RECON: TNO occultation with 55638

Event between (55638) 02VE95 and star GA0940:02694554 with event index number of 2250488

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/05/08 10:08:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:23:37.7 +05:47:46
Equinox of date position of star is 07:24:55.2 +05:44:52
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 109 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.9

Object is 32.3 AU from the Sun and 32.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 193 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1433 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=524.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.3 sec chord
Diameter=214.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 55638, (2028/05/08 10:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:42.5 +07:24:36  0.4 22.02 130
Alhena         06:39:21.0 +16:22:21  1.9 15.46 123
5Eta CMi       07:29:33.6 +06:52:55  5.4  1.58 108
PPM 152526     07:24:24.9 +06:19:01  8.3  0.61 109
PPM 152568     07:25:48.4 +05:44:05  8.9  0.17 109
55638          07:25:08.5 +05:44:21 15.1       109
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, (2028/05/08 10:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 22.02 130
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 15.46 123
5Eta CMi       07:28:02.1 +06:56:30  5.4  1.58 108
PPM 152526     07:22:53.8 +06:22:23  8.3  0.61 109
PPM 152568     07:24:17.6 +05:47:31  8.9  0.17 109
55638          07:23:37.7 +05:47:46 15.1       109
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:24:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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