RECON: TNO occultation with 14JN80

Event between 14JN80 and star GA0820:05685932 with event index number of 312176

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/06/26 16:28:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:09:52.9 -06:49:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:10:55.3 -06:50:40
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 38% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 37.8 AU from the Sun and 36.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 102 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1421 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=296.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=121.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14JN80, (2019/06/26 16:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:36.3 -26:28:25  0.9 21.85 128
35Eta Oph      17:11:29.8 -15:44:52  2.6  8.90 121
PPM 200511     17:17:45.5 -06:15:54  6.0  1.79 121
PPM 200482     17:16:20.4 -07:13:22  8.2  1.39 121
PPM 200395     17:10:45.2 -06:48:17  9.3  0.06 122
14JN80         17:10:55.9 -06:50:41 15.3       122
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 14JN80, (2019/06/26 16:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.85 128
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.90 121
PPM 200511     17:16:42.8 -06:14:42  6.0  1.79 121
PPM 200482     17:15:17.2 -07:12:08  8.2  1.39 121
PPM 200395     17:09:42.2 -06:46:53  9.3  0.06 122
14JN80         17:09:52.9 -06:49:17 15.3       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/04/25 23:14:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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