RECON: TNO occultation with 131318

Event between (131318) 01FL194 and star UC4-352-067131 with event index number of 58142

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/23 03:01:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:53:08.9 -19:40:41
Equinox of date position of star is 13:54:06.3 -19:45:47
Stellar brightness R=16.6, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 165 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

TNO is 33.8 AU from the Sun and 32.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.6 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 313 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4760 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 131318, (2017/05/23 03:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:06.7 -11:15:06  1.0 10.85 174
89 Vir         13:50:49.2 -18:13:13  5.0  1.73 167
PPM 227986     13:54:53.7 -19:15:12  8.3  0.54 166
PPM 227964     13:53:46.4 -19:58:06  9.4  0.22 165
131318         13:54:06.3 -19:45:48 16.6       165
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 131318, (2017/05/23 03:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 10.85 174
89 Vir         13:49:52.2 -18:08:04  5.0  1.73 167
PPM 227986     13:53:56.4 -19:10:06  8.3  0.54 166
PPM 227964     13:52:48.9 -19:52:59  9.4  0.22 165
131318         13:53:08.9 -19:40:41 16.6       165
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/15 17:59:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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