RECON: TNO occultation with 14WB510

Event between 14WB510 and star GA1140:01724263 with event index number of 1983786

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/31 18:06:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:00:30.1 +25:31:43
Equinox of date position of star is 06:01:51.7 +25:31:40
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 174 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

TNO is 32.6 AU from the Sun and 32.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 455 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2217 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=178.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.7 sec chord
Diameter=72.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14WB510, (2024/03/31 18:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:29.1 +07:24:34  0.4 18.17 159
Alnath         05:27:49.6 +28:37:32  1.6  8.21 178
139 Tau        05:59:30.0 +25:57:16  4.7  0.71 174
PPM 095183     06:00:23.0 +25:46:37  7.7  0.44 174
PPM 095220     06:02:02.8 +25:21:48  9.6  0.16 174
14WB510        06:02:00.1 +25:31:40 14.5       173
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 14WB510, (2024/03/31 18:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 18.17 159
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  8.21 178
139 Tau        05:57:59.6 +25:57:14  4.7  0.71 174
PPM 095183     05:58:52.8 +25:46:37  7.7  0.44 174
PPM 095220     06:00:32.9 +25:21:51  9.6  0.16 174
14WB510        06:00:30.1 +25:31:43 14.5       174
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/21 23:13:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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