RECON: TNO occultation with 558095

Event between (558095) 14WA536 and star GA0660:05498311 with event index number of 2734488

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/11 13:40:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:40:35.2 -22:01:25
Equinox of date position of star is 10:41:45.5 -22:09:03
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

Object is 30.5 AU from the Sun and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1992 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=222.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=91.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 558095, (2029/03/11 13:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:55.5 +11:49:24  1.3 34.90 161
Alphard        09:29:01.3 -08:47:12  2.0 22.06 155
PPM 257864     10:36:21.3 -23:19:39  6.2  1.74 134
PPM 257968     10:41:06.7 -22:41:00  7.1  0.55 134
PPM 257987     10:42:07.8 -22:16:29  9.4  0.10 134
558095         10:41:59.7 -22:10:36 16.6       134
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, (2029/03/11 13:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 34.90 161
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 22.06 155
PPM 257864     10:34:57.6 -23:10:33  6.2  1.74 134
PPM 257968     10:39:42.5 -22:31:50  7.1  0.55 134
PPM 257987     10:40:43.3 -22:07:18  9.4  0.10 134
558095         10:40:35.2 -22:01:25 16.6       134
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/19 00:48:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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