RECON: TNO occultation with 506439

Event between (506439) 00YB2 and star GA1100:01661500 with event index number of 2258179

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/18 13:37:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:00:36.6 +20:48:27
Equinox of date position of star is 06:02:03.0 +20:48:24
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 60 degrees from the moon. Moon is 76% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

Object is 39.1 AU from the Sun and 39.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 572 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2355 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 506439, (2024/04/18 13:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:29.3 +07:24:34  0.4 13.46  63
Alhena         06:39:06.9 +16:22:35  1.9  9.83  52
62Chi2Ori      06:05:21.8 +20:08:08  4.5  1.02  59
PPM 095175     06:00:13.3 +21:13:47  8.2  0.60  60
PPM 095248     06:03:06.7 +21:08:08 10.0  0.41  60
506439         06:02:03.6 +20:48:24 15.9        60
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 506439, (2024/04/18 13:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.46  63
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  9.83  52
62Chi2Ori      06:03:55.2 +20:08:18  4.5  1.02  59
PPM 095175     05:58:46.0 +21:13:46  8.2  0.60  60
PPM 095248     06:01:39.5 +21:08:13 10.0  0.41  60
506439         06:00:36.6 +20:48:27 15.9        60
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:20:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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