RECON: TNO occultation with 14MH70

Event between 14MH70 and star GA0800:21807760 with event index number of 1044174

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/08/04 20:55:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:57:49.7 -09:52:38
Equinox of date position of star is 22:58:50.6 -09:46:23
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 15 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

TNO is 45.2 AU from the Sun and 44.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 185 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3175 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=405.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.7 sec chord
Diameter=165.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14MH70, (2020/08/04 20:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:47.0 -29:30:45  1.2 19.75  18
74 Aqr         22:54:33.7 -11:30:24  6.1  2.04  13
PPM 240960     22:57:54.1 -10:09:09  8.5  0.46  14
PPM 241005     23:00:00.0 -09:54:39  9.7  0.31  15
14MH70         22:58:54.3 -09:46:00 15.2        15
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.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 14MH70, (2020/08/04 20:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 19.75  18
74 Aqr         22:53:28.7 -11:37:00  6.1  2.04  13
PPM 240960     22:56:49.4 -10:15:47  8.5  0.46  14
PPM 241005     22:58:55.4 -10:01:17  9.7  0.31  15
14MH70         22:57:49.7 -09:52:38 15.2        15
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/08 00:11:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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