RECON: TNO occultation with 543377

Event between (543377) 14BF70 and star GA0560:16339395 with event index number of 2254441

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/17 20:27:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:04:36.9 -32:09:28
Equinox of date position of star is 17:06:12.1 -32:11:24
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.4

Object is 12.4 AU from the Sun and 11.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 133 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 695 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Diameter=30.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 543377, (2028/06/17 20:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.5 -26:29:33  0.9  9.57 137
26Eps Sco      16:52:01.1 -34:20:30  2.3  3.70 132
PPM 295807     17:03:43.3 -32:10:59  5.0  0.58 130
PPM 295893     17:07:53.3 -31:59:23  8.5  0.37 129
PPM 295875     17:07:01.7 -32:15:04  9.3  0.13 129
543377         17:06:27.6 -32:11:43 14.8       129
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 543377, (2028/06/17 20:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  9.57 137
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.8 -34:17:41  2.3  3.70 132
PPM 295807     17:01:52.6 -32:08:38  5.0  0.58 130
PPM 295893     17:06:02.7 -31:57:12  8.5  0.37 129
PPM 295875     17:05:10.8 -32:12:51  9.3  0.13 129
543377         17:04:36.9 -32:09:28 14.8       129
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/24 21:29:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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