RECON: TNO occultation with 00KL4

Event between 00KL4 and star GA0840:06574695 with event index number of 207609

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/07/28 02:02:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:52:39.8 -04:33:53
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:38.4 -04:34:04
Stellar brightness G=13.6, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 43 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6

TNO is 39.3 AU from the Sun and 38.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 262 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3399 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.3 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00KL4, (2018/07/28 02:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.9 -26:28:18  0.9 29.57  58
60Bet Oph      17:44:23.4 +04:33:39  2.8  9.42  49
PPM 201226     17:57:46.6 -04:04:59  5.2  1.14  42
PPM 201187     17:55:14.9 -04:12:52  7.7  0.53  43
PPM 201172     17:54:20.9 -04:39:54  9.5  0.20  43
00KL4          17:53:38.9 -04:34:04 13.6        43
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 00KL4, (2018/07/28 02:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.57  58
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:05  2.8  9.42  49
PPM 201226     17:56:47.8 -04:04:55  5.2  1.14  42
PPM 201187     17:54:16.0 -04:12:43  7.7  0.53  43
PPM 201172     17:53:21.8 -04:39:44  9.5  0.20  43
00KL4          17:52:39.8 -04:33:53 13.6        43
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:17:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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