RECON: TNO occultation with 04TV357

Event between 04TV357 and star GA1100:01043056 with event index number of 1189740

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/07 18:21:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:22:00.2 +21:14:56
Equinox of date position of star is 05:23:19.9 +21:16:08
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 11 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

TNO is 34.6 AU from the Sun and 33.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.5 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 172 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1422 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=264.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.8 sec chord
Diameter=107.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04TV357, (2022/12/07 18:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:14.4 +16:33:13  0.8 11.88   8
Alnath         05:27:44.6 +28:37:29  1.6  7.42  12
109 Tau        05:20:39.4 +22:07:05  4.9  1.06  10
PPM 094285     05:21:59.9 +20:51:05  8.0  0.53  11
PPM 094276     05:21:27.6 +21:10:23  9.3  0.46  11
PPM 094308     05:23:36.9 +21:14:07 11.1  0.07  11
04TV357        05:23:22.5 +21:16:10 12.6        11
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 04TV357, (2022/12/07 18:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 11.88   8
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  7.42  12
109 Tau        05:19:16.6 +22:05:46  4.9  1.06  10
PPM 094285     05:20:37.9 +20:49:48  8.0  0.53  11
PPM 094276     05:20:05.4 +21:09:05  9.3  0.46  11
PPM 094308     05:22:14.6 +21:12:53 11.1  0.07  11
04TV357        05:22:00.2 +21:14:56 12.6        11
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/13 02:17:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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