RECON: TNO occultation with 14JR80

Event between 14JR80 and star GA0680:35744215 with event index number of 311961

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/07/16 06:10:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:58:59.1 -20:11:32
Equinox of date position of star is 20:00:07.2 -20:08:18
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 12 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 39.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 96 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1492 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28967.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.1
Diameter=572.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.1 sec chord
Diameter=233.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14JR80, (2019/07/16 06:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:43.6 -29:31:06  1.2 41.34  51
Nunki          18:56:28.5 -26:16:15  2.0 15.84   5
57 Sgr         19:53:20.0 -18:59:38  5.8  1.97  10
PPM 236798     20:01:39.2 -19:48:08  7.7  0.49  12
PPM 270518     20:00:08.9 -20:01:50  9.2  0.11  12
14JR80         20:00:07.5 -20:08:17 16.5        12
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.7 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=5.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 06:11:00 -14.5 AT Up 14.2 148.6 Really Low 06:02:31 - 06:19:30 2865
Summerland 06:11:02 -14.6 AT Up 14.4 148.3 Really Low 06:02:33 - 06:19:32 2857
Penticton 06:11:02 -14.7 AT Up 14.5 148.4 Really Low 06:02:32 - 06:19:31 2855
Okanagan Falls 06:11:02 -14.9 AT Up 14.6 148.3 Really Low 06:02:33 - 06:19:32 2849
Oliver 06:11:03 -15.1 AT Up 14.8 148.3 Really Low 06:02:33 - 06:19:32 2844
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:11:03 -15.3 AT Up 15.0 148.5 Really Low 06:02:33 - 06:19:32 2838
Oroville 06:11:03 -15.3 AT Up 15.0 148.4 Really Low 06:02:34 - 06:19:33 2836
Tonasket 06:11:03 -15.5 AT Up 15.2 148.4 Really Low 06:02:34 - 06:19:33 2828
Okanogan 06:11:05 -15.8 AT Up 15.4 148.2 Really Low 06:02:35 - 06:19:34 2817
Brewster 06:11:06 -16.0 AT Up 15.6 148.0 Really Low 06:02:36 - 06:19:35 2809
Manson/Chelan 06:11:07 -16.0 AT Up 15.7 147.6 Really Low 06:02:38 - 06:19:37 2802
Entiat 06:11:08 -16.2 AT Up 15.8 147.5 Really Low 06:02:38 - 06:19:37 2795
Wenatchee 06:11:09 -16.4 AT Up 16.0 147.4 Really Low 06:02:39 - 06:19:38 2786
Ellensburg 06:11:10 -16.7 AT Up 16.3 147.1 Really Low 06:02:41 - 06:19:40 2772
Yakima 06:11:12 -17.0 AT Up 16.6 147.1 Really Low 06:02:42 - 06:19:41 2758
Toppenish/White Swan 06:11:11 -17.3 AT Up 16.8 147.2 Really Low 06:02:42 - 06:19:41 2750
Pasco 06:11:08 -17.8 AT Up 17.4 148.3 Really Low 06:02:38 - 06:19:37 2743
PNWRO 06:11:08 -18.1 Dark Up 17.7 148.5 Really Low 06:02:38 - 06:19:37 2733
George/Umatilla 06:11:09 -18.0 Dark Up 17.6 148.1 Really Low 06:02:40 - 06:19:39 2731
Goldendale 06:11:13 -17.6 AT Up 17.2 146.7 Really Low 06:02:44 - 06:19:43 2730
The Dalles 06:11:15 -17.7 AT Up 17.2 146.4 Really Low 06:02:45 - 06:19:44 2722
Maupin 06:11:15 -18.1 Dark Up 17.6 146.4 Really Low 06:02:46 - 06:19:45 2706
Madras/Culver 06:11:17 -18.6 Dark Up 18.0 146.3 Really Low 06:02:47 - 06:19:46 2684
Sisters 06:11:19 -18.7 Dark Up 18.1 145.8 Really Low 06:02:49 - 06:19:48 2671
Redmond 06:11:18 -18.9 Dark Up 18.3 146.1 Really Low 06:02:48 - 06:19:47 2670
Bend 06:11:19 -19.0 Dark Up 18.4 146.0 Really Low 06:02:49 - 06:19:48 2661
Oregon Observatory 06:11:20 -19.1 Dark Up 18.5 145.8 Really Low 06:02:50 - 06:19:49 2654
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:11:21 -19.3 Dark Up 18.7 145.8 Really Low 06:02:51 - 06:19:50 2646
North Lake 06:11:19 -19.9 Dark Up 19.3 146.2 Really Low 06:02:50 - 06:19:49 2627
Paisley 06:11:19 -20.5 Dark Up 19.9 146.4 Really Low 06:02:50 - 06:19:49 2603
