RECON: TNO occultation with 14KV101

Event between 14KV101 and star GA0860:04634632 with event index number of 281268

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/08 02:17:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:51:52.7 -03:00:15
Equinox of date position of star is 15:52:57.0 -03:03:52
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 87 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.1

TNO is 31.6 AU from the Sun and 31.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.6 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 157 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1258 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=207.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=84.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KV101, (2020/07/08 02:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:40.1 -26:28:33  0.9 25.10  72
1Del Oph       16:15:25.4 -03:44:45  2.7  5.65  81
36 Ser         15:52:19.9 -03:09:04  5.3  0.18  87
PPM 199050     15:54:26.9 -03:05:21  7.8  0.37  86
PPM 199021     15:52:58.6 -03:00:26  9.7  0.06  87
14KV101        15:52:57.1 -03:03:52 16.4        86
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 14KV101, (2020/07/08 02:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 25.10  72
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:42  2.7  5.65  81
36 Ser         15:51:15.5 -03:05:26  5.3  0.18  87
PPM 199050     15:53:22.5 -03:01:46  7.8  0.37  86
PPM 199021     15:51:54.3 -02:56:48  9.7  0.06  87
14KV101        15:51:52.7 -03:00:15 16.4        87
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/07/04 20:16:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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