RECON: TNO occultation with 14JJ80

Event between 14JJ80 and star UC4-467-129885 with event index number of 136228

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/01 02:00:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:26:56.2 +03:12:50
Equinox of date position of star is 21:27:49.5 +03:17:27
Stellar brightness R=14.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 37 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.9

TNO is 32.4 AU from the Sun and 31.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 161 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3055 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=413.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.2 sec chord
Diameter=168.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14JJ80, (2018/08/01 02:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:40.4 -29:31:24  1.2 39.37  27
Tarazed        19:47:08.6 +10:39:35  2.7 26.04  63
25 Aqr         21:40:29.8 +02:19:41  6.5  3.30  33
PPM 171777     21:28:59.0 +03:15:42  7.9  0.28  36
PPM 171738     21:26:48.4 +03:18:20 10.0  0.27  37
PPM 171754     21:27:45.3 +03:06:34 10.7  0.19  37
14JJ80         21:27:52.5 +03:17:43 14.5        36
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 14JJ80, (2018/08/01 02:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 39.37  27
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 26.04  63
25 Aqr         21:39:33.2 +02:14:36  6.5  3.30  33
PPM 171777     21:28:02.7 +03:10:48  7.9  0.28  36
PPM 171738     21:25:52.2 +03:13:28 10.0  0.27  37
PPM 171754     21:26:49.0 +03:01:42 10.7  0.19  37
14JJ80         21:26:56.2 +03:12:50 14.5        37
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/08/04 18:03:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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