RECON: TNO occultation with 04KV18

Event between 04KV18 and star GA0740:13015725 with event index number of 271179

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/25 03:14:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:52:44.2 -15:42:33
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:48.0 -15:42:44
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 125 degrees from the moon. Moon is 17% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

TNO is 30.0 AU from the Sun and 29.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 643 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2770 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=95.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=39.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04KV18, (2020/06/25 03:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:40.0 -26:28:33  0.9 22.15 108
35Eta Oph      17:11:33.3 -15:44:56  2.6 10.19 115
PPM 233766     17:57:29.8 -15:48:52  6.1  0.87 126
PPM 233652     17:51:34.8 -15:58:31  8.3  0.62 125
PPM 233713     17:54:37.4 -15:39:36  9.4  0.18 125
04KV18         17:53:54.9 -15:42:45 14.7       125
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, (2020/06/25 03:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.15 108
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.19 115
PPM 233766     17:56:19.0 -15:48:46  6.1  0.87 126
PPM 233652     17:50:24.0 -15:58:15  8.3  0.62 125
PPM 233713     17:53:26.7 -15:39:26  9.4  0.18 125
04KV18         17:52:44.2 -15:42:33 14.7       125
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/25 21:46:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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