RECON: TNO occultation with 13GF137

Event between 13GF137 and star GA0680:06092510 with event index number of 2052467

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/02/18 20:34:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:03:31.5 -20:33:02
Equinox of date position of star is 15:04:46.8 -20:38:07
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 54 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0

TNO is 38.6 AU from the Sun and 38.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 2.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 3198 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5698 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=148.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 51.9 sec chord
Diameter=60.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 21.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13GF137, (2022/02/18 20:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:46.1 -26:28:45  0.9 20.52  74
27Bet Lib      15:18:12.1 -09:27:48  2.6 11.63  53
PPM 264038     15:17:40.3 -22:28:48  5.5  3.52  57
PPM 263825     15:08:33.6 -20:18:25  8.4  0.94  54
PPM 263727     15:04:36.1 -20:26:43  9.6  0.20  54
13GF137        15:04:47.5 -20:38:10 14.2        54
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 13GF137, (2022/02/18 20:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.52  74
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 11.63  53
PPM 264038     15:16:23.0 -22:23:58  5.5  3.52  57
PPM 263825     15:07:17.5 -20:13:22  8.4  0.94  54
PPM 263727     15:03:20.1 -20:21:35  9.6  0.20  54
13GF137        15:03:31.5 -20:33:02 14.2        54
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/04 02:04:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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