RECON: TNO occultation with 533396

Event between (533396) 14GQ53 and star GA0800:10078020 with event index number of 2590848

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/19 23:13:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:26:48.4 -09:28:56
Equinox of date position of star is 18:28:01.1 -09:28:03
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

TNO is 22.1 AU from the Sun and 21.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 229 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1395 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=79.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=32.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 533396, (2026/05/19 23:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.8 -26:29:17  0.9 32.52 147
60Bet Oph      17:44:46.6 +04:33:29  2.8 17.72 144
Zet Sct        18:25:06.3 -08:55:07  4.2  0.95 160
PPM 201757     18:28:00.3 -09:11:03  7.7  0.29 161
PPM 201748     18:27:27.9 -09:26:30  8.8  0.20 161
533396         18:28:15.4 -09:27:53 14.8       161
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 533396, (2026/05/19 23:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.52 147
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 17.72 144
Zet Sct        18:23:39.7 -08:56:03  4.2  0.95 160
PPM 201757     18:26:33.5 -09:12:06  7.7  0.29 161
PPM 201748     18:26:00.9 -09:27:31  8.8  0.20 161
533396         18:26:48.4 -09:28:56 14.8       161
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/13 00:22:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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