RECON: TNO occultation with 535230

Event between (535230) 14YH50 and star GA1320:04216170 with event index number of 2259290

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/06 22:03:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:43:39.4 +42:07:41
Equinox of date position of star is 10:45:04.2 +41:59:57
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 90 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.5

Object is 40.8 AU from the Sun and 40.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 190 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4594 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=338.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.1 sec chord
Diameter=138.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535230, (2027/05/06 22:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:49.6 +11:49:57  1.3 31.13  98
Merak          11:03:28.4 +56:14:06  2.4 14.55  85
45Ome UMa      10:55:32.5 +43:02:38  4.7  2.17  91
PPM 052014     10:42:21.1 +41:23:00  8.5  0.81  90
PPM 052029     10:44:36.1 +41:46:04  9.6  0.25  90
535230         10:45:14.1 +41:59:03 15.5        90
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 535230, (2027/05/06 22:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 31.13  98
Merak          11:01:50.7 +56:22:57  2.4 14.55  85
45Ome UMa      10:53:58.8 +43:11:24  4.7  2.17  91
PPM 052014     10:40:46.1 +41:31:36  8.5  0.81  90
PPM 052029     10:43:01.3 +41:54:42  9.6  0.25  90
535230         10:43:39.4 +42:07:41 15.5        90
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/21 21:27:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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