RECON: TNO occultation with 13GW141

Event between 13GW141 and star GA0680:05808356 with event index number of 1988505

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/09 07:06:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:06:38.8 -20:28:01
Equinox of date position of star is 14:07:53.4 -20:34:22
Stellar brightness G=10.7, use SENSEUP=4 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 117 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

TNO is 23.8 AU from the Sun and 23.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 174 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1616 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=140.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Diameter=57.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13GW141, (2024/03/09 07:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:28.3 -11:17:12  1.0 13.63 130
PPM 262433     14:05:14.4 -22:32:12  6.3  2.06 116
PPM 262526     14:09:15.2 -21:18:33  8.1  0.78 116
PPM 262496     14:08:05.8 -20:36:54  9.1  0.04 116
13GW141        14:07:59.6 -20:34:53 10.7       116
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 13GW141, (2024/03/09 07:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 13.63 130
PPM 262433     14:03:53.1 -22:25:17  6.3  2.06 116
PPM 262526     14:07:54.1 -21:11:43  8.1  0.78 116
PPM 262496     14:06:45.1 -20:30:02  9.1  0.04 116
13GW141        14:06:38.8 -20:28:01 10.7       117
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 02:02:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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