RECON: TNO occultation with 533562

Event between (533562) 14JQ80 and star GA0700:08468649 with event index number of 2243275

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/06/29 18:31:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:11:35.2 -18:44:20
Equinox of date position of star is 17:12:52.9 -18:45:52
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 139 degrees from the moon. Moon is 24% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 33.1 AU from the Sun and 32.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 211 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1523 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=203.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Diameter=83.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 533562, (2027/06/29 18:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:05.9 -26:29:26  0.9 12.40 149
35Eta Oph      17:11:57.4 -15:45:25  2.6  3.03 139
PPM 232651     17:09:50.8 -17:38:35  6.0  1.38 140
PPM 232790     17:15:13.9 -18:34:00  8.5  0.52 139
PPM 232729     17:12:59.7 -18:37:23  9.5  0.16 139
533562         17:13:12.0 -18:46:14 16.7       139
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 533562, (2027/06/29 18:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.40 149
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.03 139
PPM 232651     17:08:14.9 -17:36:33  6.0  1.38 140
PPM 232790     17:13:37.2 -18:32:11  8.5  0.52 139
PPM 232729     17:11:23.1 -18:35:29  9.5  0.16 139
533562         17:11:35.2 -18:44:20 16.7       139
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/26 00:37:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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