RECON: TNO occultation with 13KY18

Event between 13KY18 and star GA0660:20802883 with event index number of 1167994

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/13 10:05:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:51:23.5 -23:38:46
Equinox of date position of star is 17:52:40.6 -23:39:01
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.6

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TNO is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 29.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1161 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2921 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21196.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=272.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 39.7 sec chord
Diameter=111.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13KY18, (2021/04/13 10:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.9 -26:28:39  0.9 18.76 148
35Eta Oph      17:11:36.0 -15:44:59  2.6 12.48 140
PPM 267552     17:58:25.6 -23:56:26  6.5  1.34 129
PPM 267352     17:50:38.4 -23:22:29  8.2  0.54 130
PPM 267435     17:53:28.8 -23:53:04  9.7  0.30 130
13KY18         17:52:41.4 -23:39:01 14.8       130
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.6 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=4.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 10:09:29 -24.0 Dark Down 10.5 149.5 Really Low 09:54:29 - 10:24:29 796
Kelowna 10:09:33 -24.4 Dark Down 10.8 149.4 Really Low 09:54:33 - 10:24:33 782
Peachland 10:09:36 -24.6 Dark Down 10.8 149.1 Really Low 09:54:36 - 10:24:36 775
Summerland 10:09:37 -24.7 Dark Down 11.0 149.2 Really Low 09:54:37 - 10:24:37 771
Penticton 10:09:36 -24.7 Dark Down 11.1 149.3 Really Low 09:54:36 - 10:24:36 770
Oliver 10:09:38 -24.9 Dark Down 11.4 149.2 Really Low 09:54:38 - 10:24:38 758
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:09:38 -25.0 Dark Down 11.6 149.4 Really Low 09:54:38 - 10:24:38 755
Tonasket 10:09:41 -25.3 Dark Down 11.9 149.3 Really Low 09:54:41 - 10:24:41 743
Okanogan 10:09:44 -25.6 Dark Down 12.1 149.2 Really Low 09:54:44 - 10:24:44 730
Brewster 10:09:48 -25.9 Dark Down 12.3 149.0 Really Low 09:54:48 - 10:24:48 718
Manson/Chelan 10:09:53 -26.2 Dark Down 12.3 148.6 Really Low 09:54:53 - 10:24:53 707
Victoria 10:10:16 -26.9 Dark Down 10.7 146.0 Really Low 09:55:16 - 10:25:16 693
Wenatchee 10:09:57 -26.6 Dark Down 12.7 148.5 Really Low 09:54:57 - 10:24:57 688
Ellensburg 10:10:02 -27.1 Dark Down 13.0 148.2 Really Low 09:55:02 - 10:25:02 670
Pasco 10:09:54 -27.1 Dark Down 14.1 149.3 Really Low 09:54:54 - 10:24:54 657
Yakima 10:10:05 -27.4 Dark Down 13.3 148.2 Really Low 09:55:05 - 10:25:05 655
PNWRO 10:09:54 -27.2 Dark Down 14.4 149.5 Really Low 09:54:54 - 10:24:54 650
Toppenish/White Swan 10:10:06 -27.5 Dark Down 13.5 148.3 Really Low 09:55:06 - 10:25:06 648
Goldendale 10:10:13 -28.1 Dark Down 13.9 147.9 Really Low 09:55:13 - 10:25:13 622
The Dalles 10:10:18 -28.4 Dark Down 13.9 147.6 Really Low 09:55:18 - 10:25:18 608
Maupin 10:10:20 -28.7 Dark Down 14.3 147.6 Really Low 09:55:20 - 10:25:20 593
Redmond 10:10:27 -29.5 Dark Down 15.1 147.4 Really Low 09:55:27 - 10:25:27 554
Sisters 10:10:31 -29.6 Dark Down 14.9 147.1 Really Low 09:55:31 - 10:25:31 551
Bend 10:10:30 -29.7 Dark Down 15.2 147.3 Really Low 09:55:30 - 10:25:30 544
Oregon Observatory 10:10:32 -29.9 Dark Down 15.3 147.1 Really Low 09:55:32 - 10:25:32 535
