RECON: TNO occultation with 535032

Event between (535032) 14WP510 and star GA1140:01476090 with event index number of 2691910

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/04 11:49:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:46:14.1 +25:27:07
Equinox of date position of star is 05:47:36.3 +25:27:32
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 66% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

TNO is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 35.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 535 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2034 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535032, (2029/02/04 11:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:44.9 +07:24:36  0.4 18.17 116
Alnath         05:28:08.0 +28:37:46  1.6  5.45 125
132 Tau        05:50:48.2 +24:34:28  4.9  1.09 120
PPM 094875     05:49:22.7 +25:34:36  8.0  0.32 120
PPM 094807     05:47:21.2 +25:44:28  9.0  0.32 121
PPM 094797     05:47:05.2 +25:31:31 10.3  0.22 121
535032         05:48:02.0 +25:27:39 16.3       120
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 535032, (2029/02/04 11:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 18.17 116
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  5.45 125
132 Tau        05:49:00.9 +24:34:02  4.9  1.09 120
PPM 094875     05:47:34.7 +25:34:07  8.0  0.32 120
PPM 094807     05:45:33.0 +25:43:53  9.0  0.32 121
PPM 094797     05:45:17.2 +25:30:55 10.3  0.22 121
535032         05:46:14.1 +25:27:07 16.3       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/24 02:01:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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