RECON: TNO occultation with 14KB102

Event between 14KB102 and star GA0740:10664763 with event index number of 2495354

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/16 03:00:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:42:21.4 -14:22:56
Equinox of date position of star is 17:43:37.3 -14:23:29
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 112 degrees from the moon. Moon is 79% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.4

TNO is 32.8 AU from the Sun and 32.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 541 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4117 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=230.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.0 sec chord
Diameter=94.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KB102, (2022/08/16 03:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.9 -26:28:49  0.9 20.87 127
35Eta Oph      17:11:40.6 -15:45:05  2.6  7.84 119
PPM 233599     17:48:54.2 -14:43:57  5.9  1.32 110
PPM 233476     17:43:22.3 -13:56:59  8.3  0.45 112
PPM 233475     17:43:21.5 -14:22:09  9.1  0.07 112
14KB102        17:43:38.7 -14:23:30 15.3       111
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 14KB102, (2022/08/16 03:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 20.87 127
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.84 119
PPM 233599     17:47:36.7 -14:43:34  5.9  1.32 110
PPM 233476     17:42:05.2 -13:56:25  8.3  0.45 112
PPM 233475     17:42:04.2 -14:21:34  9.1  0.07 112
14KB102        17:42:21.4 -14:22:56 15.3       112
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/14 01:06:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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