Chiloquin 06:11:23 -20.1 Dark Up 19.4 145.2 Really Low 06:02:53 - 06:19:52 2599
Klamath Falls 06:11:24 -20.4 Dark Up 19.8 145.2 Really Low 06:02:54 - 06:19:53 2584
Lakeview 06:11:20 -21.0 Dark Up 20.4 146.5 Low 06:02:50 - 06:19:49 2581
Tulelake 06:11:24 -20.8 Dark Up 20.1 145.4 Low 06:02:55 - 06:19:54 2572
Cedarville 06:11:21 -21.6 Dark Up 21.0 146.5 Low 06:02:51 - 06:19:50 2551
Fall River/Burney 06:11:25 -21.6 Dark Up 20.9 145.3 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2531
Susanville 06:11:25 -22.4 Dark Up 21.7 145.9 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2501
Greenville 06:11:26 -22.6 Dark Up 21.8 145.5 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2488
Gimple 06:11:26 -22.6 Dark Up 21.9 145.6 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2488
Quincy 06:11:26 -22.7 Dark Up 22.0 145.5 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2478
Portola 06:11:25 -23.0 Dark Up 22.3 145.9 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2472
Reno 06:11:24 -23.5 Dark Up 22.8 146.4 Low 06:02:55 - 06:19:54 2458
Carson City 06:11:24 -23.8 Dark Up 23.1 146.3 Low 06:02:55 - 06:19:54 2440
Yerington 06:11:24 -24.2 Dark Up 23.6 146.9 Low 06:02:54 - 06:19:53 2429
Gardnerville 06:11:25 -24.1 Dark Up 23.4 146.3 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2428
Hawthorne 06:11:22 -24.8 Dark Up 24.2 147.2 Low 06:02:53 - 06:19:52 2404
Niwot 06:10:38 -27.1 Dark Up 27.3 160.5 Low 06:02:09 - 06:19:08 2393
SwRI 06:10:39 -27.2 Dark Up 27.4 160.4 Low 06:02:09 - 06:19:08 2389
Lee Vining 06:11:26 -25.2 Dark Up 24.4 146.7 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2377
Tonopah 06:11:19 -25.8 Dark Up 25.2 148.4 Low 06:02:50 - 06:19:49 2376
Bishop 06:11:25 -26.0 Dark Up 25.3 147.2 Low 06:02:55 - 06:19:54 2344
Beatty 06:11:20 -27.0 Dark Up 26.3 148.6 Low 06:02:51 - 06:19:50 2314
Lone Pine 06:11:25 -26.8 Dark Up 26.0 147.3 Low 06:02:55 - 06:19:54 2302
Indian Springs 06:11:17 -27.6 Dark Up 27.1 149.5 Low 06:02:48 - 06:19:47 2292
Henderson 06:11:16 -28.4 Dark Up 27.8 150.0 Low 06:02:47 - 06:19:46 2259
CPSLO 06:11:35 -26.9 Dark Up 26.0 144.6 Low 06:03:06 - 06:20:05 2237
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:11:17 -28.9 Dark Up 28.3 149.9 Low 06:02:48 - 06:19:47 2227
Patrick 06:11:14 -29.3 Dark Up 28.8 150.9 Low 06:02:44 - 06:19:43 2218
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:11:16 -29.3 Dark Up 28.7 150.2 Low 06:02:47 - 06:19:46 2208
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:11:15 -29.4 Dark Up 28.9 150.7 Low 06:02:45 - 06:19:44 2207
DCO 06:11:13 -29.8 Dark Up 29.3 151.5 Low 06:02:43 - 06:19:42 2197
Mohave Valley 06:11:17 -29.5 Dark Up 29.0 150.1 Low 06:02:47 - 06:19:46 2193
Lake Havasu City 06:11:17 -30.0 Dark Up 29.4 150.2 Low 06:02:47 - 06:19:46 2169
Wildwood 06:11:31 -28.8 Dark Up 27.9 146.1 Low 06:03:02 - 06:20:01 2164
Parker 06:11:17 -30.3 Dark Up 29.7 150.2 Low 06:02:48 - 06:19:47 2148
Idyllwild 06:11:26 -29.8 Dark Up 29.1 147.8 Low 06:02:56 - 06:19:55 2136
Blythe 06:11:19 -30.7 Dark Up 30.1 149.7 Up 06:02:50 - 06:19:49 2119
Calipatria 06:11:23 -30.8 Dark Up 30.1 148.7 Up 06:02:54 - 06:19:53 2095
Yuma 06:11:22 -31.5 Dark Up 30.8 149.4 Up 06:02:52 - 06:19:51 2064

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 14JR80, (2019/07/16 06:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.5 -29:37:23  1.2 41.34  51
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 15.84   5
57 Sgr         19:52:12.0 -19:02:43  5.8  1.97  10
PPM 236798     20:00:30.9 -19:51:25  7.7  0.49  12
PPM 270518     19:59:00.5 -20:05:05  9.2  0.11  12
14JR80         19:58:59.1 -20:11:32 16.5        12
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 22:25:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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