RECON: TNO occultation with 613469

Event between (613469) 06QJ181 and star GA0980:02804530 with event index number of 2810275

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/04/22 10:20:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:07:17.0 +09:36:03
Equinox of date position of star is 07:08:30.7 +09:33:52
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 102 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 31.6 AU from the Sun and 31.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 370 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3071 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=231.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.0 sec chord
Diameter=94.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:1EE+3:1II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 613469, (2028/04/22 10:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:42.3 +07:24:36  0.4 17.96  85
Alhena         06:39:20.8 +16:22:22  1.9  9.90  94
PPM 151820     07:04:50.8 +09:05:42  6.0  1.09 101
PPM 151951     07:08:39.0 +09:49:59  8.0  0.28 102
PPM 151988     07:09:36.0 +09:42:40  9.3  0.24 102
PPM 151983     07:09:31.3 +09:30:51 10.8  0.17 102
613469         07:08:50.1 +09:33:17 15.4       103
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 613469, (2028/04/22 10:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.96  85
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  9.90  94
PPM 151820     07:03:17.9 +09:08:18  6.0  1.09 101
PPM 151951     07:07:05.7 +09:52:45  8.0  0.28 102
PPM 151988     07:08:02.8 +09:45:28  9.3  0.24 102
PPM 151983     07:07:58.2 +09:33:39 10.8  0.17 102
613469         07:07:17.0 +09:36:03 15.4       102
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/23 23:26:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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