RECON: TNO occultation with 168703

Event between (168703) 00GP183 and star GA0660:06921073 with event index number of 1965626

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/05/16 17:44:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:01:30.0 -23:56:05
Equinox of date position of star is 16:02:48.2 -23:59:40
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 2 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

TNO is 36.8 AU from the Sun and 35.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 73 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1338 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=368.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.3 sec chord
Diameter=150.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 168703, (2022/05/16 17:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.0 -26:28:47  0.9  6.79   7
7Del Sco       16:01:39.6 -22:41:01  2.3  1.34   1
PPM 265065     16:05:15.6 -24:47:11  6.0  0.96   3
PPM 264996     16:02:28.6 -24:19:41  7.0  0.34   3
PPM 265001     16:02:37.5 -24:05:18  9.4  0.10   2
168703         16:02:50.4 -23:59:46 16.2         2
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 168703, (2022/05/16 17:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  6.79   7
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:18  2.3  1.34   1
PPM 265065     16:03:54.7 -24:43:34  6.0  0.96   3
PPM 264996     16:01:08.1 -24:16:00  7.0  0.34   3
PPM 265001     16:01:17.1 -24:01:37  9.4  0.10   2
168703         16:01:30.0 -23:56:05 16.2         2
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/09 01:02:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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