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The trans-Neptunian object (119951) 2002 KX14 revealed via multiple stellar occultations

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Main Authors:	Rizos, J. L., Ortiz, J. L., Rommel, F. L., Sicardy, B., Morales, N., Santos-Sanz, P., Fernández-Valenzuela, E., Desmars, J., Souami, D., Kretlow, M., Alvarez-Candal, A., Gómez-Limón, J. M., Duffard, R., Kilic, Y., Morales, R., Holler, B. J., Vara-Lubiano, M., Marciniak, A., Kashuba, V., Koshkin, N., Kashuba, S., Pal, A., Szabó, G. M., Derekas, A., Szigeti, L., Ellington, C., Schreurs, O., Mottola, S., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Maícas, N., Galindo-Guil, F. J., Organero, F., Ana, L., Getrost, K., Nikitin, V., Verbiscer, A., Skrutskie, M., Gray, Candace, Malacarne, M., Jacques, C., Cacella, P., Canales, O., Lafuente, D., Calavia, S., Oncins, Ch., Assafin, M., Braga-Ribas, F., Camargo, J. I. B., Gomes-Júnior, A. R., Morgado, B., Gradovski, E., Vieira-Martins, R., Colas, F., Tekes, M., Erece, O., Kaplan, M., Schweizer, A., Kubanek, J.
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Published:	2025
Subjects:	Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
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author	Rizos, J. L. Ortiz, J. L. Rommel, F. L. Sicardy, B. Morales, N. Santos-Sanz, P. Fernández-Valenzuela, E. Desmars, J. Souami, D. Kretlow, M. Alvarez-Candal, A. Gómez-Limón, J. M. Duffard, R. Kilic, Y. Morales, R. Holler, B. J. Vara-Lubiano, M. Marciniak, A. Kashuba, V. Koshkin, N. Kashuba, S. Pal, A. Szabó, G. M. Derekas, A. Szigeti, L. Ellington, C. Schreurs, O. Mottola, S. Iglesias-Marzoa, R. Maícas, N. Galindo-Guil, F. J. Organero, F. Ana, L. Getrost, K. Nikitin, V. Verbiscer, A. Skrutskie, M. Gray, Candace Malacarne, M. Jacques, C. Cacella, P. Canales, O. Lafuente, D. Calavia, S. Oncins, Ch. Assafin, M. Braga-Ribas, F. Camargo, J. I. B. Gomes-Júnior, A. R. Morgado, B. Gradovski, E. Vieira-Martins, R. Colas, F. Tekes, M. Erece, O. Kaplan, M. Schweizer, A. Kubanek, J.
author_facet	Rizos, J. L. Ortiz, J. L. Rommel, F. L. Sicardy, B. Morales, N. Santos-Sanz, P. Fernández-Valenzuela, E. Desmars, J. Souami, D. Kretlow, M. Alvarez-Candal, A. Gómez-Limón, J. M. Duffard, R. Kilic, Y. Morales, R. Holler, B. J. Vara-Lubiano, M. Marciniak, A. Kashuba, V. Koshkin, N. Kashuba, S. Pal, A. Szabó, G. M. Derekas, A. Szigeti, L. Ellington, C. Schreurs, O. Mottola, S. Iglesias-Marzoa, R. Maícas, N. Galindo-Guil, F. J. Organero, F. Ana, L. Getrost, K. Nikitin, V. Verbiscer, A. Skrutskie, M. Gray, Candace Malacarne, M. Jacques, C. Cacella, P. Canales, O. Lafuente, D. Calavia, S. Oncins, Ch. Assafin, M. Braga-Ribas, F. Camargo, J. I. B. Gomes-Júnior, A. R. Morgado, B. Gradovski, E. Vieira-Martins, R. Colas, F. Tekes, M. Erece, O. Kaplan, M. Schweizer, A. Kubanek, J.
contents	(119951) 2002 KX14 is a large classical TNO with limited previous observations and unresolved questions regarding its physical properties. Five stellar occultations by 2002 KX14 were observed from 2020 to 2023, involving multiple telescopes across different locations in Europe and the Americas. The five occultations resulted in 15 positive chords, accurately measuring the 2002 KX14's shape and size. The projected ellipse has semi-major and semi-minor axes of $241.0 \pm 7.2$ km and $157.1 \pm 5.2$ km, respectively, corresponding to an average area-equivalent diameter of $389.2 \pm 8.7$ km. The geometric albedo was estimated at $11.9 \pm 0.7\%$.
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spellingShingle	The trans-Neptunian object (119951) 2002 KX14 revealed via multiple stellar occultations Rizos, J. L. Ortiz, J. L. Rommel, F. L. Sicardy, B. Morales, N. Santos-Sanz, P. Fernández-Valenzuela, E. Desmars, J. Souami, D. Kretlow, M. Alvarez-Candal, A. Gómez-Limón, J. M. Duffard, R. Kilic, Y. Morales, R. Holler, B. J. Vara-Lubiano, M. Marciniak, A. Kashuba, V. Koshkin, N. Kashuba, S. Pal, A. Szabó, G. M. Derekas, A. Szigeti, L. Ellington, C. Schreurs, O. Mottola, S. Iglesias-Marzoa, R. Maícas, N. Galindo-Guil, F. J. Organero, F. Ana, L. Getrost, K. Nikitin, V. Verbiscer, A. Skrutskie, M. Gray, Candace Malacarne, M. Jacques, C. Cacella, P. Canales, O. Lafuente, D. Calavia, S. Oncins, Ch. Assafin, M. Braga-Ribas, F. Camargo, J. I. B. Gomes-Júnior, A. R. Morgado, B. Gradovski, E. Vieira-Martins, R. Colas, F. Tekes, M. Erece, O. Kaplan, M. Schweizer, A. Kubanek, J. Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (119951) 2002 KX14 is a large classical TNO with limited previous observations and unresolved questions regarding its physical properties. Five stellar occultations by 2002 KX14 were observed from 2020 to 2023, involving multiple telescopes across different locations in Europe and the Americas. The five occultations resulted in 15 positive chords, accurately measuring the 2002 KX14's shape and size. The projected ellipse has semi-major and semi-minor axes of $241.0 \pm 7.2$ km and $157.1 \pm 5.2$ km, respectively, corresponding to an average area-equivalent diameter of $389.2 \pm 8.7$ km. The geometric albedo was estimated at $11.9 \pm 0.7\%$.
title	The trans-Neptunian object (119951) 2002 KX14 revealed via multiple stellar occultations
topic	Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url	https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.19179