RECON: TNO occultation with 612951

Event between (612951) 05EB299 and star GA0760:05095078 with event index number of 2819773

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/29 04:58:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:06:03.4 -13:15:13
Equinox of date position of star is 14:07:15.8 -13:21:34
Stellar brightness G=12.6, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 92 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

TNO is 28.0 AU from the Sun and 28.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 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 1565 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=124.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Diameter=50.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612951, (2023/12/29 04:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:27.6 -11:17:09  1.0 10.20  82
PPM 228240     14:05:45.2 -15:05:10  6.3  1.76  92
PPM 228278     14:07:09.6 -12:49:02  8.5  0.55  91
PPM 228279     14:07:13.4 -13:22:42  9.8  0.03  92
612951         14:07:21.1 -13:22:03 12.6        92
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 612951, (2023/12/29 04:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 10.20  82
PPM 228240     14:04:26.9 -14:58:19  6.3  1.76  92
PPM 228278     14:05:52.0 -12:42:12  8.5  0.55  91
PPM 228279     14:05:55.7 -13:15:53  9.8  0.03  92
612951         14:06:03.4 -13:15:13 12.6        92
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 01:44:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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