RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0760:21230598 with event index number of 2452065

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/02 20:31:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:08:47.5 -12:05:24
Equinox of date position of star is 19:10:01.8 -12:03:12
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1

TNO is 33.3 AU from the Sun and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 857 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4302 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2022/06/02 20:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.1 -26:28:47  0.9 40.05 141
Nunki          18:56:39.2 -26:16:01  2.0 14.56 173
PPM 235666     19:14:30.7 -12:14:35  5.2  1.11 166
PPM 235496     19:07:40.1 -11:51:50  7.6  0.61 165
PPM 235568     19:10:37.0 -12:03:09  9.0  0.14 165
503858         19:10:02.5 -12:03:10 16.5       165
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 503858, (2022/06/02 20:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.05 141
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 14.56 173
PPM 235666     19:13:15.6 -12:16:58  5.2  1.11 166
PPM 235496     19:06:25.1 -11:54:00  7.6  0.61 165
PPM 235568     19:09:22.0 -12:05:24  9.0  0.14 165
503858         19:08:47.5 -12:05:24 16.5       165
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/15 01:03:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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