RECON: TNO occultation with 500838

Event between (500838) 13GV137 and star GA0720:05389950 with event index number of 2329002

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/24 12:32:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:05:05.3 -16:08:17
Equinox of date position of star is 15:06:20.3 -16:13:26
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 8 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

TNO is 46.1 AU from the Sun and 45.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 176 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2930 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=263.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.5 sec chord
Diameter=107.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500838, (2024/04/24 12:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.1 -26:29:02  0.9 22.13  29
27Bet Lib      15:18:19.1 -09:28:16  2.6  7.35  14
21Nu Lib       15:07:59.3 -16:20:59  5.2  0.39   9
PPM 229767     15:08:10.8 -16:34:37  6.6  0.54   9
21Nu Lib       15:07:59.3 -16:20:59  5.2  0.39   9
500838         15:06:27.0 -16:13:53 16.1         9
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 500838, (2024/04/24 12:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.13  29
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  7.35  14
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  0.39   9
PPM 229767     15:06:49.0 -16:29:04  6.6  0.54   9
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  0.39   9
500838         15:05:05.3 -16:08:17 16.1         8
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 02:09:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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