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:10:34 -30.1 Dark Down 15.5 147.1 Really Low 09:55:34 - 10:25:34 525
North Lake 10:10:31 -30.2 Dark Down 16.0 147.5 Really Low 09:55:31 - 10:25:31 513
Dunrhomin 10:08:04 -24.4 Dark Down 23.7 160.8 Low 09:53:04 - 10:23:04 497
Paisley 10:10:31 -30.5 Dark Down 16.7 147.7 Really Low 09:55:31 - 10:25:31 493
Lakeview 10:10:33 -30.8 Dark Down 17.2 147.8 Really Low 09:55:33 - 10:25:33 472
Klamath Falls 10:10:47 -31.4 Dark Down 16.6 146.7 Really Low 09:55:47 - 10:25:47 457
Cedarville 10:10:36 -31.2 Dark Down 17.8 147.9 Really Low 09:55:36 - 10:25:36 443
Fall River/Burney 10:10:51 -32.1 Dark Down 17.7 146.8 Really Low 09:55:51 - 10:25:51 405
Susanville 10:10:48 -32.3 Dark Down 18.6 147.3 Really Low 09:55:48 - 10:25:48 384
Gimple 10:10:52 -32.6 Dark Down 18.7 147.1 Really Low 09:55:52 - 10:25:52 367
Greenville 10:10:52 -32.6 Dark Down 18.7 147.0 Really Low 09:55:52 - 10:25:52 367
Quincy 10:10:54 -32.8 Dark Down 18.9 147.0 Really Low 09:55:54 - 10:25:54 356
Portola 10:10:49 -32.7 Dark Down 19.1 147.4 Really Low 09:55:49 - 10:25:49 356
Reno 10:10:44 -32.6 Dark Down 19.6 147.9 Really Low 09:55:44 - 10:25:44 350
Carson City 10:10:47 -32.8 Dark Down 19.9 147.8 Really Low 09:55:47 - 10:25:47 332
Yerington 10:10:41 -32.7 Dark Down 20.4 148.3 Low 09:55:41 - 10:25:41 330
Gardnerville 10:10:48 -33.0 Dark Down 20.2 147.8 Low 09:55:48 - 10:25:48 320
Hawthorne 10:10:38 -32.8 Dark Down 21.0 148.7 Low 09:55:38 - 10:25:38 312
Tonopah 10:10:26 -32.4 Dark Down 21.9 149.8 Low 09:55:26 - 10:25:26 303
Lee Vining 10:10:47 -33.4 Dark Down 21.3 148.2 Low 09:55:47 - 10:25:47 277
Bishop 10:10:43 -33.5 Dark Down 22.1 148.7 Low 09:55:43 - 10:25:43 252
Beatty 10:10:28 -33.0 Dark Down 23.1 150.0 Low 09:55:28 - 10:25:28 245
Indian Springs 10:10:18 -32.7 Dark Down 23.8 150.8 Low 09:55:18 - 10:25:18 238
Henderson 10:10:12 -32.7 Dark Down 24.5 151.3 Low 09:55:12 - 10:25:12 214
Patrick 10:10:03 -32.5 Dark Down 25.5 152.2 Low 09:55:03 - 10:25:03 190
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:10:07 -32.7 Dark Down 25.6 152.0 Low 09:55:07 - 10:25:07 175
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:10:13 -33.0 Dark Down 25.5 151.5 Low 09:55:13 - 10:25:13 168
Mohave Valley 10:10:14 -33.2 Dark Down 25.7 151.5 Low 09:55:14 - 10:25:14 153
Lake Havasu City 10:10:13 -33.3 Dark Down 26.2 151.6 Low 09:55:13 - 10:25:13 132
Parker 10:10:14 -33.6 Dark Down 26.5 151.5 Low 09:55:14 - 10:25:14 112
CPSLO 10:11:19 -36.2 Dark Down 22.9 146.4 Low 09:56:19 - 10:26:19 110
George/Scottsdale 10:09:48 -32.4 Dark Down 27.7 153.6 Low 09:54:48 - 10:24:48 108
Blythe 10:10:20 -34.1 Dark Down 26.8 151.2 Low 09:55:20 - 10:25:20 78
Idyllwild 10:10:44 -35.2 Dark Down 25.9 149.3 Low 09:55:44 - 10:25:44 65
Wildwood 10:11:03 -36.0 Dark Down 24.8 147.8 Low 09:56:03 - 10:26:03 64
Calipatria 10:10:34 -35.0 Dark Down 26.9 150.2 Low 09:55:34 - 10:25:34 39
Yuma 10:10:25 -34.7 Dark Down 27.6 150.9 Low 09:55:25 - 10:25:25 21

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, (2021/04/13 10:05UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.76 148
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.48 140
PPM 267552     17:57:07.5 -23:56:22  6.5  1.34 129
PPM 267352     17:49:20.6 -23:22:10  8.2  0.54 130
PPM 267435     17:52:10.8 -23:52:51  9.7  0.30 130
13KY18         17:51:23.5 -23:38:46 14.8       130
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/20 20:17:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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