RECON: TNO occultation with 98HH151

Event between 98HH151 and star GA0740:05892522 with event index number of 1047127

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/02/01 23:12:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:15:02.3 -14:39:42
Equinox of date position of star is 16:16:13.5 -14:42:47
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 57 degrees from the moon. Moon is 80% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

TNO is 32.1 AU from the Sun and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1190 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3047 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=128.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=52.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98HH151, (2021/02/01 23:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.2 -26:28:37  0.9 12.24  63
8Bet1Sco       16:06:40.0 -19:51:41  2.6  5.63  56
PPM 231511     16:20:12.0 -14:55:21  5.8  0.98  58
PPM 231424     16:16:10.6 -14:41:27  8.4  0.03  57
98HH151        16:16:13.8 -14:42:48 14.8        58
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 98HH151, (2021/02/01 23:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.24  63
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  5.63  56
PPM 231511     16:19:00.4 -14:52:22  5.8  0.98  58
PPM 231424     16:14:59.1 -14:38:21  8.4  0.03  57
98HH151        16:15:02.3 -14:39:42 14.8        57
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/01 22:41:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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