RECON: TNO occultation with 13JD65

Event between 13JD65 and star GA0780:05689513 with event index number of 1990153

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/07 17:00:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:58:14.7 -11:53:18
Equinox of date position of star is 16:59:28.0 -11:55:14
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 151 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.9

TNO is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 35.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 231 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5390 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.8 sec chord
Diameter=55.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13JD65, (2022/03/07 17:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:46.3 -26:28:46  0.9 16.05 157
35Eta Oph      17:11:39.1 -15:45:03  2.6  4.84 149
PPM 232375     16:58:39.8 -10:59:49  6.3  0.95 151
PPM 232310     16:55:54.4 -11:49:37  7.1  0.88 152
PPM 232391     16:59:05.4 -11:59:41  9.3  0.12 151
13JD65         16:59:28.9 -11:55:16 16.9       151
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, (2022/03/07 17:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.05 157
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  4.84 149
PPM 232375     16:57:26.0 -10:57:50  6.3  0.95 151
PPM 232310     16:54:40.3 -11:47:33  7.1  0.88 152
PPM 232391     16:57:51.1 -11:57:43  9.3  0.12 151
13JD65         16:58:14.7 -11:53:18 16.9       151
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/04 02:04:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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