RECON: TNO occultation with 14YX49

Event between 14YX49 and star GA1220:03430883 with event index number of 2657120

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/10/14 15:01:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:40:17.8 +32:32:30
Equinox of date position of star is 09:41:34.9 +32:26:33
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon. Moon is 66% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

TNO is 21.0 AU from the Sun and 21.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 67 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 784 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=105.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Diameter=42.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14YX49, (2021/10/14 15:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:31.8 +11:51:36  1.3 21.56 160
13 LMi         09:44:01.2 +34:59:34  6.1  2.60 164
PPM 074681     09:42:03.5 +32:53:58  8.3  0.47 166
PPM 074670     09:40:40.5 +32:26:58 10.4  0.19 166
14YX49         09:41:35.3 +32:26:31 14.9       166
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 14YX49, (2021/10/14 15:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 21.56 160
13 LMi         09:42:42.7 +35:05:35  6.1  2.60 164
PPM 074681     09:40:45.8 +32:59:57  8.3  0.47 166
PPM 074670     09:39:22.9 +32:32:56 10.4  0.19 166
14YX49         09:40:17.8 +32:32:30 14.9       166
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/09/02 01:59:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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