RECON: TNO occultation with 14KB102

Event between 14KB102 and star GA0740:07835422 with event index number of 185225

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/03/12 10:41:07 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:23:24.3 -15:18:52
Equinox of date position of star is 17:24:27.7 -15:19:50
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 156 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 32.8 AU from the Sun and 32.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 4144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5538 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23759.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=253.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.2 sec chord
Diameter=103.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KB102, (2019/03/12 10:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.2 -26:28:23  0.9 16.79 165
35Eta Oph      17:11:28.8 -15:44:51  2.6  3.16 159
PPM 232892     17:19:25.7 -16:19:51  5.9  1.58 157
PPM 233011     17:24:42.5 -16:03:18  7.0  0.73 156
PPM 233034     17:26:04.5 -15:22:07  9.2  0.38 156
14KB102        17:24:30.3 -15:19:52 14.8       156
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 0.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.7 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 10:39:04 -33.8 Dark Down 11.2 130.3 Really Low 10:24:04 - 10:54:04 11374
Oroville 10:38:58 -34.2 Dark Down 11.6 130.3 Really Low 10:23:58 - 10:53:58 11367
Manson/Chelan 10:38:41 -35.3 Dark Down 11.9 129.5 Really Low 10:23:41 - 10:53:41 11364
Tonasket 10:38:56 -34.3 Dark Down 11.8 130.3 Really Low 10:23:56 - 10:53:56 11364
Entiat 10:38:40 -35.5 Dark Down 12.0 129.4 Really Low 10:23:40 - 10:53:40 11363
Okanogan 10:38:52 -34.7 Dark Down 11.9 130.1 Really Low 10:23:52 - 10:53:52 11362
Brewster 10:38:47 -34.9 Dark Down 12.0 129.8 Really Low 10:23:47 - 10:53:47 11362
Wenatchee 10:38:35 -35.7 Dark Down 12.1 129.2 Really Low 10:23:35 - 10:53:35 11361
Ellensburg 10:38:31 -36.1 Dark Down 12.2 129.0 Really Low 10:23:31 - 10:53:31 11358
Yakima 10:38:24 -36.4 Dark Down 12.5 128.9 Really Low 10:23:24 - 10:53:24 11352
Toppenish/White Swan 10:38:23 -36.5 Dark Down 12.7 129.0 Really Low 10:23:23 - 10:53:23 11347
The Dalles 10:38:12 -37.4 Dark Down 12.7 128.1 Really Low 10:23:12 - 10:53:12 11345
Goldendale 10:38:15 -37.1 Dark Down 12.8 128.5 Really Low 10:23:15 - 10:53:15 11344
Maupin 10:38:09 -37.6 Dark Down 13.0 128.1 Really Low 10:23:09 - 10:53:09 11337
Pasco 10:38:31 -35.9 Dark Down 13.5 130.0 Really Low 10:23:31 - 10:53:31 11328
Madras/Culver 10:38:01 -38.0 Dark Down 13.3 128.0 Really Low 10:23:01 - 10:53:01 11328
Sisters 10:37:54 -38.5 Dark Down 13.3 127.5 Really Low 10:22:54 - 10:52:54 11327
George/Umatilla 10:38:26 -36.2 Dark Down 13.6 129.8 Really Low 10:23:26 - 10:53:26 11326
Redmond 10:37:56 -38.3 Dark Down 13.5 127.9 Really Low 10:22:56 - 10:52:56 11322
PNWRO 10:38:31 -35.9 Dark Down 13.8 130.2 Really Low 10:23:31 - 10:53:31 11321
Bend 10:37:51 -38.6 Dark Down 13.6 127.7 Really Low 10:22:51 - 10:52:51 11319
Oregon Observatory 10:37:51 -38.7 Dark Down 13.6 127.5 Really Low 10:22:51 - 10:52:51 11318
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:37:47 -38.9 Dark Down 13.7 127.4 Really Low 10:22:47 - 10:52:47 11315
North Lake 10:37:47 -38.9 Dark Down 14.3 127.8 Really Low 10:22:47 - 10:52:47 11298
Chiloquin 10:37:33 -39.9 Dark Down 14.1 126.9 Really Low 10:22:33 - 10:52:33 11296
Klamath Falls 10:37:29 -40.1 Dark Down 14.3 126.9 Really Low 10:22:29 - 10:52:29 11287
