RECON: TNO occultation with 06QJ181

Event between 06QJ181 and star GA1040:01952034 with event index number of 2013975

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/11/02 23:15:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:29:07.8 +14:02:40
Equinox of date position of star is 06:30:22.6 +14:01:43
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 123 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

TNO is 31.8 AU from the Sun and 31.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 235 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1916 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=242.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.8 sec chord
Diameter=98.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:1EE+3:1II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 06QJ181, (2022/11/02 23:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:24.5 +07:24:34  0.4 10.66 114
Alhena         06:39:01.9 +16:22:40  1.9  3.14 125
PPM 122497     06:28:34.1 +14:52:26  6.2  0.96 123
PPM 122554     06:30:42.7 +13:37:20  7.7  0.41 123
PPM 122535     06:29:56.0 +14:07:43  8.7  0.16 123
06QJ181        06:30:25.6 +14:01:41 15.1       123
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 06QJ181, (2022/11/02 23:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 10.66 114
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  3.14 125
PPM 122497     06:27:15.8 +14:53:21  6.2  0.96 123
PPM 122554     06:29:25.2 +13:38:20  7.7  0.41 123
PPM 122535     06:28:38.1 +14:08:41  8.7  0.16 123
06QJ181        06:29:07.8 +14:02:40 15.1       123
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/18 01:50:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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