RECON: TNO occultation with 00PC30

Event between 00PC30 and star GA0820:22397958 with event index number of 1693479

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/27 02:32:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:01:43.0 -07:36:18
Equinox of date position of star is 23:02:49.5 -07:29:25
Stellar brightness G=12.3, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 4 degrees from the moon. Moon is 89% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0

TNO is 44.1 AU from the Sun and 43.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 544 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5657 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=192.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.5 sec chord
Diameter=78.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00PC30, (2021/07/27 02:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:50.3 -29:30:27  1.2 22.04  18
81 Aqr         23:02:30.8 -06:56:42  6.1  0.55   4
PPM 207065     23:03:17.9 -07:27:54  9.8  0.12   4
00PC30         23:02:50.3 -07:29:19 12.3         4
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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 00PC30, (2021/07/27 02:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 22.04  18
81 Aqr         23:01:23.6 -07:03:40  6.1  0.55   4
PPM 207065     23:02:10.6 -07:34:53  9.8  0.12   4
00PC30         23:01:43.0 -07:36:18 12.3         4
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/17 22:54:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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