RECON: TNO occultation with 14DC143

Event between 14DC143 and star GA0940:03945986 with event index number of 304910

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/02 21:18:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:43:28.6 +05:46:14
Equinox of date position of star is 14:44:29.0 +05:41:09
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 58 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

TNO is 15.4 AU from the Sun and 14.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 48 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 717 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=52.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=21.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14DC143, (2020/05/02 21:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:35.4 +19:04:39  0.0 15.02  49
Unukalhai      15:45:16.3 +06:21:46  2.6 15.13  72
31 Boo         14:42:38.7 +08:04:32  5.8  2.43  57
PPM 160896     14:43:47.9 +06:30:19  7.5  0.84  57
PPM 160920     14:45:31.7 +06:17:25  9.2  0.66  58
PPM 160916     14:45:10.4 +05:41:57 10.3  0.17  58
14DC143        14:44:29.4 +05:41:07 16.7        58
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 14DC143, (2020/05/02 21:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:38.1 +19:10:16  0.0 15.02  49
Unukalhai      15:44:16.3 +06:25:33  2.6 15.13  72
31 Boo         14:41:38.7 +08:09:42  5.8  2.43  57
PPM 160896     14:42:47.4 +06:35:27  7.5  0.84  57
PPM 160920     14:44:31.2 +06:22:31  9.2  0.66  58
PPM 160916     14:44:09.6 +05:47:04 10.3  0.17  58
14DC143        14:43:28.6 +05:46:14 16.7        58
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/11 20:37:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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