RECON: TNO occultation with 558095

Event between (558095) 14WA536 and star GA0700:04716863 with event index number of 2560867

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/12 09:10:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:30:18.3 -19:21:33
Equinox of date position of star is 10:31:28.7 -19:29:03
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

Object is 30.6 AU from the Sun and 31.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 99 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1650 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=222.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=91.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 558095, (2028/07/12 09:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:53.4 +11:49:36  1.3 31.79 156
Alphard        09:28:59.4 -08:47:01  2.0 18.58 149
PPM 222856     10:23:34.9 -20:00:41  6.3  1.97 156
PPM 223012     10:29:59.4 -19:40:17  6.7  0.43 157
PPM 223030     10:30:47.5 -19:33:53  9.1  0.22 157
558095         10:31:40.9 -19:30:22 15.1       157
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 558095, (2028/07/12 09:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 31.79 156
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 18.58 149
PPM 222856     10:22:12.9 -19:52:00  6.3  1.97 156
PPM 223012     10:28:36.9 -19:31:30  6.7  0.43 157
PPM 223030     10:29:24.9 -19:25:05  9.1  0.22 157
558095         10:30:18.3 -19:21:33 15.1       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:46:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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