RECON: TNO occultation with 558095

Event between (558095) 14WA536 and star GA0680:05166181 with event index number of 2560888

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/27 03:28:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:46:41.3 -21:25:33
Equinox of date position of star is 10:47:52.0 -21:33:16
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

Object is 30.5 AU from the Sun and 30.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 101 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3018 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=222.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Diameter=91.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 558095, (2028/11/27 03:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:54.6 +11:49:29  1.3 34.69 140
4Gam Crv       12:17:17.9 -17:42:08  2.6 21.34 171
PPM 258298     10:56:36.4 -20:49:11  6.4  2.13 155
PPM 258143     10:48:49.1 -22:00:02  8.5  0.45 153
PPM 258138     10:48:34.3 -21:40:31  9.0  0.15 153
558095         10:48:05.4 -21:34:43 16.9       153
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, (2028/11/27 03:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 34.69 140
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.1 -17:32:30  2.6 21.34 171
PPM 258298     10:55:11.6 -20:39:54  6.4  2.13 155
PPM 258143     10:47:25.0 -21:50:51  8.5  0.45 153
PPM 258138     10:47:10.1 -21:31:20  9.0  0.15 153
558095         10:46:41.3 -21:25:33 16.9       153
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:46:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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