RECON: TNO occultation with 04TE282

Event between 04TE282 and star GA1260:02195988 with event index number of 1079127

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/04/14 20:21:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:37:52.6 +37:09:09
Equinox of date position of star is 05:39:23.2 +37:09:50
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 93 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

TNO is 29.8 AU from the Sun and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 515 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4483 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=132.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=54.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04TE282, (2022/04/14 20:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:12.1 +16:33:08  0.8 24.76 110
34Bet Aur      06:01:09.9 +44:56:50  1.9  8.79  88
PPM 070537     05:35:07.2 +34:44:22  6.1  2.57  94
PPM 070704     05:42:18.5 +37:20:30  8.4  0.61  93
PPM 070622     05:38:35.2 +37:03:24  8.7  0.19  93
04TE282        05:39:23.6 +37:09:51 15.9        93
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 04TE282, (2022/04/14 20:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 24.76 110
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9  8.79  88
PPM 070537     05:33:38.1 +34:43:32  6.1  2.57  94
PPM 070704     05:40:47.3 +37:19:54  8.4  0.61  93
PPM 070622     05:37:04.3 +37:02:41  8.7  0.19  93
04TE282        05:37:52.6 +37:09:09 15.9        93
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/13 02:12:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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