RECON: TNO occultation with 579062

Event between (579062) 14KF113 and star GA0960:04813319 with event index number of 2557352

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/30 22:20:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:10:59.8 +06:04:26
Equinox of date position of star is 17:12:03.8 +06:02:55
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 35.3 AU from the Sun and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 141 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2104 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=250.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.7 sec chord
Diameter=102.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 579062, (2023/07/30 22:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.4 -26:28:56  0.9 34.03  32
60Bet Oph      17:44:38.3 +04:33:33  2.8  8.22  36
PPM 163642     17:12:53.5 +07:52:04  6.3  1.83  43
PPM 163671     17:13:59.5 +06:01:19  8.4  0.46  41
PPM 163646     17:13:00.2 +05:52:31  9.0  0.27  41
PPM 163639     17:12:45.0 +06:06:19 10.9  0.16  42
579062         17:12:09.0 +06:02:47 16.8        41
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 579062, (2023/07/30 22:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.03  32
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  8.22  36
PPM 163642     17:11:45.3 +07:53:41  6.3  1.83  43
PPM 163671     17:12:50.3 +06:02:54  8.4  0.46  41
PPM 163646     17:11:50.9 +05:54:08  9.0  0.27  41
PPM 163639     17:11:35.8 +06:07:57 10.9  0.16  42
579062         17:10:59.8 +06:04:26 16.8        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/18 00:39:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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