RECON: TNO occultation with 98WV31

Event between 98WV31 and star GA1140:01132285 with event index number of 1327112

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/15 15:05:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:20:17.1 +25:23:15
Equinox of date position of star is 05:21:45.4 +25:24:36
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 143 degrees from the moon. Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.1

Object is 39.9 AU from the Sun and 38.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 626 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4621 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98WV31, (2023/12/15 15:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:17.9 +16:33:20  0.8 13.63 130
Alnath         05:27:48.5 +28:37:32  1.6  3.49 144
PPM 094294     05:22:29.7 +27:58:45  6.3  2.57 143
PPM 094241     05:18:59.4 +24:02:01  7.9  1.51 142
PPM 094280     05:21:46.5 +25:11:37  8.6  0.22 143
98WV31         05:21:45.8 +25:24:36 16.8       143
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 98WV31, (2023/12/15 15:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 13.63 130
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  3.49 144
PPM 094294     05:20:59.3 +27:57:25  6.3  2.57 143
PPM 094241     05:17:31.7 +24:00:34  7.9  1.51 142
PPM 094280     05:20:18.0 +25:10:16  8.6  0.22 143
98WV31         05:20:17.1 +25:23:15 16.8       143
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/06 05:16:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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