RECON: TNO occultation with 13HW156

Event between 13HW156 and star GA0780:04972236 with event index number of 2007788

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/11 13:09:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:55:28.3 -10:42:52
Equinox of date position of star is 15:56:39.2 -10:46:34
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 69 degrees from the moon. Moon is 62% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

TNO is 35.4 AU from the Sun and 34.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 193 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1817 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=194.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=79.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13HW156, (2023/05/11 13:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.6 -26:28:54  0.9 17.64  57
1Del Oph       16:15:34.3 -03:45:10  2.7  8.44  67
50 Lib         16:02:03.5 -08:28:33  5.5  2.65  69
PPM 230996     15:58:24.9 -10:57:15  7.9  0.44  69
PPM 230952     15:57:01.9 -11:00:48  9.6  0.24  69
13HW156        15:56:45.2 -10:46:53 15.6        69
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 13HW156, (2023/05/11 13:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.64  57
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  8.44  67
50 Lib         16:00:47.6 -08:24:41  5.5  2.65  69
PPM 230996     15:57:07.9 -10:53:17  7.9  0.44  69
PPM 230952     15:55:44.9 -10:56:47  9.6  0.24  69
13HW156        15:55:28.3 -10:42:52 15.6        69
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/07/13 23:53:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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