RECON: TNO occultation with 535985

Event between (535985) 15BF515 and star GA0940:03472539 with event index number of 2259054

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/04/25 00:19:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:06:50.8 +04:20:56
Equinox of date position of star is 10:08:03.7 +04:14:03
Stellar brightness G=13.9, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 110 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

Object is 19.8 AU from the Sun and 19.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 8.3 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 328 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3020 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.9
Diameter=63.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=25.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535985, (2027/04/25 00:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:49.5 +11:49:57  1.3  7.63 113
14 Sex         10:08:13.0 +05:28:38  6.2  1.26 110
PPM 156510     10:07:35.4 +03:24:47  8.5  0.82 110
PPM 156512     10:07:39.0 +03:48:44  9.6  0.43 110
PPM 156532     10:08:56.4 +04:07:20 10.3  0.19 110
535985         10:08:16.0 +04:12:53 13.9       109
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 535985, (2027/04/25 00:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  7.63 113
14 Sex         10:06:47.4 +05:36:41  6.2  1.26 110
PPM 156510     10:06:10.3 +03:32:49  8.5  0.82 110
PPM 156512     10:06:13.8 +03:56:46  9.6  0.43 110
PPM 156532     10:07:31.1 +04:15:24 10.3  0.19 110
535985         10:06:50.8 +04:20:56 13.9       110
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/16 02:42:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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