RECON: TNO occultation with 555758

Event between (555758) 14DP143 and star GA0860:05026942 with event index number of 2759107

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/17 21:02:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:24:09.0 -03:53:25
Equinox of date position of star is 16:25:25.8 -03:56:42
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 136 degrees from the moon. Moon is 17% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

Object is 29.4 AU from the Sun and 28.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 318 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3464 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=175.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=71.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 555758, (2029/05/17 20:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.8 -26:29:40  0.9 22.58 143
1Del Oph       16:15:53.3 -03:46:03  2.7  2.45 134
2Eps Oph       16:19:52.7 -04:45:43  3.2  1.66 135
PPM 199643     16:27:06.0 -03:55:54  8.3  0.35 136
PPM 199627     16:26:16.6 -03:53:46  9.8  0.16 136
555758         16:25:41.8 -03:57:22 16.2       136
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 555758, (2029/05/17 20:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.58 143
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  2.45 134
2Eps Oph       16:18:19.4 -04:41:32  3.2  1.66 135
PPM 199643     16:25:33.2 -03:52:00  8.3  0.35 136
PPM 199627     16:24:43.8 -03:49:50  9.8  0.16 136
555758         16:24:09.0 -03:53:25 16.2       136
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:50:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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