RECON: TNO occultation with 558095

Event between (558095) 14WA536 and star GA0740:04444202 with event index number of 2560711

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/12 23:08:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:50:40.2 -14:10:04
Equinox of date position of star is 09:51:43.3 -14:16:13
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 80% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 30.9 AU from the Sun and 30.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 108 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1691 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=222.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.2 sec chord
Diameter=91.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 558095, (2022/12/12 23:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:35.5 +11:51:15  1.3 26.50  17
Alphard        09:28:42.9 -08:45:33  2.0  7.89  31
39Ups1Hya      09:52:35.0 -14:57:19  4.3  0.71  38
PPM 222123     09:52:55.7 -14:11:14  7.7  0.29  37
PPM 222106     09:52:24.8 -14:14:07  8.8  0.16  37
558095         09:51:46.7 -14:16:33 16.9        37
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 558095, (2022/12/12 23:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 26.50  17
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0  7.89  31
39Ups1Hya      09:51:28.7 -14:50:49  4.3  0.71  38
PPM 222123     09:51:49.2 -14:04:44  7.7  0.29  37
PPM 222106     09:51:18.3 -14:07:37  8.8  0.16  37
558095         09:50:40.2 -14:10:04 16.9        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/15 01:18:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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