RECON: TNO occultation with 576162

Event between (576162) 12GT41 and star GA0820:20922795 with event index number of 2523297

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/08 19:20:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:48:45.4 -07:43:25
Equinox of date position of star is 19:49:59.5 -07:39:54
Stellar brightness G=11.6, use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

TNO is 18.4 AU from the Sun and 17.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 183 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1649 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=73.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=30.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 576162, (2027/07/08 19:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:09.8 -29:28:32  1.2 49.35 150
Tarazed        19:47:34.0 +10:40:56  2.7 18.35 125
56 Aql         19:55:37.8 -08:30:03  5.4  1.58 127
PPM 203293     19:48:38.8 -07:28:09  8.3  0.44 126
PPM 203320     19:50:51.6 -07:41:38  9.3  0.16 126
576162         19:50:14.4 -07:39:11 11.6       127
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 576162, (2027/07/08 19:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 49.35 150
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 18.35 125
56 Aql         19:54:08.3 -08:34:28  5.4  1.58 127
PPM 203293     19:47:09.9 -07:32:19  8.3  0.44 126
PPM 203320     19:49:22.5 -07:45:53  9.3  0.16 126
576162         19:48:45.4 -07:43:25 11.6       126
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/22 02:42:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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