11 16.9        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/26 02:03:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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