RECON: TNO occultation with 612574

Event between (612574) 03QB91 and star GA0920:00147455 with event index number of 2815403

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/05 14:57:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:32:34.1 +03:10:18
Equinox of date position of star is 01:33:43.5 +03:17:10
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

TNO is 46.5 AU from the Sun and 45.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 270 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4385 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=269.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.6 sec chord
Diameter=109.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612574, (2024/10/05 14:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:00.8 -29:29:25  1.2 49.48 108
68Omi Cet      02:20:36.0 -02:51:59  2.0 13.21 157
PPM 144619     01:28:10.5 +03:39:47  6.5  1.46 156
PPM 144719     01:34:01.4 +03:09:31  8.7  0.15 157
612574         01:33:51.0 +03:17:54 16.7       157
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 612574, (2024/10/05 14:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 49.48 108
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:45  2.0 13.21 157
PPM 144619     01:26:53.6 +03:32:06  6.5  1.46 156
PPM 144719     01:32:44.5 +03:01:56  8.7  0.15 157
612574         01:32:34.1 +03:10:18 16.7       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 23:45:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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