RECON: TNO occultation with 14KC102

Event between 14KC102 and star GA0780:06145044 with event index number of 199738

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/07/26 04:12:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:18:10.0 -10:17:02
Equinox of date position of star is 17:19:11.1 -10:18:09
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 28 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 30.3 AU from the Sun and 29.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 416 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2866 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21453.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.1 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KC102, (2018/07/26 04:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:32.9 -26:28:18  0.9 19.83  36
35Eta Oph      17:11:26.7 -15:44:48  2.6  5.76  27
PPM 232685     17:10:49.6 -10:32:46  5.6  2.07  29
PPM 232903     17:19:41.9 -10:14:16  8.1  0.14  27
PPM 232886     17:18:58.7 -10:22:45  9.4  0.09  28
14KC102        17:19:11.6 -10:18:09 15.0        27
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 2.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.2 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=0.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 04:12:02 -4.0 CT Up 29.2 166.1 Low 03:57:02 - 04:27:02 8201
Oroville 04:12:03 -4.4 CT Up 29.8 166.2 Low 03:57:03 - 04:27:03 8169
Tonasket 04:12:03 -4.5 CT Up 30.0 166.2 Up 03:57:03 - 04:27:03 8156
Okanogan 04:12:05 -4.7 CT Up 30.4 166.0 Up 03:57:05 - 04:27:05 8141
Brewster 04:12:06 -4.7 CT Up 30.6 165.7 Up 03:57:06 - 04:27:06 8129
Manson/Chelan 04:12:08 -4.6 CT Up 30.7 165.3 Up 03:57:08 - 04:27:08 8123
Entiat 04:12:09 -4.7 CT Up 30.9 165.1 Up 03:57:09 - 04:27:09 8112
Wenatchee 04:12:10 -4.8 CT Up 31.2 165.0 Up 03:57:10 - 04:27:10 8099
Ellensburg 04:12:12 -5.0 CT Up 31.5 164.7 Up 03:57:12 - 04:27:12 8079
Yakima 04:12:13 -5.2 CT Up 31.9 164.6 Up 03:57:13 - 04:27:13 8057
Toppenish/White Swan 04:12:12 -5.4 CT Up 32.1 164.8 Up 03:57:12 - 04:27:12 8043
Pasco 04:12:06 -6.2 CT Up 32.5 166.2 Up 03:57:06 - 04:27:06 8019
Goldendale 04:12:15 -5.5 CT Up 32.6 164.2 Up 03:57:15 - 04:27:15 8017
The Dalles 04:12:17 -5.4 CT Up 32.7 163.7 Up 03:57:17 - 04:27:17 8010
George/Umatilla 04:12:09 -6.3 CT Up 32.8 165.9 Up 03:57:09 - 04:27:09 8003
PNWRO 04:12:06 -6.5 CT Up 32.8 166.4 Up 03:57:06 - 04:27:06 8002
Maupin 04:12:17 -5.7 CT Up 33.2 163.8 Up 03:57:17 - 04:27:17 7984
Madras/Culver 04:12:18 -6.0 CT Up 33.7 163.6 Up 03:57:18 - 04:27:18 7953
Sisters 04:12:21 -6.0 CT Up 33.9 163.1 Up 03:57:21 - 04:27:21 7939
Redmond 04:12:20 -6.2 CT Up 34.0 163.5 Up 03:57:20 - 04:27:20 7932
Bend 04:12:21 -6.2 CT Up 34.2 163.3 Up 03:57:21 - 04:27:21 7922
Oregon Observatory 04:12:21 -6.3 CT Up 34.3 163.1 Up 03:57:21 - 04:27:21 7913
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:12:22 -6.3 CT Up 34.5 163.0 Up 03:57:22 - 04:27:22 7902
