RECON: TNO occultation with 13KZ18

Event between 13KZ18 and star GA1160:15983554 with event index number of 357437

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/06/30 19:10:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:28:47.0 +26:20:48
Equinox of date position of star is 23:29:47.3 +26:27:29
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 132 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

TNO is 19.3 AU from the Sun and 19.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 124 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1831 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=97.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=39.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13KZ18, (2020/06/30 19:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:07.9 +45:21:16  1.3 38.27  98
Scheat         23:04:46.3 +28:11:40  2.4  5.82 126
69 Peg         23:28:41.7 +25:16:49  5.9  1.21 132
PPM 115477     23:27:07.8 +25:46:47  8.3  0.91 132
PPM 115516     23:29:16.9 +26:02:25  9.3  0.44 132
PPM 115538     23:30:37.9 +26:23:38 11.3  0.20 132
13KZ18         23:29:48.3 +26:27:35 16.3       132
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 13KZ18, (2020/06/30 19:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 38.27  98
Scheat         23:03:46.8 +28:05:01  2.4  5.82 126
69 Peg         23:27:40.5 +25:10:02  5.9  1.21 132
PPM 115477     23:26:06.7 +25:40:01  8.3  0.91 132
PPM 115516     23:28:15.7 +25:55:38  9.3  0.44 132
PPM 115538     23:29:36.7 +26:16:51 11.3  0.20 132
13KZ18         23:28:47.0 +26:20:48 16.3       132
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/10 21:41:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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