RECON: TNO occultation with 534161

Event between (534161) 14RQ63 and star GA1080:01263391 with event index number of 2175408

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/02/26 21:59:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:42:26.5 +18:26:48
Equinox of date position of star is 05:43:44.2 +18:27:21
Stellar brightness G=13.1, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 31.7 AU from the Sun and 31.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1187 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1651 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 40.2 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 534161, (2027/02/26 22:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:38.6 +07:24:35  0.4 11.47 139
Alnath         05:28:00.7 +28:37:41  1.6 10.81 151
122 Tau        05:38:38.4 +17:03:16  5.7  1.90 147
PPM 121313     05:44:43.0 +18:31:49  8.3  0.18 146
PPM 121289     05:43:35.6 +18:33:07 11.1  0.14 146
534161         05:44:02.1 +18:27:28 13.1       146
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 534161, (2027/02/26 22:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 11.47 139
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 10.81 151
122 Tau        05:37:03.8 +17:02:24  5.7  1.90 147
PPM 121313     05:43:07.3 +18:31:11  8.3  0.18 146
PPM 121289     05:42:00.0 +18:32:26 11.1  0.14 146
534161         05:42:26.5 +18:26:48 13.1       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/23 01:26:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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