RECON: TNO occultation with 13KY18

Event between 13KY18 and star GA0660:20840619 with event index number of 1167982

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/20 02:55:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:51:30.1 -23:37:34
Equinox of date position of star is 17:52:47.2 -23:37:48
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon. Moon is 36% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6

TNO is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 29.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1460 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3462 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=272.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 51.8 sec chord
Diameter=111.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 21.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13KY18, (2021/03/20 02:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.7 -26:28:38  0.9 18.79 174
35Eta Oph      17:11:35.8 -15:44:59  2.6 12.49 171
PPM 267552     17:58:25.3 -23:56:26  6.5  1.32 164
PPM 267352     17:50:38.1 -23:22:29  8.2  0.56 166
PPM 267435     17:53:28.6 -23:53:04  9.7  0.30 165
13KY18         17:52:47.8 -23:37:49 16.2       165
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 13KY18, (2021/03/20 02:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.79 174
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.49 171
PPM 267552     17:57:07.5 -23:56:22  6.5  1.32 164
PPM 267352     17:49:20.6 -23:22:10  8.2  0.56 166
PPM 267435     17:52:10.8 -23:52:51  9.7  0.30 165
13KY18         17:51:30.1 -23:37:34 16.2       165
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:18:50 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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