RECON: TNO occultation with 14UT114

Event between 14UT114 and star UC4-626-013051 with event index number of 163220

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/08/12 15:25:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:45:01.5 +35:05:14
Equinox of date position of star is 03:46:08.5 +35:08:27
Stellar brightness R=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 47 degrees from the moon. Moon is 76% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

TNO is 16.2 AU from the Sun and 16.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 119 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1837 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14UT114, (2017/08/12 15:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:36:56.0 +16:32:36  0.8 21.78  51
44Zet Per      03:55:14.6 +31:56:04  2.8  3.72  47
40 Per         03:43:29.9 +34:01:13  4.8  1.25  46
PPM 068743     03:45:43.5 +35:54:36  8.3  0.77  47
PPM 068779     03:48:55.3 +35:04:17  9.6  0.57  47
PPM 068749     03:46:07.9 +35:15:13 10.2  0.11  47
14UT114        03:46:09.5 +35:08:29 16.5        47
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 14UT114, (2017/08/12 15:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 21.78  51
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8  3.72  47
40 Per         03:42:22.6 +33:57:54  4.8  1.25  46
PPM 068743     03:44:35.1 +35:51:20  8.3  0.77  47
PPM 068779     03:47:47.2 +35:01:05  9.6  0.57  47
PPM 068749     03:44:59.9 +35:11:57 10.2  0.11  47
14UT114        03:45:01.5 +35:05:14 16.5        47
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/05/16 18:31:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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