RECON: TNO occultation with 02GP32

Event between 02GP32 and star GA0660:25705975 with event index number of 1181635

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/07 16:18:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:17:29.9 -22:34:07
Equinox of date position of star is 18:18:50.5 -22:33:32
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 105 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 34.1 AU from the Sun and 34.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.3 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 577 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1639 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.3 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02GP32, (2023/03/07 16:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.0 -26:28:53  0.9 24.84  82
Nunki          18:56:42.1 -26:15:57  2.0  9.37 114
14 Sgr         18:15:39.5 -21:42:18  5.4  1.14 105
PPM 268203     18:19:21.0 -22:19:59  8.0  0.25 106
02GP32         18:18:54.0 -22:33:30 16.4       106
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 02GP32, (2023/03/07 16:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.84  82
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  9.37 114
14 Sgr         18:14:15.9 -21:42:48  5.4  1.14 105
PPM 268203     18:17:57.0 -22:20:37  8.0  0.25 106
02GP32         18:17:29.9 -22:34:07 16.4       105
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/19 00:49:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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