RECON: TNO occultation with 600181

Event between (600181) 11OC61 and star GA0740:32093655 with event index number of 2738104

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/07 12:29:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:18:38.8 -14:04:05
Equinox of date position of star is 22:19:49.3 -13:57:27
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 85 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

TNO is 44.7 AU from the Sun and 43.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 457 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3556 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=313.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.4 sec chord
Diameter=127.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 600181, (2024/10/07 12:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:00.8 -29:29:25  1.2 17.98  86
42 Aqr         22:18:07.4 -12:42:25  5.1  1.32  85
PPM 240076     22:19:25.8 -14:22:23  8.3  0.45  84
PPM 240094     22:20:13.1 -13:59:10  9.6  0.07  85
600181         22:19:58.5 -13:56:35 15.6        85
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 600181, (2024/10/07 12:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 17.98  86
42 Aqr         22:16:48.0 -12:49:53  5.1  1.32  85
PPM 240076     22:18:06.0 -14:29:52  8.3  0.45  84
PPM 240094     22:18:53.4 -14:06:40  9.6  0.07  85
600181         22:18:38.8 -14:04:05 15.6        85
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/02 02:01:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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