RECON: TNO occultation with 555916

Event between (555916) 14GB54 and star GA0880:05246229 with event index number of 2485253

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/08 04:14:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:06:06.1 -01:54:46
Equinox of date position of star is 17:07:21.9 -01:56:38
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

Object is 28.1 AU from the Sun and 27.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 130 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2808 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=163.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=66.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 555916, (2028/04/08 04:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:08.7 -26:29:32  0.9 26.05  68
13Zet Oph      16:38:43.1 -10:37:20  2.6 11.25  69
PPM 180004     17:09:41.3 -01:06:52  6.5  0.99  78
PPM 180000     17:08:20.9 -01:41:32  7.0  0.32  77
PPM 179995     17:07:58.9 -01:58:27 10.8  0.11  77
555916         17:07:34.3 -01:56:56 16.3        77
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 555916, (2028/04/08 04:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.05  68
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6 11.25  69
PPM 180004     17:08:13.6 -01:04:47  6.5  0.99  78
PPM 180000     17:06:52.9 -01:39:23  7.0  0.32  77
PPM 179995     17:06:30.7 -01:56:18 10.8  0.11  77
555916         17:06:06.1 -01:54:46 16.3        77
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:43:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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