RECON: TNO occultation with 07CS79

Event between 07CS79 and star GA0980:03634085 with event index number of 2018990

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/27 11:28:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:41:29.5 +08:00:53
Equinox of date position of star is 10:42:37.7 +07:54:02
Stellar brightness G=13.5, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 147 degrees from the moon. Moon is 26% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

TNO is 43.2 AU from the Sun and 42.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 215 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2833 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=266.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=108.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07CS79, (2022/03/27 11:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:33.2 +11:51:28  1.3  9.06 156
49 Leo         10:36:12.0 +08:32:06  5.6  1.72 149
PPM 157082     10:42:33.3 +08:26:45  8.4  0.55 147
PPM 157097     10:43:38.6 +08:12:58  8.6  0.40 147
PPM 157083     10:42:42.7 +08:05:16 10.5  0.19 147
07CS79         10:42:39.2 +07:53:53 13.5       147
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 07CS79, (2022/03/27 11:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3  9.06 156
49 Leo         10:35:02.1 +08:39:01  5.6  1.72 149
PPM 157082     10:41:23.4 +08:33:45  8.4  0.55 147
PPM 157097     10:42:28.8 +08:19:59  8.6  0.40 147
PPM 157083     10:41:32.9 +08:12:16 10.5  0.19 147
07CS79         10:41:29.5 +08:00:53 13.5       147
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/03 01:38:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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