RECON: TNO occultation with 14GQ53

Event between 14GQ53 and star GA0860:05175718 with event index number of 253051

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/03/13 03:09:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:57:44.6 -02:34:38
Equinox of date position of star is 16:58:45.1 -02:36:21
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 19.7 AU from the Sun and 19.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 114 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1247 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=80.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Diameter=32.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14GQ53, (2020/03/13 03:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:38.9 -26:28:30  0.9 24.80  30
13Zet Oph      16:38:16.4 -10:36:23  2.6  9.48  29
PPM 179990     17:06:34.7 -00:55:06  5.4  2.58  38
PPM 200207     16:58:41.8 -03:02:49  7.8  0.44  35
PPM 179961     16:57:51.4 -02:28:11  9.4  0.27  35
PPM 179969     16:59:43.4 -02:44:18 10.6  0.27  36
14GQ53         16:58:47.9 -02:36:26 15.9        36
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 14GQ53, (2020/03/13 03:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.80  30
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  9.48  29
PPM 179990     17:05:32.2 -00:53:32  5.4  2.58  38
PPM 200207     16:57:38.3 -03:01:01  7.8  0.44  35
PPM 179961     16:56:48.2 -02:26:22  9.4  0.27  35
PPM 179969     16:58:40.0 -02:42:31 10.6  0.27  36
14GQ53         16:57:44.6 -02:34:38 15.9        35
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/04/25 23:24:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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