RECON: TNO occultation with 525460

Event between (525460) 05EX297 and star GA0940:03792761 with event index number of 2747963

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/04/06 17:29:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:47:42.1 +04:11:34
Equinox of date position of star is 11:48:52.7 +04:03:55
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 42.8 AU from the Sun and 41.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 298 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4514 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=319.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.7 sec chord
Diameter=130.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 525460, (2029/04/06 17:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:55.7 +11:49:23  1.3 25.76 148
Denebola       11:50:33.2 +14:24:31  2.1 10.38 125
3Nu Vir        11:47:21.8 +06:21:56  4.0  2.38 123
PPM 158195     11:48:16.7 +03:18:42  8.4  0.75 122
PPM 158176     11:47:04.5 +04:00:05  9.2  0.53 123
PPM 158215     11:48:58.9 +04:06:58 11.4  0.10 122
525460         11:49:12.2 +04:01:48 16.6       122
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 525460, (2029/04/06 17:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 25.76 148
Denebola       11:49:02.8 +14:34:17  2.1 10.38 125
3Nu Vir        11:45:51.5 +06:31:41  4.0  2.38 123
PPM 158195     11:46:46.6 +03:28:27  8.4  0.75 122
PPM 158176     11:45:34.4 +04:09:51  9.2  0.53 123
PPM 158215     11:47:28.8 +04:16:44 11.4  0.10 122
525460         11:47:42.1 +04:11:34 16.6       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/12 03:47:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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