RECON: TNO occultation with 14KX101

Event between 14KX101 and star GA0680:13817959 with event index number of 2502839

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/26 15:59:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:34:27.6 -20:23:37
Equinox of date position of star is 17:35:49.7 -20:24:27
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 156 degrees from the moon. Moon is 43% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

Object is 32.1 AU from the Sun and 32.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 534 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1780 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=188.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=77.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KX101, (2023/02/26 15:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:49.9 -26:28:53  0.9 16.08 170
35Eta Oph      17:11:42.5 -15:45:07  2.6  7.38 160
PPM 267109     17:40:08.4 -21:55:27  6.4  1.82 155
PPM 267057     17:37:46.2 -20:59:25  8.4  0.74 155
PPM 267020     17:35:53.3 -20:26:41  9.4  0.04 156
14KX101        17:35:50.2 -20:24:27 14.6       155
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 14KX101, (2023/02/26 15:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.08 170
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  7.38 160
PPM 267109     17:38:44.8 -21:54:46  6.4  1.82 155
PPM 267057     17:36:23.2 -20:58:38  8.4  0.74 155
PPM 267020     17:34:30.6 -20:25:51  9.4  0.04 156
14KX101        17:34:27.6 -20:23:37 14.6       156
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:30:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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