RECON: TNO occultation with 576257

Event between (576257) 12JD68 and star GA0940:04793612 with event index number of 2528207

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/21 14:21:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:14:10.0 +05:58:12
Equinox of date position of star is 17:15:14.0 +05:56:46
Stellar brightness G=13.2, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 28.0 AU from the Sun and 27.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 999 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=138.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Diameter=56.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 576257, (2022/06/21 14:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.3 -26:28:48  0.9 34.17 116
60Bet Oph      17:44:35.0 +04:33:34  2.8  7.43 101
PPM 163642     17:12:50.3 +07:52:08  6.3  2.02 109
PPM 163671     17:13:56.3 +06:01:23  8.4  0.34 109
PPM 163719     17:16:13.9 +05:46:12  9.8  0.30 108
PPM 163687     17:14:49.5 +05:47:01 10.2  0.20 108
576257         17:15:16.0 +05:56:43 13.2       108
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 576257, (2022/06/21 14:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.17 116
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  7.43 101
PPM 163642     17:11:45.3 +07:53:41  6.3  2.02 109
PPM 163671     17:12:50.3 +06:02:54  8.4  0.34 109
PPM 163719     17:15:07.8 +05:47:39  9.8  0.30 108
PPM 163687     17:13:43.3 +05:48:30 10.2  0.20 108
576257         17:14:10.0 +05:58:12 13.2       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/13 01:34:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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