RECON: TNO occultation with 612161

Event between (612161) 00KK4 and star GA0820:08539048 with event index number of 2807834

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/05/30 15:09:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:11:14.9 -07:28:14
Equinox of date position of star is 18:12:27.5 -07:27:51
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 44.7 AU from the Sun and 43.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 601 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2917 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=338.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.9 sec chord
Diameter=138.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612161, (2026/05/30 15:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:01.9 -26:29:18  0.9 30.74   9
60Bet Oph      17:44:46.7 +04:33:29  2.8 13.89  40
PPM 201392     18:07:33.7 -08:19:12  6.1  1.53  36
PPM 201498     18:13:49.7 -07:17:20  8.0  0.33  38
PPM 201467     18:11:45.9 -07:21:40  9.5  0.25  38
612161         18:12:40.7 -07:27:47 17.0        38
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 612161, (2026/05/30 15:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 30.74   9
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 13.89  40
PPM 201392     18:06:07.4 -08:19:27  6.1  1.53  36
PPM 201498     18:12:24.0 -07:17:50  8.0  0.33  38
PPM 201467     18:10:20.1 -07:22:05  9.5  0.25  38
612161         18:11:14.9 -07:28:14 17.0        38
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/04 23:35:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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