RECON: TNO occultation with 13CE223

Event between 13CE223 and star GA0860:03991208 with event index number of 1116052

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/09 18:18:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:38:52.8 -03:34:11
Equinox of date position of star is 11:39:57.4 -03:41:11
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 24.1 AU from the Sun and 23.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 70 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1148 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=106.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=43.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13CE223, (2021/04/09 18:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:30.2 +11:51:45  1.3 27.34 156
4Gam Crv       12:16:54.2 -17:39:36  2.6 16.65 154
PPM 194612     11:36:04.0 -04:28:45  6.4  1.25 168
PPM 194679     11:40:24.5 -04:15:20  8.5  0.58 169
PPM 194685     11:40:42.8 -03:37:57  9.7  0.19 169
13CE223        11:39:58.0 -03:41:15 14.7       169
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 13CE223, (2021/04/09 18:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 27.34 156
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.1 -17:32:30  2.6 16.65 154
PPM 194612     11:34:58.8 -04:21:42  6.4  1.25 168
PPM 194679     11:39:19.3 -04:08:15  8.5  0.58 169
PPM 194685     11:39:37.5 -03:30:53  9.7  0.19 169
13CE223        11:38:52.8 -03:34:11 14.7       169
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:56:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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