RECON: TNO occultation with 281371

Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0920:02462783 with event index number of 2457122

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/01 18:48:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:15:09.9 +02:16:15
Equinox of date position of star is 07:16:17.6 +02:13:54
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 9% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.5

TNO is 12.8 AU from the Sun and 12.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 69 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 894 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 281371, (2021/12/01 18:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:06.8 -16:44:51 -1.5 20.39 107
Alhena         06:38:58.7 +16:22:43  1.9 16.87 115
PPM 152385     07:20:31.1 +02:41:56  5.9  1.15 103
PPM 152289     07:17:44.8 +01:50:16  7.6  0.53 104
PPM 152250     07:16:31.1 +02:02:06  9.6  0.20 104
281371         07:16:18.4 +02:13:52 15.7       104
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 281371, (2021/12/01 18:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5 20.39 107
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 16.87 115
PPM 152385     07:19:22.4 +02:44:26  5.9  1.15 103
PPM 152289     07:16:36.5 +01:52:41  7.6  0.53 104
PPM 152250     07:15:22.7 +02:04:28  9.6  0.20 104
281371         07:15:09.9 +02:16:15 15.7       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/08/29 01:45:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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