RECON: TNO occultation with 28978

Event between (28978) Ixion and star GA0580:32721259 with event index number of 1109450

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/11 17:03:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:12:23.5 -30:23:39
Equinox of date position of star is 18:13:48.1 -30:23:14
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 176 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.6

TNO is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 38.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 580 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2575 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 94.0 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 38.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 28978, (2022/03/11 17:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:46.3 -26:28:46  0.9 22.94 155
Nunki          18:56:38.4 -26:16:02  2.0 10.28 172
PPM 297335     18:11:31.7 -30:43:22  5.2  0.60 175
PPM 297387     18:13:52.0 -30:00:24  8.1  0.38 176
PPM 297364     18:12:48.0 -30:21:05  9.6  0.22 176
28978          18:13:49.1 -30:23:14 17.0       176
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 28978, (2022/03/11 17:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.94 155
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.28 172
PPM 297335     18:10:05.8 -30:43:43  5.2  0.60 175
PPM 297387     18:12:26.7 -30:00:49  8.1  0.38 176
PPM 297364     18:11:22.5 -30:21:28  9.6  0.22 176
28978          18:12:23.5 -30:23:39 17.0       176
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/05 02:04:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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