RECON: TNO occultation with 14XS40

Event between 14XS40 and star UC4-427-046380 with event index number of 185420

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/04/20 02:16:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:35:31.3 -04:42:13
Equinox of date position of star is 08:36:23.1 -04:45:51
Stellar brightness R=14.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 43% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

TNO is 36.7 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 134 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4647 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.3
Diameter=522.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 41.4 sec chord
Diameter=213.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 16.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14XS40, (2017/04/20 02:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:17.5 +11:52:55  1.3 28.47 158
Alphard        09:28:26.3 -08:44:04  2.0 13.52 152
PPM 191526     08:38:18.8 -04:59:43  6.2  0.53 159
PPM 191464     08:34:43.5 -04:33:40  8.3  0.46 159
PPM 191493     08:36:00.7 -04:38:05  9.3  0.16 159
14XS40         08:36:23.0 -04:45:51 14.9       159
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 14XS40, (2017/04/20 02:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 28.47 158
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:31  2.0 13.52 152
PPM 191526     08:37:27.2 -04:56:02  6.2  0.53 159
PPM 191464     08:33:51.8 -04:30:04  8.3  0.46 159
PPM 191493     08:35:08.9 -04:34:27  9.3  0.16 159
14XS40         08:35:31.3 -04:42:13 14.9       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:02:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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