RECON: TNO occultation with 13JD65

Event between 13JD65 and star GA0780:05541672 with event index number of 1565980

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/26 01:12:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:49:34.3 -11:36:58
Equinox of date position of star is 16:50:45.4 -11:39:06
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 52 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9

TNO is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 34.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 212 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1512 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13JD65, (2021/04/26 01:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.1 -26:28:39  0.9 15.56  50
13Zet Oph      16:38:20.1 -10:36:31  2.6  3.22  49
20 Oph         16:51:00.9 -10:49:09  4.6  0.84  52
PPM 232215     16:51:16.6 -12:25:24  8.1  0.78  52
PPM 232190     16:50:10.0 -11:26:32  9.4  0.25  52
13JD65         16:50:45.5 -11:39:06 15.1        52
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 13JD65, (2021/04/26 01:13UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 15.56  50
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  3.22  49
20 Oph         16:49:50.2 -10:47:01  4.6  0.84  52
PPM 232215     16:50:05.1 -12:23:17  8.1  0.78  52
PPM 232190     16:48:58.9 -11:24:23  9.4  0.25  52
13JD65         16:49:34.3 -11:36:58 15.1        52
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/21 22:32:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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