RECON: TNO occultation with 495603

Event between (495603) 15AM281 and star GA1220:03482425 with event index number of 2439265

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/16 16:59:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:25:34.3 +33:53:09
Equinox of date position of star is 10:26:50.8 +33:46:19
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 148 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

TNO is 43.1 AU from the Sun and 43.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 80 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1811 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.9
Diameter=613.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.4 sec chord
Diameter=250.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE+5:2EII
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 495603, (2022/06/16 16:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:34.0 +11:51:24  1.3 22.27 147
68Del Leo      11:15:18.0 +20:24:01  2.6 17.15 135
30 LMi         10:27:11.7 +33:40:50  5.1  0.11 147
28 LMi         10:25:25.7 +33:36:15  6.8  0.34 148
30 LMi         10:27:11.7 +33:40:50  5.1  0.11 147
495603         10:26:51.4 +33:46:16 16.7       147
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 495603, (2022/06/16 16:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 22.27 147
68Del Leo      11:14:06.7 +20:31:23  2.6 17.15 135
30 LMi         10:25:54.7 +33:47:43  5.1  0.11 147
28 LMi         10:24:08.6 +33:43:07  6.8  0.34 148
30 LMi         10:25:54.7 +33:47:43  5.1  0.11 147
495603         10:25:34.3 +33:53:09 16.7       147
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/17 00:15:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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