RECON: TNO occultation with 91205

Event between (91205) 98US43 and star GA1040:01363816 with event index number of 1309254

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/28 22:34:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:58:25.3 +15:31:08
Equinox of date position of star is 05:59:44.6 +15:31:09
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 75 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.1

Object is 38.3 AU from the Sun and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 392 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1633 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 91205, (2024/01/28 22:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:28.6 +07:24:34  0.4  8.15  76
Alhena         06:39:06.1 +16:22:36  1.9  9.48  65
137 Tau        05:53:44.4 +14:10:33  5.5  1.99  76
PPM 121698     06:00:25.7 +15:18:54  8.2  0.25  74
PPM 121668     05:59:20.5 +15:39:48  9.8  0.18  75
91205          05:59:48.2 +15:31:09 15.0        74
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 91205, (2024/01/28 22:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  8.15  76
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  9.48  65
137 Tau        05:52:22.2 +14:10:18  5.5  1.99  76
PPM 121698     05:59:02.8 +15:18:53  8.2  0.25  74
PPM 121668     05:57:57.5 +15:39:45  9.8  0.18  75
91205          05:58:25.3 +15:31:08 15.0        74
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/12 04:55:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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