RECON: TNO occultation with 40314

Event between (40314) 99KR16 and star GA0820:05022167 with event index number of 244784

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/31 22:26:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:13:22.3 -06:07:16
Equinox of date position of star is 16:14:21.4 -06:10:01
Stellar brightness G=14.1, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 39% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

TNO is 34.5 AU from the Sun and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 177 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1863 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=478.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 25.2 sec chord
Diameter=195.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 40314, (2020/01/31 22:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:38.5 -26:28:30  0.9 20.67 138
1Del Oph       16:15:24.0 -03:44:40  2.7  2.44 145
PPM 199284     16:07:04.1 -06:11:35  6.5  1.83 147
PPM 199434     16:14:58.7 -06:57:31  8.5  0.80 145
PPM 199421     16:14:27.7 -06:02:13  9.9  0.13 146
40314          16:14:26.7 -06:10:16 14.1       145
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 40314, (2020/01/31 22:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.67 138
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:42  2.7  2.44 145
PPM 199284     16:05:59.8 -06:08:23  6.5  1.83 147
PPM 199434     16:13:54.0 -06:54:32  8.5  0.80 145
PPM 199421     16:13:23.4 -05:59:13  9.9  0.13 146
40314          16:13:22.3 -06:07:16 14.1       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/12 19:52:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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