RECON: TNO occultation with 13JS65

Event between 13JS65 and star UC4-393-066673 with event index number of 124896

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/23 03:11:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:28:47.4 -11:30:35
Equinox of date position of star is 16:29:45.2 -11:32:49
Stellar brightness R=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 137 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.5

TNO is 39.7 AU from the Sun and 38.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 572 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3464 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=119.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=48.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13JS65, (2017/05/23 03:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:28.6 -26:28:09  0.9 14.92 134
13Zet Oph      16:38:07.1 -10:36:04  2.6  2.26 135
3Ups Oph       16:28:44.7 -08:24:34  4.2  3.15 137
PPM 231721     16:28:43.8 -11:13:26  8.4  0.41 137
PPM 231734     16:29:20.8 -11:42:32  9.4  0.19 137
13JS65         16:29:45.3 -11:32:49 16.5       137
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 13JS65, (2017/05/23 03:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 14.92 134
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  2.26 135
3Ups Oph       16:27:48.1 -08:22:18  4.2  3.15 137
PPM 231721     16:27:46.1 -11:11:10  8.4  0.41 137
PPM 231734     16:28:22.9 -11:40:17  9.4  0.19 137
13JS65         16:28:47.4 -11:30:35 16.5       137
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/15 17:59:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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