RECON: TNO occultation with 612332

Event between (612332) 02CW224 and star GA1180:02529952 with event index number of 2812473

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/06 15:50:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:22:47.2 +28:56:46
Equinox of date position of star is 06:24:12.3 +28:56:01
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 33.4 AU from the Sun and 33.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 511 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1382 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=224.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.3 sec chord
Diameter=91.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612332, (2024/09/06 15:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:49.5 +27:57:52  1.1 18.13  90
Alnath         05:27:51.3 +28:37:34  1.6 12.38 121
PPM 095824     06:22:46.4 +29:31:38  6.3  0.69 109
PPM 095884     06:24:56.9 +28:44:28  8.4  0.23 108
PPM 095861     06:24:02.1 +28:53:53  8.7  0.08 108
612332         06:24:21.2 +28:55:56 14.7       108
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 612332, (2024/09/06 15:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 18.13  90
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 12.38 121
PPM 095824     06:21:11.9 +29:32:26  6.3  0.69 109
PPM 095884     06:23:23.0 +28:45:20  8.4  0.23 108
PPM 095861     06:22:28.1 +28:54:43  8.7  0.08 108
612332         06:22:47.2 +28:56:46 14.7       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 23:40:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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