RECON: TNO occultation with 576256

Event between (576256) 12JH67 and star GA0620:08149665 with event index number of 2740388

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/04/18 15:23:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:06:11.3 -27:41:35
Equinox of date position of star is 16:07:33.2 -27:45:05
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 163 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 49.1 AU from the Sun and 48.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 697 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3812 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=476.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.2 sec chord
Diameter=194.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 576256, (2029/04/18 15:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.5 -26:29:40  0.9  5.32 168
7Del Sco       16:02:04.3 -22:42:09  2.3  5.24 161
13 Sco         16:14:06.8 -28:00:00  4.7  1.37 164
PPM 265161     16:09:55.5 -27:48:23  7.4  0.43 163
PPM 265120     16:08:17.5 -27:47:09  9.7  0.07 163
576256         16:07:59.5 -27:46:12 16.7       163
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 576256, (2029/04/18 15:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.32 168
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:19  2.3  5.24 161
13 Sco         16:12:18.2 -27:55:36  4.7  1.37 164
PPM 265161     16:08:07.2 -27:43:49  7.4  0.43 163
PPM 265120     16:06:29.2 -27:42:32  9.7  0.07 163
576256         16:06:11.3 -27:41:35 16.7       163
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/27 01:49:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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