RECON: TNO occultation with 15KV175

Event between 15KV175 and star GA0680:07058669 with event index number of 2072114

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/13 02:26:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:27:29.1 -20:57:23
Equinox of date position of star is 16:28:46.4 -21:00:14
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 133 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

TNO is 38.9 AU from the Sun and 37.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1918 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=228.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.2 sec chord
Diameter=93.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15KV175, (2024/05/13 02:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.3 -26:29:02  0.9  5.49 134
8Bet1Sco       16:06:51.5 -19:52:13  2.6  5.29 127
4Psi Oph       16:25:31.9 -20:05:32  4.2  1.21 131
PPM 265578     16:30:46.4 -21:37:15  8.5  0.75 133
PPM 265554     16:29:17.2 -20:58:18  9.3  0.09 133
15KV175        16:28:55.5 -21:00:33 17.0       133
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 15KV175, (2024/05/13 02:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.49 134
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  5.29 127
4Psi Oph       16:24:06.1 -20:02:15  4.2  1.21 131
PPM 265578     16:29:19.6 -21:34:08  8.5  0.75 133
PPM 265554     16:27:50.8 -20:55:09  9.3  0.09 133
15KV175        16:27:29.1 -20:57:23 17.0       132
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/27 00:09:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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