RECON: TNO occultation with 14JG80

Event between 14JG80 and star GA0840:04984436 with event index number of 150287

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/09/01 22:35:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:26:44.9 -05:25:22
Equinox of date position of star is 16:27:43.7 -05:27:47
Stellar brightness G=11.7, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 164 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 27.4 AU from the Sun and 27.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2408 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.1 sec chord
Diameter=70.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14JG80, (2018/09/01 22:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:33.3 -26:28:19  0.9 21.02 162
1Del Oph       16:15:19.5 -03:44:28  2.7  3.54 166
PPM 199686     16:28:43.9 -07:38:22  5.5  2.19 165
PPM 199645     16:26:38.3 -05:56:21  8.4  0.55 165
PPM 199667     16:27:43.5 -05:25:23  9.6  0.04 164
14JG80         16:27:44.4 -05:27:49 11.7       164
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 14JG80, (2018/09/01 22:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.02 162
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:42  2.7  3.54 166
PPM 199686     16:27:43.5 -07:35:56  5.5  2.19 165
PPM 199645     16:25:38.6 -05:53:52  8.4  0.55 165
PPM 199667     16:26:44.0 -05:22:56  9.6  0.04 164
14JG80         16:26:44.9 -05:25:22 11.7       164
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:22:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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