RECON: TNO occultation with 612332

Event between (612332) 02CW224 and star GA1180:02021254 with event index number of 2812283

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/19 09:35:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:54:33.8 +29:06:11
Equinox of date position of star is 05:55:59.1 +29:06:21
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 123 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 33.7 AU from the Sun and 33.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 649 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2839 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=224.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 41.6 sec chord
Diameter=91.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 17.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612332, (2023/03/19 09:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:25.8 +07:24:34  0.4 21.70 119
Alnath         05:27:45.7 +28:37:29  1.6  6.21 116
PPM 095117     05:58:02.3 +28:56:38  6.5  0.47 123
PPM 095047     05:55:21.9 +28:57:34  8.9  0.21 122
PPM 095049     05:55:24.7 +29:10:15 10.8  0.15 122
612332         05:56:02.4 +29:06:21 16.8       123
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 612332, (2023/03/19 09:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 21.70 119
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  6.21 116
PPM 095117     05:56:33.8 +28:56:32  6.5  0.47 123
PPM 095047     05:53:53.4 +28:57:23  8.9  0.21 122
PPM 095049     05:53:56.0 +29:10:05 10.8  0.15 122
612332         05:54:33.8 +29:06:11 16.8       123
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 01:02:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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