RECON: TNO occultation with 13NU33

Event between 13NU33 and star GA0820:22328626 with event index number of 2070102

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/07/10 06:07:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:26:58.2 -06:08:45
Equinox of date position of star is 22:28:06.6 -06:02:02
Stellar brightness G=13.5, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

TNO is 33.1 AU from the Sun and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 147 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1994 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=200.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.4 sec chord
Diameter=81.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13NU33, (2022/07/10 06:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:53.4 -29:30:09  1.2 24.57  95
Markab         23:05:53.1 +15:19:37  2.5 23.31 114
PPM 206458     22:32:29.1 -06:26:22  6.3  1.15  99
PPM 206387     22:29:02.2 -05:47:26  8.2  0.33  98
PPM 206368     22:27:53.1 -06:00:46  9.3  0.07  98
13NU33         22:28:08.7 -06:01:50 13.5        98
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 13NU33, (2022/07/10 06:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 24.57  95
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 23.31 114
PPM 206458     22:31:18.6 -06:33:21  6.3  1.15  99
PPM 206387     22:27:51.8 -05:54:22  8.2  0.33  98
PPM 206368     22:26:42.6 -06:07:41  9.3  0.07  98
13NU33         22:26:58.2 -06:08:45 13.5        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/09 00:06:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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