RECON: TNO occultation with 567122

Event between (567122) 20PM3 and star GA1280:00238761 with event index number of 2643059

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/09/18 22:41:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:59:46.8 +39:43:53
Equinox of date position of star is 01:01:07.2 +39:51:35
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 51% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.2

Object is 12.2 AU from the Sun and 11.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 50 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1078 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=80.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Diameter=32.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 567122, (2026/09/18 22:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:20.6 +45:22:37  1.3 46.65  83
57Gam1And      02:05:33.1 +42:27:24  2.3 12.35 133
37Mu And       00:58:14.7 +38:38:37  3.9  1.36 120
PPM 065810     00:59:39.5 +39:37:08  7.3  0.40 121
PPM 065872     01:02:58.4 +39:46:30  8.9  0.34 121
PPM 065854     01:02:07.8 +39:59:35 11.2  0.20 121
567122         01:01:16.7 +39:52:29 16.0       121
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 567122, (2026/09/18 22:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 46.65  83
57Gam1And      02:03:54.1 +42:19:46  2.3 12.35 133
37Mu And       00:56:45.5 +38:29:58  3.9  1.36 120
PPM 065810     00:58:09.8 +39:28:30  7.3  0.40 121
PPM 065872     01:01:28.3 +39:37:54  8.9  0.34 121
PPM 065854     01:00:37.8 +39:50:58 11.2  0.20 121
567122         00:59:46.8 +39:43:53 16.0       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/21 04:25:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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