RECON: TNO occultation with 555591

Event between (555591) 14AF61 and star GA1000:03372772 with event index number of 2226659

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/31 09:43:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:42:44.2 +11:06:56
Equinox of date position of star is 09:43:58.9 +11:00:32
Stellar brightness G=13.3, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 154 degrees from the moon. Moon is 42% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

Object is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 12.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 275 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3622 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=200.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.8 sec chord
Diameter=81.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 555591, (2024/05/31 09:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:40.2 +11:50:49  1.3  6.34 160
14Omi Leo      09:42:27.1 +09:46:48  3.5  1.28 154
PPM 126727     09:44:27.7 +10:23:13  8.1  0.62 154
PPM 126707     09:43:06.6 +11:03:45  9.3  0.24 154
PPM 126731     09:44:49.4 +11:03:46 11.4  0.20 154
555591         09:44:02.9 +11:00:11 13.3       155
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 555591, (2024/05/31 09:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3  6.34 160
14Omi Leo      09:41:08.8 +09:53:31  3.5  1.28 154
PPM 126727     09:43:09.3 +10:29:58  8.1  0.62 154
PPM 126707     09:41:47.9 +11:10:29  9.3  0.24 154
PPM 126731     09:43:30.7 +11:10:32 11.4  0.20 154
555591         09:42:44.2 +11:06:56 13.3       154
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 03:53:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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