RECON: TNO occultation with 535032

Event between (535032) 14WP510 and star GA1120:00999224 with event index number of 2260610

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/13 15:46:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:09:57.9 +23:45:18
Equinox of date position of star is 05:11:17.7 +23:46:52
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 116 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

TNO is 35.6 AU from the Sun and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.0 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 195 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1626 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.4 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 535032, (2024/01/13 15:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:18.2 +16:33:21  0.8 10.78 106
Alnath         05:27:48.8 +28:37:32  1.6  6.08 120
103 Tau        05:09:34.7 +24:17:41  5.3  0.66 115
PPM 094178     05:14:31.6 +24:25:25  8.4  0.95 117
PPM 094138     05:11:58.9 +24:11:29  9.8  0.43 116
PPM 094107     05:10:32.9 +23:42:20 10.2  0.22 116
535032         05:11:25.6 +23:47:01 15.4       116
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 535032, (2024/01/13 15:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.78 106
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  6.08 120
103 Tau        05:08:06.6 +24:15:54  5.3  0.66 115
PPM 094178     05:13:03.4 +24:23:49  8.4  0.95 117
PPM 094138     05:10:30.9 +24:09:47  9.8  0.43 116
PPM 094107     05:09:05.2 +23:40:36 10.2  0.22 116
535032         05:09:57.9 +23:45:18 15.4       116
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/15 01:04:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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