RECON: TNO occultation with 13UE15

Event between 13UE15 and star GA1180:01624038 with event index number of 1006706

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/11/26 23:37:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:36:34.3 +29:24:37
Equinox of date position of star is 05:37:51.6 +29:25:17
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 58 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

TNO is 23.2 AU from the Sun and 22.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 103 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 853 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=119.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=48.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13UE15, (2020/11/26 23:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:07.4 +16:32:59  0.8 18.97  42
Alnath         05:27:36.9 +28:37:23  1.6  2.39  55
PPM 094619     05:40:38.1 +29:13:31  5.9  0.63  58
PPM 070669     05:40:35.6 +30:09:39  7.9  0.94  58
PPM 094565     05:38:18.1 +29:19:30  9.6  0.13  58
13UE15         05:37:54.3 +29:25:19 15.4        58
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 13UE15, (2020/11/26 23:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 18.97  42
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  2.39  55
PPM 094619     05:39:18.3 +29:12:54  5.9  0.63  58
PPM 070669     05:39:15.1 +30:09:02  7.9  0.94  58
PPM 094565     05:36:58.2 +29:18:49  9.6  0.13  58
13UE15         05:36:34.3 +29:24:37 15.4        58
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/11 21:32:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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