RECON: TNO occultation with 14LN28

Event between 14LN28 and star GA0820:22144873 with event index number of 160703

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/10/07 10:57:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:26:47.1 -07:26:28
Equinox of date position of star is 21:27:46.7 -07:21:33
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 148 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.8

TNO is 17.2 AU from the Sun and 16.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 110 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1001 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=134.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=54.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14LN28, (2018/10/07 10:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:41.0 -29:31:21  1.2 30.78 156
19 Aqr         21:26:13.4 -09:40:04  6.0  2.34 148
PPM 205212     21:28:22.9 -06:56:02  8.0  0.45 148
PPM 205198     21:27:51.7 -07:36:41  9.5  0.25 148
14LN28         21:27:46.8 -07:21:32 16.8       149
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, (2018/10/07 10:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 30.78 156
19 Aqr         21:25:13.1 -09:44:58  6.0  2.34 148
PPM 205212     21:27:23.3 -07:00:59  8.0  0.45 148
PPM 205198     21:26:51.9 -07:41:37  9.5  0.25 148
14LN28         21:26:47.1 -07:26:28 16.8       148
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/09/19 17:44:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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