RECON: TNO occultation with 14KS101

Event between 14KS101 and star GA0820:05977972 with event index number of 1050645

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/13 13:35:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:25:24.1 -06:29:44
Equinox of date position of star is 17:26:25.8 -06:30:41
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 164 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

TNO is 37.5 AU from the Sun and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 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 4257 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=306.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.8 sec chord
Diameter=125.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KS101, (2019/03/13 13:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.2 -26:28:23  0.9 23.99 172
35Eta Oph      17:11:28.8 -15:44:51  2.6  9.94 173
PPM 200658     17:27:39.1 -05:06:08  4.5  1.44 163
PPM 200650     17:27:01.4 -06:35:51  7.4  0.17 164
14KS101        17:26:26.0 -06:30:41 16.2       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 14KS101, (2019/03/13 13:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 23.99 172
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  9.94 173
PPM 200658     17:26:37.8 -05:05:13  4.5  1.44 163
PPM 200650     17:25:59.5 -06:34:55  7.4  0.17 164
14KS101        17:25:24.1 -06:29:44 16.2       164
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 06:42:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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