RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0800:20382975 with event index number of 2453153

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/08/14 21:26:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:47:23.3 -09:29:46
Equinox of date position of star is 19:48:40.8 -09:26:11
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon. Moon is 36% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.3

Object is 35.0 AU from the Sun and 34.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 379 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2662 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2028/08/14 21:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:13.4 -29:28:11  1.2 48.70  96
Tarazed        19:47:37.2 +10:41:06  2.7 20.11 120
PPM 203194     19:43:36.6 -09:07:31  6.4  1.35 131
PPM 236484     19:48:44.4 -09:59:07  8.4  0.56 130
PPM 203299     19:49:02.5 -09:36:29  8.9  0.19 130
503858         19:48:57.0 -09:25:26 16.7       130
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 503858, (2028/08/14 21:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.7 -29:37:24  1.2 48.70  96
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 20.11 120
PPM 203194     19:42:03.0 -09:11:39  6.4  1.35 131
PPM 236484     19:47:10.4 -10:03:27  8.4  0.56 130
PPM 203299     19:47:28.7 -09:40:50  8.9  0.19 130
503858         19:47:23.3 -09:29:46 16.7       130
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/04 01:01:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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