RECON: TNO occultation with 13JZ64

Event between 13JZ64 and star GA0760:05778441 with event index number of 218690

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/19 23:29:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:28:36.7 -13:46:31
Equinox of date position of star is 16:29:38.9 -13:48:54
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 75 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0

TNO is 30.3 AU from the Sun and 29.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 430 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4521 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=88.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=36.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13JZ64, (2018/06/19 23:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.6 -26:28:17  0.9 12.66  78
13Zet Oph      16:38:10.7 -10:36:11  2.6  3.83  76
PPM 231511     16:20:03.1 -14:54:59  5.8  2.57  73
PPM 231752     16:30:28.1 -13:36:35  7.1  0.29  75
PPM 231731     16:29:16.8 -13:51:33  9.1  0.10  75
13JZ64         16:29:39.0 -13:48:54 15.2        75
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 13JZ64, (2018/06/19 23:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.66  78
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  3.83  76
PPM 231511     16:19:00.4 -14:52:22  5.8  2.57  73
PPM 231752     16:29:25.8 -13:34:13  7.1  0.29  75
PPM 231731     16:28:14.4 -13:49:09  9.1  0.10  75
13JZ64         16:28:36.7 -13:46:31 15.2        75
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:09:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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