RECON: TNO occultation with 05GF187

Event between 05GF187 and star GA0680:11842876 with event index number of 1081100

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/22 02:27:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:25:39.8 -20:15:18
Equinox of date position of star is 17:26:58.9 -20:16:23
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon. Moon is 40% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 29.4 AU from the Sun and 28.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 349 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1996 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=142.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Diameter=58.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05GF187, (2022/06/22 02:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.3 -26:28:48  0.9 14.30 122
35Eta Oph      17:11:40.1 -15:45:04  2.6  5.81 115
PPM 266825     17:26:02.8 -21:27:38  6.1  1.21 111
PPM 266907     17:29:36.7 -20:58:50  8.3  0.94 110
PPM 266849     17:26:51.9 -20:20:17  9.5  0.07 111
05GF187        17:26:59.8 -20:16:24 16.2       110
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 05GF187, (2022/06/22 02:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.30 122
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.81 115
PPM 266825     17:24:42.0 -21:26:30  6.1  1.21 111
PPM 266907     17:28:16.2 -20:57:49  8.3  0.94 110
PPM 266849     17:25:31.8 -20:19:10  9.5  0.07 111
05GF187        17:25:39.8 -20:15:18 16.2       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/13 02:14:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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