RECON: TNO occultation with 525595

Event between (525595) 05JP179 and star GA0740:05404989 with event index number of 1594009

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/04 11:53:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:15:30.3 -15:52:17
Equinox of date position of star is 15:16:42.2 -15:56:58
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 138 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

TNO is 42.5 AU from the Sun and 41.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 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 255 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2545 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
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 525595, (2021/06/04 11:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.5 -26:28:40  0.9 20.17 119
27Bet Lib      15:18:09.8 -09:27:38  2.6  6.50 140
21Nu Lib       15:07:49.5 -16:20:19  5.2  2.17 140
PPM 229899     15:13:38.3 -15:47:39  7.6  0.75 139
PPM 229963     15:16:17.9 -15:54:05  9.6  0.11 138
525595         15:16:42.3 -15:56:59 16.6       138
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 525595, (2021/06/04 11:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.17 119
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  6.50 140
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  2.17 140
PPM 229899     15:12:26.4 -15:42:54  7.6  0.75 139
PPM 229963     15:15:05.9 -15:49:23  9.6  0.11 138
525595         15:15:30.3 -15:52:17 16.6       138
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/22 00:51:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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