RECON: TNO occultation with 612218

Event between (612218) 01KD77 and star GA0680:39616469 with event index number of 2810543

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/23 19:56:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:04:40.2 -21:23:36
Equinox of date position of star is 19:06:00.0 -21:21:30
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 95 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

TNO is 36.8 AU from the Sun and 37.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.3 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 1274 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2317 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=455.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 34.2 sec chord
Diameter=185.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612218, (2022/10/23 19:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:48.6 -26:28:50  0.9 35.71  60
Nunki          18:56:40.7 -26:15:59  2.0  5.35  92
39Omi Sgr      19:06:02.9 -21:42:22  3.9  0.35  95
PPM 269267     19:05:42.1 -21:29:47  7.6  0.16  95
612218         19:06:01.7 -21:21:27 16.9        95
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 612218, (2022/10/23 19:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 35.71  60
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  5.35  92
39Omi Sgr      19:04:41.1 -21:44:31  3.9  0.35  95
PPM 269267     19:04:20.4 -21:31:55  7.6  0.16  95
612218         19:04:40.2 -21:23:36 16.9        95
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 00:40:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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