RECON: TNO occultation with 612891

Event between (612891) 04TT357 and star GA1060:01392581 with event index number of 2804460

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/24 19:15:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:49:56.7 +17:58:36
Equinox of date position of star is 05:51:15.1 +17:58:54
Stellar brightness G=12.4, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

TNO is 34.2 AU from the Sun and 33.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 647 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3776 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=157.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.5 sec chord
Diameter=64.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612891, (2024/10/24 19:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.0 +07:24:35  0.4 10.65  43
Alhena         06:39:08.7 +16:22:33  1.9 11.52  30
PPM 121513     05:53:51.7 +19:52:19  6.4  1.98  40
PPM 121460     05:51:59.4 +18:01:53  7.7  0.15  41
612891         05:51:23.7 +17:58:56 12.4        41
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 612891, (2024/10/24 19:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 10.65  43
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 11.52  30
PPM 121513     05:52:23.4 +19:52:04  6.4  1.98  40
PPM 121460     05:50:32.3 +18:01:35  7.7  0.15  41
612891         05:49:56.7 +17:58:36 12.4        41
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 23:48:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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