RECON: TNO occultation with 508338

Event between (508338) 15SO20 and star GA1100:00308412 with event index number of 2245033

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/14 03:09:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:49:12.0 +21:08:50
Equinox of date position of star is 02:50:33.7 +21:14:43
Stellar brightness G=12.1, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 158 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

Object is 33.8 AU from the Sun and 34.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.9 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 90 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1695 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=279.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.0 sec chord
Diameter=114.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 508338, (2024/07/14 03:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:19.9 +16:33:24  0.8 25.64 134
Hamal          02:08:33.7 +23:34:39  2.0  9.99 164
34Mu Ari       02:43:45.2 +20:06:53  5.7  1.96 160
PPM 091978     02:48:52.1 +21:26:49  8.4  0.45 158
PPM 092001     02:50:33.2 +21:21:35  9.7  0.11 158
508338         02:50:36.0 +21:14:53 12.1       157
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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 508338, (2024/07/14 03:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 25.64 134
Hamal          02:07:10.7 +23:27:41  2.0  9.99 164
34Mu Ari       02:42:22.0 +20:00:41  5.7  1.96 160
PPM 091978     02:47:28.0 +21:20:44  8.4  0.45 158
PPM 092001     02:49:09.1 +21:15:33  9.7  0.11 158
508338         02:49:12.0 +21:08:50 12.1       158
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/08 05:22:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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