RECON: TNO occultation with 612242

Event between (612242) 01QQ322 and star GA0920:00093336 with event index number of 2811804

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/28 13:38:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:57:24.6 +02:14:01
Equinox of date position of star is 00:58:33.6 +02:21:14
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon. Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

TNO is 42.6 AU from the Sun and 41.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 223 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3803 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=289.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=118.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612242, (2024/09/28 13:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:00.7 -29:29:26  1.2 42.82 158
Algenib        00:14:30.8 +15:19:16  2.8 16.92 128
26 Cet         01:05:05.5 +01:29:56  6.0  1.82 125
PPM 144095     00:58:58.7 +02:13:38  8.1  0.16 126
PPM 144099     00:59:07.2 +02:26:20 11.6  0.13 126
612242         00:58:41.1 +02:22:01 15.4       126
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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 612242, (2024/09/28 13:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 42.82 158
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8 16.92 128
26 Cet         01:03:49.2 +01:22:00  6.0  1.82 125
PPM 144095     00:57:42.3 +02:05:38  8.1  0.16 126
PPM 144099     00:57:50.8 +02:18:20 11.6  0.13 126
612242         00:57:24.6 +02:14:01 15.4       126
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 23:43:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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