RECON: TNO occultation with 06SH415

Event between 06SH415 and star GA1160:00043561 with event index number of 2015836

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/11 10:52:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:17:09.6 +27:13:59
Equinox of date position of star is 00:18:21.1 +27:21:36
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 88 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

TNO is 37.1 AU from the Sun and 37.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 324 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3491 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=157.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Diameter=64.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 06SH415, (2024/01/11 10:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:15.1 +45:22:02  1.3 46.09  74
Algenib        00:14:28.6 +15:19:01  2.8 12.08  81
PPM 089390     00:06:15.6 +27:48:30  6.5  2.73  86
PPM 089554     00:16:25.6 +27:25:00  6.7  0.44  87
PPM 089600     00:18:31.3 +27:35:45  9.8  0.23  88
PPM 089614     00:19:19.2 +27:16:08 10.3  0.22  88
06SH415        00:18:24.7 +27:21:59 16.2        88
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 06SH415, (2024/01/11 10:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 46.09  74
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8 12.08  81
PPM 089390     00:05:01.3 +27:40:29  6.5  2.73  86
PPM 089554     00:15:10.6 +27:16:59  6.7  0.44  87
PPM 089600     00:17:16.1 +27:27:44  9.8  0.23  88
PPM 089614     00:18:04.0 +27:08:08 10.3  0.22  88
06SH415        00:17:09.6 +27:13:59 16.2        88
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/13 03:39:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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