RECON: TNO occultation with 03UV292

Event between 03UV292 and star GA1060:01576259 with event index number of 1184701

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/03 22:40:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:03:54.7 +16:57:56
Equinox of date position of star is 06:05:11.2 +16:57:47
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 68 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

TNO is 38.0 AU from the Sun and 37.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1559 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=210.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Diameter=86.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UV292, (2022/12/03 22:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:24.8 +07:24:34  0.4  9.79  66
Alhena         06:39:02.2 +16:22:40  1.9  8.11  76
69 Ori         06:13:22.6 +16:07:23  4.7  2.12  70
PPM 121836     06:05:09.2 +17:07:26  8.4  0.16  68
PPM 121830     06:05:00.2 +16:59:15  8.7  0.06  68
03UV292        06:05:14.5 +16:57:46 16.7        68
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 03UV292, (2022/12/03 22:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  9.79  66
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  8.11  76
69 Ori         06:12:03.2 +16:07:49  4.7  2.12  70
PPM 121836     06:03:49.3 +17:07:35  8.4  0.16  68
PPM 121830     06:03:40.3 +16:59:23  8.7  0.06  68
03UV292        06:03:54.7 +16:57:56 16.7        68
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/18 01:50:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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