RECON: TNO occultation with 530930

Event between (530930) 11WG157 and star GA1320:01569622 with event index number of 2443785

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/03 00:15:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:02:43.1 +43:13:55
Equinox of date position of star is 04:04:15.9 +43:17:32
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon. Moon is 50% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 30.6 AU from the Sun and 30.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 103 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1740 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=211.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.4 sec chord
Diameter=86.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 530930, (2024/02/03 00:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:18.3 +16:33:21  0.8 27.64 153
Mirphak        03:26:03.3 +49:56:42  1.8  9.34 147
PPM 046552     03:50:48.4 +44:02:08  6.1  2.57 151
PPM 046765     04:05:54.9 +43:06:11  8.5  0.34 150
PPM 046760     04:05:38.2 +43:26:28  9.0  0.27 150
PPM 046723     04:03:43.1 +43:09:22 10.3  0.19 150
530930         04:04:23.7 +43:17:50 17.0       150
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 530930, (2024/02/03 00:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 27.64 153
Mirphak        03:24:19.4 +49:51:40  1.8  9.34 147
PPM 046552     03:49:08.1 +43:57:49  6.1  2.57 151
PPM 046765     04:04:14.4 +43:02:18  8.5  0.34 150
PPM 046760     04:03:57.4 +43:22:35  9.0  0.27 150
PPM 046723     04:02:02.7 +43:05:26 10.3  0.19 150
530930         04:02:43.1 +43:13:55 17.0       150
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/25 00:31:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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