RECON: TNO occultation with 131318

Event between (131318) 01FL194 and star GA0660:06052840 with event index number of 313932

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/17 04:15:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:13:57.7 -22:10:44
Equinox of date position of star is 14:15:02.2 -22:16:03
Stellar brightness G=12.7, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 97 degrees from the moon. Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

TNO is 34.0 AU from the Sun and 33.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 505 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5582 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=166.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=67.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 131318, (2019/03/17 04:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:12.5 -11:15:40  1.0 16.04  82
5The Cen       14:07:49.2 -36:27:49  2.1 14.28 100
PPM 262630     14:13:30.1 -24:27:10  6.2  2.21  97
PPM 262652     14:14:48.5 -22:33:32  8.3  0.30  97
PPM 262654     14:15:03.2 -22:12:40  9.9  0.06  97
131318         14:15:02.5 -22:16:05 12.7        97
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, (2019/03/17 04:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 16.04  82
5The Cen       14:06:40.1 -36:22:22  2.1 14.28 100
PPM 262630     14:12:24.6 -24:21:48  6.2  2.21  97
PPM 262652     14:13:43.6 -22:28:11  8.3  0.30  97
PPM 262654     14:13:58.3 -22:07:20  9.9  0.06  97
131318         14:13:57.7 -22:10:44 12.7        97
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:49:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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