RECON: TNO occultation with 05GF187

Event between 05GF187 and star GA0680:19791946 with event index number of 1277698

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/21 16:21:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:52:14.4 -20:49:30
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:39.9 -20:49:44
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

Object is 29.4 AU from the Sun and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.7 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 628 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1393 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=142.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Diameter=58.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05GF187, (2024/02/21 16:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:53.5 -26:29:00  0.9 19.76 129
35Eta Oph      17:11:45.9 -15:45:11  2.6 11.16 135
PPM 267640     18:01:26.3 -20:20:21  6.0  1.88 148
PPM 267493     17:56:07.7 -21:01:26  8.5  0.60 147
PPM 267458     17:54:29.6 -20:51:16  9.0  0.19 146
05GF187        17:53:40.9 -20:49:44 16.7       146
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, (2024/02/21 16:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.76 129
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.16 135
PPM 267640     18:00:00.1 -20:20:23  6.0  1.88 148
PPM 267493     17:54:41.0 -21:01:17  8.5  0.60 147
PPM 267458     17:53:03.0 -20:51:03  9.0  0.19 146
05GF187        17:52:14.4 -20:49:30 16.7       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/04 04:09:39 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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