RECON: TNO occultation with 14KC102

Event between 14KC102 and star GA0780:08940629 with event index number of 2498027

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/18 23:44:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:02:18.0 -11:00:30
Equinox of date position of star is 18:03:32.1 -11:00:24
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 73% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

TNO is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 28.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 348 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1604 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=228.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.8 sec chord
Diameter=93.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KC102, (2022/06/18 23:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.3 -26:28:48  0.9 26.78  80
35Eta Oph      17:11:40.1 -15:45:04  2.6 13.48  73
64Nu Oph       18:00:15.8 -09:46:28  3.3  1.47  63
PPM 234011     18:06:46.3 -11:01:01  7.7  0.79  61
PPM 233935     18:03:23.8 -11:05:58  9.6  0.10  62
14KC102        18:03:33.0 -11:00:24 15.6        62
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 14KC102, (2022/06/18 23:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.78  80
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 13.48  73
64Nu Oph       17:59:01.6 -09:46:28  3.3  1.47  63
PPM 234011     18:05:31.3 -11:01:13  7.7  0.79  61
PPM 233935     18:02:08.9 -11:06:04  9.6  0.10  62
14KC102        18:02:18.0 -11:00:30 15.6        62
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/14 01:04:01 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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