RECON: TNO occultation with 576162

Event between (576162) 12GT41 and star GA0780:21042299 with event index number of 2523531

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/08 16:08:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:00:51.6 -11:05:56
Equinox of date position of star is 20:02:07.3 -11:02:04
Stellar brightness G=13.8, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 172 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 19.0 AU from the Sun and 19.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 287 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1952 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=73.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Diameter=30.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 576162, (2028/11/08 16:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:14.2 -29:28:06  1.2 45.03 141
Nunki          18:57:03.1 -26:15:29  2.0 21.68 161
PPM 203530     20:01:21.5 -09:52:49  5.7  1.17 171
PPM 236802     20:02:18.8 -11:23:58  8.5  0.38 172
PPM 236809     20:02:39.7 -11:06:12  9.4  0.10 172
576162         20:02:26.9 -11:01:03 13.8       172
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, (2028/11/08 16:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 45.03 141
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 21.68 161
PPM 203530     19:59:46.9 -09:57:39  5.7  1.17 171
PPM 236802     20:00:43.3 -11:28:50  8.5  0.38 172
PPM 236809     20:01:04.4 -11:11:05  9.4  0.10 172
576162         20:00:51.6 -11:05:56 13.8       172
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/06 03:18:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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