RECON: TNO occultation with 15875

Event between (15875) 96TP66 and star GA1160:02119189 with event index number of 1105595

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/11/03 22:15:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:17:07.8 +27:27:29
Equinox of date position of star is 06:18:29.8 +27:26:55
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

TNO is 30.1 AU from the Sun and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 369 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1891 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=204.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.8 sec chord
Diameter=83.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15875, (2021/11/03 22:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:39.0 +27:58:18  1.1 19.49  95
Alnath         05:27:40.5 +28:37:26  1.6 11.27 125
44Kap Aur      06:16:46.2 +29:29:17  4.3  2.07 114
PPM 095737     06:19:42.9 +27:11:58  7.8  0.37 114
PPM 095711     06:18:42.2 +27:16:52  9.7  0.17 114
15875          06:18:30.1 +27:26:55 15.6       114
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 15875, (2021/11/03 22:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 19.49  95
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 11.27 125
44Kap Aur      06:15:22.6 +29:29:47  4.3  2.07 114
PPM 095737     06:18:20.7 +27:12:35  7.8  0.37 114
PPM 095711     06:17:20.0 +27:17:26  9.7  0.17 114
15875          06:17:07.8 +27:27:29 15.6       114
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/07 00:32:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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