RECON: TNO occultation with 14LN28

Event between 14LN28 and star UC4-412-131043 with event index number of 138730

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/14 03:51:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:17:08.3 -07:44:01
Equinox of date position of star is 21:18:03.6 -07:39:38
Stellar brightness R=13.5, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 50 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

TNO is 17.8 AU from the Sun and 17.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1166 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5467 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=134.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.8 sec chord
Diameter=54.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14LN28, (2017/05/14 03:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:36.4 -29:31:48  1.2 32.18  68
Tarazed        19:47:05.1 +10:39:24  2.7 29.12  40
PPM 204905     21:11:43.0 -09:16:58  6.5  2.26  48
PPM 205011     21:17:38.7 -07:34:54  8.1  0.13  50
14LN28         21:18:03.7 -07:39:37 13.5        50
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 14LN28, (2017/05/14 03:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 32.18  68
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 29.12  40
PPM 204905     21:10:47.1 -09:21:16  6.5  2.26  48
PPM 205011     21:16:43.3 -07:39:18  8.1  0.13  50
14LN28         21:17:08.3 -07:44:01 13.5        50
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:06:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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