RECON: TNO occultation with 312645

Event between (312645) 10EP65 and star GA0780:04512715 with event index number of 2295152

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/23 18:43:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:14:04.0 -10:12:15
Equinox of date position of star is 14:15:17.0 -10:18:35
Stellar brightness G=13.5, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 175 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8

TNO is 33.4 AU from the Sun and 32.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 74 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1216 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=478.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.5 sec chord
Diameter=195.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 312645, (2023/03/23 18:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:25.2 -11:16:55  1.0 12.04 173
98Kap Vir      14:14:08.3 -10:22:51  4.2  0.30 175
PPM 197311     14:13:47.9 -10:00:30  7.6  0.48 175
PPM 228488     14:15:23.0 -10:22:12  9.6  0.06 175
312645         14:15:18.5 -10:18:43 13.5       174
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 312645, (2023/03/23 18:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 12.04 173
98Kap Vir      14:12:53.8 -10:16:22  4.2  0.30 175
PPM 197311     14:12:33.5 -09:54:01  7.6  0.48 175
PPM 228488     14:14:08.4 -10:15:45  9.6  0.06 175
312645         14:14:04.0 -10:12:15 13.5       175
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/09/29 04:14:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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