RECON: TNO occultation with 447178

Event between (447178) 05RO43 and star GA0740:01491598 with event index number of 2289956

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/25 22:51:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:53:44.8 -14:46:06
Equinox of date position of star is 06:54:50.5 -14:47:59
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 47 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.5

Object is 16.4 AU from the Sun and 15.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 37 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 619 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 447178, (2024/01/25 22:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:12.6 -16:44:59 -1.5  2.85  49
2Bet CMa       06:23:45.6 -17:58:10  2.0  8.10  54
18Mu CMa       06:57:12.8 -14:04:35  4.6  0.92  46
PPM 217858     06:55:58.9 -14:53:43  7.8  0.29  47
PPM 217823     06:54:36.2 -14:38:21  8.8  0.17  47
447178         06:54:50.6 -14:47:59 12.6        46
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 447178, (2024/01/25 22:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5  2.85  49
2Bet CMa       06:22:42.0 -17:57:21  2.0  8.10  54
18Mu CMa       06:56:06.6 -14:02:37  4.6  0.92  46
PPM 217858     06:54:53.1 -14:51:47  7.8  0.29  47
PPM 217823     06:53:30.3 -14:36:28  8.8  0.17  47
447178         06:53:44.8 -14:46:06 12.6        47
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/08 05:06:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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