RECON: TNO occultation with 03UP292

Event between 03UP292 and star GA1240:02094426 with event index number of 1158225

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/08/18 16:57:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:38:34.7 +34:04:20
Equinox of date position of star is 05:39:59.7 +34:04:58
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

TNO is 29.3 AU from the Sun and 29.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1248 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UP292, (2021/08/18 16:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:09.9 +16:33:04  0.8 22.50 152
Alnath         05:27:39.7 +28:37:25  1.6  6.06 166
PPM 070537     05:35:04.6 +34:44:20  6.1  1.21 165
PPM 070650     05:39:50.5 +34:11:06  8.5  0.11 166
03UP292        05:40:00.7 +34:04:59 16.9       167
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 03UP292, (2021/08/18 16:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 22.50 152
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  6.06 166
PPM 070537     05:33:38.1 +34:43:32  6.1  1.21 165
PPM 070650     05:38:24.4 +34:10:27  8.5  0.11 166
03UP292        05:38:34.7 +34:04:20 16.9       166
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/17 01:06:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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