RECON: TNO occultation with 13GF138

Event between 13GF138 and star GA0720:05373544 with event index number of 239278

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/12 00:44:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:02:00.6 -16:44:34
Equinox of date position of star is 15:03:05.9 -16:49:06
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 100 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9

TNO is 44.2 AU from the Sun and 44.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 265 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3192 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=206.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.3 sec chord
Diameter=84.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13GF138, (2020/01/12 00:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:38.3 -26:28:29  0.9 22.46 122
27Bet Lib      15:18:05.3 -09:27:20  2.6  8.21 101
21Nu Lib       15:07:44.9 -16:20:00  5.2  1.21 101
PPM 229695     15:04:41.0 -16:40:12  7.7  0.40 101
PPM 229641     15:02:31.1 -16:57:54  9.3  0.21 100
13GF138        15:03:08.0 -16:49:15 16.4       101
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 13GF138, (2020/01/12 00:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.46 122
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  8.21 101
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  1.21 101
PPM 229695     15:03:33.7 -16:35:33  7.7  0.40 101
PPM 229641     15:01:23.7 -16:53:12  9.3  0.21 100
13GF138        15:02:00.6 -16:44:34 16.4       100
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:09:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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