RECON: TNO occultation with 558093

Event between (558093) 14WW535 and star GA0820:03929778 with event index number of 2414853

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/25 12:12:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:57:53.1 -06:37:07
Equinox of date position of star is 09:58:58.5 -06:43:25
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

TNO is 24.3 AU from the Sun and 23.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 241 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3989 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=38.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 558093, (2024/03/25 12:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:39.6 +11:50:52  1.3 18.77  38
Alphard        09:28:46.7 -08:45:53  2.0  7.78  46
8Gam Sex       09:53:42.4 -08:13:12  4.8  2.00  39
PPM 192894     09:56:56.6 -06:16:22  8.5  0.71  38
PPM 192945     09:59:32.1 -06:43:13  9.0  0.11  38
558093         09:59:05.7 -06:44:06 14.4        38
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 558093, (2024/03/25 12:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 18.77  38
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0  7.78  46
8Gam Sex       09:52:30.4 -08:06:19  4.8  2.00  39
PPM 192894     09:55:43.9 -06:09:25  8.5  0.71  38
PPM 192945     09:58:19.5 -06:36:13  9.0  0.11  38
558093         09:57:53.1 -06:37:07 14.4        38
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/24 23:59:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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