RECON: TNO occultation with 96KV1

Event between 96KV1 and star GA0660:38207359 with event index number of 2130834

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/25 17:44:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:52:41.8 -23:56:35
Equinox of date position of star is 19:54:08.5 -23:52:46
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 105 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

Object is 40.2 AU from the Sun and 40.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 15.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1300 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1933 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.1 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 96KV1, (2024/03/25 17:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:59.0 -29:29:35  1.2 41.40 139
38Zet Sgr      19:04:09.1 -29:50:36  2.7 12.63  93
PPM 270417     19:55:44.7 -23:52:43  6.1  0.36 106
PPM 270399     19:54:41.1 -23:38:17  9.7  0.27 105
96KV1          19:54:09.0 -23:52:45 14.7       106
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 96KV1, (2024/03/25 17:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 41.40 139
38Zet Sgr      19:02:36.7 -29:52:49  2.7 12.63  93
PPM 270417     19:54:17.6 -23:56:37  6.1  0.36 106
PPM 270399     19:53:14.1 -23:42:09  9.7  0.27 105
96KV1          19:52:41.8 -23:56:35 14.7       105
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/13 04:29:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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