RECON: TNO occultation with 530930

Event between (530930) 11WG157 and star GA1340:02650876 with event index number of 2701441

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/01/25 22:05:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:01:58.9 +45:40:33
Equinox of date position of star is 05:03:37.6 +45:42:24
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 21 degrees from the moon. Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 30.5 AU from the Sun and 29.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 284 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5090 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 530930, (2029/01/25 21:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:35.5 +16:33:56  0.8 29.67   8
34Bet Aur      06:01:39.8 +44:56:49  1.9 10.13  26
PPM 047798     05:12:53.1 +46:59:42  6.0  1.98  23
PPM 047607     05:03:25.9 +45:29:12  7.5  0.26  21
530930         05:04:06.9 +45:42:57 15.9        21
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 530930, (2029/01/25 21:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 29.67   8
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9 10.13  26
PPM 047798     05:10:43.0 +46:57:40  6.0  1.98  23
PPM 047607     05:01:18.3 +45:26:47  7.5  0.26  21
530930         05:01:58.9 +45:40:33 15.9        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/06/03 23:10:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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