RECON: TNO occultation with 612688

Event between (612688) 03UT292 and star GA0940:02662657 with event index number of 2817431

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/01/24 22:46:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:13:58.2 +04:21:56
Equinox of date position of star is 07:15:09.0 +04:19:32
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6

TNO is 27.7 AU from the Sun and 26.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 320 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3081 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612688, (2027/01/24 22:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:38.3 +07:24:35  0.4 19.83  70
Alhena         06:39:16.5 +16:22:26  1.9 14.97  59
PPM 152128     07:13:18.0 +05:36:27  6.0  1.39  51
PPM 152194     07:15:29.3 +04:31:46  8.2  0.21  51
PPM 152164     07:14:33.6 +04:17:43  9.2  0.21  51
612688         07:15:24.0 +04:19:02 15.9        50
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 612688, (2027/01/24 22:46UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 19.83  70
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 14.97  59
PPM 152128     07:11:51.3 +05:39:16  6.0  1.39  51
PPM 152194     07:14:03.3 +04:34:39  8.2  0.21  51
PPM 152164     07:13:07.8 +04:20:35  9.2  0.21  51
612688         07:13:58.2 +04:21:56 15.9        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/05 23:19:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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