RECON: TNO occultation with 42355

Event between (42355) Typhon and star GA0700:05628789 with event index number of 2412661

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/04/05 20:04:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:04:31.5 -19:31:37
Equinox of date position of star is 15:05:45.9 -19:36:39
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

TNO is 24.0 AU from the Sun and 23.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 59 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 907 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=181.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=74.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 42355, (2022/04/05 20:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:46.6 -26:28:46  0.9 20.69 177
27Bet Lib      15:18:12.5 -09:27:49  2.6 10.58 159
PPM 229408     14:53:06.5 -18:26:45  6.2  3.22 157
PPM 229753     15:07:30.9 -19:27:46  7.9  0.43 161
PPM 229731     15:06:33.5 -19:41:24  9.2  0.20 161
PPM 229723     15:06:09.5 -19:44:35 10.2  0.16 161
42355          15:05:47.6 -19:36:45 16.5       161
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 42355, (2022/04/05 20:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.69 177
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 10.58 159
PPM 229408     14:51:51.3 -18:21:19  6.2  3.22 157
PPM 229753     15:06:14.8 -19:22:40  7.9  0.43 161
PPM 229731     15:05:17.4 -19:36:17  9.2  0.20 161
PPM 229723     15:04:53.3 -19:39:28 10.2  0.16 161
42355          15:04:31.5 -19:31:37 16.5       161
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/11 01:47:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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