RECON: TNO occultation with 535168

Event between (535168) 14XU40 and star GA1100:02193011 with event index number of 2260165

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/23 03:00:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:33:08.8 +21:44:58
Equinox of date position of star is 06:34:28.6 +21:43:53
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 177 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 33.2 AU from the Sun and 32.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1119 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5694 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 35.2 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535168, (2028/10/23 03:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:43.9 +07:24:36  0.4 17.02 162
Alhena         06:39:22.5 +16:22:20  1.9  5.46 172
PPM 096308     06:40:49.2 +22:00:10  6.0  1.41 176
PPM 096191     06:36:04.3 +21:25:05  8.4  0.41 177
PPM 096135     06:34:37.7 +21:37:33  8.7  0.12 177
535168         06:34:52.6 +21:43:33 15.7       177
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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 535168, (2028/10/23 03:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.02 162
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  5.46 172
PPM 096308     06:39:05.3 +22:01:51  6.0  1.41 176
PPM 096191     06:34:20.7 +21:26:33  8.4  0.41 177
PPM 096135     06:32:54.0 +21:38:58  8.7  0.12 177
535168         06:33:08.8 +21:44:58 15.7       177
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/20 00:54:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

RECON