RECON: TNO occultation with 06SF415

Event between 06SF415 and star GA1060:18088671 with event index number of 2015619

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/24 16:30:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:58:33.5 +16:50:37
Equinox of date position of star is 23:59:40.9 +16:57:56
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0

TNO is 40.1 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 881 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4939 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=164.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.7 sec chord
Diameter=67.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 06SF415, (2021/12/24 16:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:10.9 +45:21:35  1.3 49.82 115
Algenib        00:14:22.2 +15:18:20  2.8  3.90 141
81Phi Peg      23:53:36.6 +19:14:33  5.1  2.70 141
PPM 116082     00:03:40.0 +16:22:45  7.4  1.12 142
PPM 142989     23:57:37.2 +17:04:45  9.5  0.51 142
PPM 143000     23:58:34.7 +16:38:01 10.7  0.42 142
06SF415        23:59:41.1 +16:57:57 15.8       142
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 06SF415, (2021/12/24 16:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 49.82 115
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8  3.90 141
81Phi Peg      23:52:29.3 +19:07:12  5.1  2.70 141
PPM 116082     00:02:32.3 +16:15:24  7.4  1.12 142
PPM 142989     23:56:29.7 +16:57:24  9.5  0.51 142
PPM 143000     23:57:27.2 +16:30:41 10.7  0.42 142
06SF415        23:58:33.5 +16:50:37 15.8       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/04 02:02:20 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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