RECON: TNO occultation with 459865

Event between (459865) 13XZ8 and star GA0560:07532262 with event index number of 2281505

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/24 18:28:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:04:00.6 -32:30:27
Equinox of date position of star is 15:05:24.8 -32:35:44
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 111 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.4

TNO is 8.7 AU from the Sun and 9.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 11.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 25 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 386 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=70.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Diameter=28.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 459865, (2023/01/24 18:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:49.5 -26:28:52  0.9 19.51  95
Bet Lup        15:00:03.2 -43:13:31  2.7 10.68 107
PPM 293387     15:04:24.4 -32:43:58  5.4  0.25 111
PPM 293458     15:08:13.0 -32:32:20  8.1  0.59 110
PPM 293387     15:04:24.4 -32:43:58  5.4  0.25 111
459865         15:05:25.7 -32:35:47 14.8       110
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 459865, (2023/01/24 18:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.51  95
Bet Lup        14:58:31.9 -43:08:03  2.7 10.68 107
PPM 293387     15:02:59.3 -32:38:37  5.4  0.25 111
PPM 293458     15:06:47.7 -32:27:04  8.1  0.59 110
PPM 293387     15:02:59.3 -32:38:37  5.4  0.25 111
459865         15:04:00.6 -32:30:27 14.8       111
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/24 03:54:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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