RECON: TNO occultation with 04KV18

Event between 04KV18 and star UC4-367-098344 with event index number of 124016

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/04/19 21:30:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:40:30.7 -16:44:32
Equinox of date position of star is 17:41:33.0 -16:45:01
Stellar brightness R=15.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 174 degrees from the moon. Moon is 18% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

TNO is 29.5 AU from the Sun and 29.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 741 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2102 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04KV18, (2018/04/19 21:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:31.9 -26:28:16  0.9 19.13 167
35Eta Oph      17:11:25.7 -15:44:47  2.6  7.30 176
PPM 233351     17:38:39.3 -15:34:50  6.2  1.36 174
PPM 233531     17:45:23.4 -16:52:18  7.9  0.92 173
PPM 233423     17:41:22.6 -17:02:56  9.9  0.30 174
04KV18         17:41:34.3 -16:45:02 15.3       174
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 04KV18, (2018/04/19 21:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.13 167
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.30 176
PPM 233351     17:37:36.2 -15:34:16  6.2  1.36 174
PPM 233531     17:44:19.7 -16:51:54  7.9  0.92 173
PPM 233423     17:40:18.9 -17:02:25  9.9  0.30 174
04KV18         17:40:30.7 -16:44:32 15.3       174
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/12/02 17:27:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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