RECON: TNO occultation with 07HV90

Event between 07HV90 and star GA0660:10355806 with event index number of 2019461

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/04 12:02:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:12:24.8 -22:27:33
Equinox of date position of star is 17:13:45.0 -22:29:03
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon. Moon is 21% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 41.8 AU from the Sun and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 707 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2937 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=296.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=121.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07HV90, (2022/06/04 12:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.2 -26:28:47  0.9 10.56 121
35Eta Oph      17:11:39.9 -15:45:04  2.6  6.75 128
PPM 266403     17:07:32.3 -21:35:38  6.3  1.70 129
PPM 266547     17:13:44.8 -22:57:02  8.2  0.47 130
PPM 266530     17:12:56.5 -22:20:51  8.8  0.23 130
07HV90         17:13:45.9 -22:29:04 15.9       130
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 07HV90, (2022/06/04 12:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.56 121
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  6.75 128
PPM 266403     17:06:11.8 -21:33:54  6.3  1.70 129
PPM 266547     17:12:23.4 -22:55:31  8.2  0.47 130
PPM 266530     17:11:35.5 -22:19:18  8.8  0.23 130
07HV90         17:12:24.8 -22:27:33 15.9       130
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/14 01:02:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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