RECON: TNO occultation with 14GA54

Event between 14GA54 and star GA0780:05891394 with event index number of 1046903

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/16 01:12:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:07:55.9 -10:12:47
Equinox of date position of star is 17:08:59.0 -10:14:13
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 21 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

TNO is 31.5 AU from the Sun and 31.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 102 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1215 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=221.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Diameter=90.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14GA54, (2020/02/16 01:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:38.7 -26:28:30  0.9 18.60  14
35Eta Oph      17:11:32.0 -15:44:54  2.6  5.54  20
PPM 232685     17:10:54.8 -10:32:53  5.6  0.55  21
PPM 200352     17:08:11.4 -09:49:01  8.5  0.47  21
PPM 200368     17:09:06.7 -09:58:02  9.3  0.27  21
14GA54         17:09:02.5 -10:14:17 16.3        21
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 14GA54, (2020/02/16 01:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.60  14
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.54  20
PPM 232685     17:09:48.0 -10:31:26  5.6  0.55  21
PPM 200352     17:07:04.9 -09:47:30  8.5  0.47  21
PPM 200368     17:08:00.2 -09:56:33  9.3  0.27  21
14GA54         17:07:55.9 -10:12:47 16.3        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/01 22:25:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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