RECON: TNO occultation with 98UR43

Event between 98UR43 and star GA1180:01844318 with event index number of 1142287

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/24 14:16:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:50:45.9 +28:37:58
Equinox of date position of star is 05:52:09.6 +28:38:14
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 114 degrees from the moon. Moon is 61% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

TNO is 31.0 AU from the Sun and 30.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 760 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2720 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=133.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.1 sec chord
Diameter=54.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98UR43, (2022/01/24 14:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:11.4 +16:33:07  0.8 21.06 133
Alnath         05:27:41.3 +28:37:26  1.6  5.37 119
PPM 095117     05:57:57.9 +28:56:37  6.5  1.31 113
PPM 094981     05:52:56.6 +28:05:46  8.2  0.57 114
PPM 094987     05:53:12.0 +28:27:14  8.9  0.29 114
PPM 094965     05:52:20.4 +28:37:48 10.7  0.04 114
98UR43         05:52:09.9 +28:38:14 14.9       114
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 98UR43, (2022/01/24 14:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 21.06 133
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  5.37 119
PPM 095117     05:56:33.8 +28:56:32  6.5  1.31 113
PPM 094981     05:51:33.0 +28:05:31  8.2  0.57 114
PPM 094987     05:51:48.2 +28:27:00  8.9  0.29 114
PPM 094965     05:50:56.5 +28:37:32 10.7  0.04 114
98UR43         05:50:45.9 +28:37:58 14.9       114
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/02 01:28:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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