RECON: TNO occultation with 55638

Event between (55638) 02VE95 and star GA0960:02769992 with event index number of 2250366

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/05/10 22:13:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:15:30.3 +06:05:26
Equinox of date position of star is 07:16:47.9 +06:02:48
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 18 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

Object is 32.0 AU from the Sun and 32.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 159 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1320 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.6 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 55638, (2027/05/10 22:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:39.2 +07:24:35  0.4 19.99  28
Alhena         06:39:17.5 +16:22:25  1.9 13.85  14
PPM 152316     07:18:45.9 +06:37:49  6.4  0.74  18
PPM 152268     07:17:29.4 +05:52:22  7.9  0.21  18
PPM 152236     07:16:32.2 +06:01:51  9.0  0.11  18
55638          07:16:58.1 +06:02:27 16.1        18
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 55638, (2027/05/10 22:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 19.99  28
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 13.85  14
PPM 152316     07:17:17.8 +06:40:52  6.4  0.74  18
PPM 152268     07:16:01.7 +05:55:22  7.9  0.21  18
PPM 152236     07:15:04.5 +06:04:49  9.0  0.11  18
55638          07:15:30.3 +06:05:26 16.1        18
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/06 04:19:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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