RECON: TNO occultation with 13KY18

Event between 13KY18 and star GA0660:18171195 with event index number of 2062440

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/29 18:48:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:44:04.6 -23:40:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:45:22.9 -23:40:46
Stellar brightness G=12.8, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 77 degrees from the moon. Moon is 71% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

TNO is 29.6 AU from the Sun and 28.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 336 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1623 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=272.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=111.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13KY18, (2021/06/29 18:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.7 -26:28:40  0.9 17.12  94
35Eta Oph      17:11:36.7 -15:45:00  2.6 11.22  86
PPM 267309     17:49:03.6 -22:29:02  6.1  1.46  77
PPM 267163     17:43:38.6 -23:21:28  7.7  0.51  78
PPM 267209     17:45:36.2 -23:45:51  9.4  0.10  77
13KY18         17:45:23.3 -23:40:46 12.8        77
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, (2021/06/29 18:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.12  94
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.22  86
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  1.46  77
PPM 267163     17:42:20.2 -23:20:56  7.7  0.51  78
PPM 267209     17:44:17.5 -23:45:23  9.4  0.10  77
13KY18         17:44:04.6 -23:40:17 12.8        77
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/19 01:05:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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