RECON: TNO occultation with 14JE80

Event between 14JE80 and star GA0760:18243091 with event index number of 1111143

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/04/07 15:16:33 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:48:14.6 -13:39:40
Equinox of date position of star is 18:49:26.0 -13:38:11
Stellar brightness G=15.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 47 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

TNO is 18.2 AU from the Sun and 18.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 697 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1946 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.7
Diameter=70.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=28.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14JE80, (2021/04/07 15:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.9 -26:28:39  0.9 34.87  77
Nunki          18:56:34.9 -26:16:06  2.0 12.74  45
PPM 235105     18:51:43.3 -13:32:46  6.5  0.56  47
PPM 235059     18:50:11.7 -13:52:47  8.1  0.30  47
14JE80         18:49:26.7 -13:38:10 15.9        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 14JE80, (2021/04/07 15:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 34.87  77
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 12.74  45
PPM 235105     18:50:31.2 -13:34:20  6.5  0.56  47
PPM 235059     18:48:59.4 -13:54:18  8.1  0.30  47
14JE80         18:48:14.6 -13:39:40 15.9        47
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:49:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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