RECON: TNO occultation with 556130

Event between (556130) 14KV101 and star GA0840:05492682 with event index number of 2502209

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/06/30 19:41:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:07:01.5 -05:33:43
Equinox of date position of star is 17:08:16.4 -05:35:30
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 54 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

Object is 30.2 AU from the Sun and 29.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1168 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=205.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=83.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 556130, (2028/06/30 19:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.6 -26:29:34  0.9 22.72  43
13Zet Oph      16:38:43.9 -10:37:21  2.6  8.93  46
PPM 200511     17:18:14.5 -06:16:27  6.0  2.50  56
PPM 200318     17:06:33.0 -05:06:38  8.0  0.70  54
PPM 200341     17:08:00.2 -05:45:04  9.5  0.20  54
556130         17:08:32.7 -05:35:52 15.3        54
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 556130, (2028/06/30 19:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.72  43
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  8.93  46
PPM 200511     17:16:42.8 -06:14:42  6.0  2.50  56
PPM 200318     17:05:02.0 -05:04:24  8.0  0.70  54
PPM 200341     17:06:28.8 -05:42:54  9.5  0.20  54
556130         17:07:01.5 -05:33:43 15.3        54
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/30 03:08:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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