RECON: TNO occultation with 07LG38

Event between 07LG38 and star GA0900:07712273 with event index number of 2024913

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/19 01:46:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:24:35.1 +00:07:54
Equinox of date position of star is 18:25:47.5 +00:08:46
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 100 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.9

Object is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 229 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4010 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=134.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=55.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07LG38, (2023/08/19 01:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.6 -26:28:57  0.9 38.40  75
60Bet Oph      17:44:38.5 +04:33:33  2.8 11.18  89
59 Ser         18:28:25.1 +00:12:43  5.6  0.66 100
PPM 165722     18:24:40.8 +00:21:24  8.5  0.35  99
PPM 180317     18:25:15.0 +00:00:45  8.7  0.19 100
PPM 165753     18:25:43.5 +00:02:26 10.2  0.11 100
07LG38         18:25:47.7 +00:08:46 15.9       100
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 07LG38, (2023/08/19 01:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 38.40  75
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 11.18  89
59 Ser         18:27:12.5 +00:11:46  5.6  0.66 100
PPM 165722     18:23:28.4 +00:20:34  8.5  0.35  99
PPM 180317     18:24:02.4 -00:00:06  8.7  0.19 100
PPM 165753     18:24:30.9 +00:01:34 10.2  0.11 100
07LG38         18:24:35.1 +00:07:54 15.9       100
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/27 03:49:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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