Paisley 10:37:43 -39.0 Dark Down 14.8 128.0 Really Low 10:22:43 - 10:52:43 11281
Tulelake 10:37:33 -40.1 Dark Down 14.7 127.1 Really Low 10:22:33 - 10:52:33 11277
Lakeview 10:37:47 -39.3 Dark Down 15.2 128.1 Really Low 10:22:47 - 10:52:47 11267
Fall River/Burney 10:37:19 -40.7 Dark Down 15.2 126.9 Really Low 10:22:19 - 10:52:19 11255
Cedarville 10:37:37 -39.6 Dark Down 15.7 128.0 Really Low 10:22:37 - 10:52:37 11249
Susanville 10:37:15 -40.6 Dark Down 16.1 127.3 Really Low 10:22:15 - 10:52:15 11229
Greenville 10:37:19 -41.0 Dark Down 16.1 127.0 Really Low 10:22:19 - 10:52:19 11225
Gimple 10:37:11 -40.9 Dark Down 16.1 127.1 Really Low 10:22:11 - 10:52:11 11224
Quincy 10:37:10 -41.1 Dark Down 16.2 127.0 Really Low 10:22:10 - 10:52:10 11220
Portola 10:37:16 -40.9 Dark Down 16.6 127.3 Really Low 10:22:16 - 10:52:16 11210
Reno 10:37:16 -40.7 Dark Down 17.1 127.8 Really Low 10:22:16 - 10:52:16 11193
Carson City 10:37:12 -40.9 Dark Down 17.3 127.7 Really Low 10:22:12 - 10:52:12 11183
Gardnerville 10:37:07 -41.0 Dark Down 17.5 127.6 Really Low 10:22:07 - 10:52:07 11175
Yerington 10:37:16 -40.6 Dark Down 17.9 128.2 Really Low 10:22:16 - 10:52:16 11167
Hawthorne 10:37:13 -40.5 Dark Down 18.5 128.4 Really Low 10:22:13 - 10:52:13 11145
Lee Vining 10:37:02 -41.2 Dark Down 18.5 127.9 Really Low 10:22:02 - 10:52:02 11136
Tonopah 10:37:16 -39.9 Dark Down 19.6 129.4 Really Low 10:22:16 - 10:52:16 11107
Bishop 10:37:02 -41.1 Dark Down 19.3 128.3 Really Low 10:22:02 - 10:52:02 11105
Lone Pine 10:36:58 -41.3 Dark Down 20.0 128.3 Really Low 10:21:58 - 10:51:58 11075
CPSLO 10:36:24 -43.9 Dark Down 19.0 125.9 Really Low 10:21:24 - 10:51:24 11072
Beatty 10:37:14 -40.2 Dark Down 20.6 129.5 Low 10:22:14 - 10:52:14 11062
Indian Springs 10:37:19 -39.6 Dark Down 21.5 130.2 Low 10:22:19 - 10:52:19 11031
Henderson 10:37:17 -39.4 Dark Down 22.3 130.6 Low 10:22:17 - 10:52:17 10998
Wildwood 10:36:27 -43.1 Dark Down 21.1 127.1 Low 10:21:27 - 10:51:27 10995
Searchlight/Boulder City 10:37:12 -39.7 Dark Down 22.7 130.5 Low 10:22:12 - 10:52:12 10977
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:37:09 -39.6 Dark Down 23.1 130.7 Low 10:22:09 - 10:52:09 10959
Patrick 10:37:20 -39.0 Dark Down 23.4 131.3 Low 10:22:20 - 10:52:20 10953
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:37:17 -39.2 Dark Down 23.4 131.1 Low 10:22:17 - 10:52:17 10949
Mohave Valley 10:37:09 -39.7 Dark Down 23.3 130.6 Low 10:22:09 - 10:52:09 10949
Idyllwild 10:36:40 -41.9 Dark Down 22.6 128.4 Low 10:21:40 - 10:51:40 10947
Lake Havasu City 10:37:08 -39.8 Dark Down 23.7 130.6 Low 10:22:08 - 10:52:08 10928
DCO 10:37:21 -38.6 Dark Down 24.0 131.8 Low 10:22:21 - 10:52:21 10926
Parker 10:37:03 -39.9 Dark Down 23.9 130.5 Low 10:22:03 - 10:52:03 10914
Blythe 10:36:53 -40.4 Dark Down 24.0 130.1 Low 10:21:53 - 10:51:53 10900
Calipatria 10:36:44 -41.4 Dark Down 23.7 129.1 Low 10:21:44 - 10:51:44 10900
Niwot 10:39:18 -30.4 Dark Down 25.1 140.8 Low 10:24:18 - 10:54:18 10896
Yuma 10:36:45 -40.9 Dark Down 24.6 129.7 Low 10:21:45 - 10:51:45 10864

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 14KB102, (2019/03/12 10:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.79 165
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.16 159
PPM 232892     17:18:19.3 -16:18:42  5.9  1.58 157
PPM 233011     17:23:36.2 -16:02:18  7.0  0.73 156
PPM 233034     17:24:58.5 -15:21:10  9.2  0.38 156
14KB102        17:23:24.3 -15:18:52 14.8       156
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/11 22:47:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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