North Lake 04:12:21 -7.0 CT Up 35.1 163.7 Up 03:57:21 - 04:27:21 7867
Chiloquin 04:12:27 -6.8 CT Up 35.5 162.4 Up 03:57:27 - 04:27:27 7839
Paisley 04:12:20 -7.5 CT Up 35.7 164.0 Up 03:57:20 - 04:27:20 7828
Klamath Falls 04:12:27 -7.0 CT Up 35.9 162.4 Up 03:57:27 - 04:27:27 7816
Tulelake 04:12:26 -7.4 CT Up 36.2 162.7 Up 03:57:26 - 04:27:26 7795
Lakeview 04:12:20 -7.9 CT Up 36.2 164.1 Up 03:57:20 - 04:27:20 7794
Cedarville 04:12:21 -8.4 CT Up 36.9 164.2 Up 03:57:21 - 04:27:21 7750
Fall River/Burney 04:12:28 -7.9 CT Up 37.1 162.6 Up 03:57:28 - 04:27:28 7736
Susanville 04:12:26 -8.7 CT Up 37.8 163.4 Up 03:57:26 - 04:27:26 7685
Greenville 04:12:27 -8.7 CT Up 38.0 163.0 Up 03:57:27 - 04:27:27 7671
Gimple 04:12:27 -8.8 CT Up 38.1 163.1 Up 03:57:27 - 04:27:27 7670
Quincy 04:12:28 -8.8 CT Up 38.2 162.9 Up 03:57:28 - 04:27:28 7658
Portola 04:12:25 -9.2 CT Up 38.5 163.5 Up 03:57:25 - 04:27:25 7642
Reno 04:12:23 -9.8 CT Up 38.8 164.2 Up 03:57:23 - 04:27:23 7615
Carson City 04:12:23 -10.0 CT Up 39.2 164.1 Up 03:57:23 - 04:27:23 7591
Gardnerville 04:12:24 -10.2 CT Up 39.4 164.2 Up 03:57:24 - 04:27:24 7574
Yerington 04:12:21 -10.5 CT Up 39.5 164.9 Up 03:57:21 - 04:27:21 7568
Hawthorne 04:12:18 -11.1 CT Up 40.1 165.4 Up 03:57:18 - 04:27:18 7528
Lee Vining 04:12:22 -11.1 CT Up 40.5 164.7 Up 03:57:22 - 04:27:22 7497
Tonopah 04:12:12 -12.2 AT Up 40.8 167.1 Up 03:57:12 - 04:27:12 7473
Bishop 04:12:19 -11.9 CT Up 41.2 165.5 Up 03:57:19 - 04:27:19 7444
Niwot 04:11:07 -17.7 AT Up 39.6 182.4 Up 03:56:07 - 04:26:07 7405
Beatty 04:12:11 -13.2 AT Up 42.0 167.5 Up 03:57:11 - 04:27:11 7385
Lone Pine 04:12:19 -12.6 AT Up 42.0 165.7 Up 03:57:19 - 04:27:19 7384
Indian Springs 04:12:06 -14.1 AT Up 42.5 168.8 Up 03:57:06 - 04:27:06 7343
CPSLO 04:12:35 -11.7 CT Up 42.7 162.1 Up 03:57:35 - 04:27:35 7332
Henderson 04:12:03 -14.9 AT Up 43.1 169.6 Up 03:57:03 - 04:27:03 7293
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:12:04 -15.3 AT Up 43.7 169.6 Up 03:57:04 - 04:27:04 7249
Patrick 04:11:59 -16.0 AT Up 43.9 171.0 Up 03:56:59 - 04:26:59 7227
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:12:02 -15.7 AT Up 44.0 170.0 Up 03:57:02 - 04:27:02 7221
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:12:00 -16.0 AT Up 44.1 170.7 Up 03:57:00 - 04:27:00 7214
Wildwood 04:12:27 -13.7 AT Up 44.4 164.5 Up 03:57:27 - 04:27:27 7210
Mohave Valley 04:12:03 -15.8 AT Up 44.3 170.0 Up 03:57:03 - 04:27:03 7201
DCO 04:11:55 -16.6 AT Up 44.3 171.9 Up 03:56:55 - 04:26:55 7192
Lake Havasu City 04:12:02 -16.2 AT Up 44.7 170.2 Up 03:57:02 - 04:27:02 7167
Idyllwild 04:12:17 -15.2 AT Up 45.1 166.9 Up 03:57:17 - 04:27:17 7151
Parker 04:12:02 -16.5 AT Up 45.1 170.2 Up 03:57:02 - 04:27:02 7140
Blythe 04:12:06 -16.6 AT Up 45.6 169.7 Up 03:57:06 - 04:27:06 7105
Calipatria 04:12:12 -16.3 AT Up 45.9 168.4 Up 03:57:12 - 04:27:12 7084
Yuma 04:12:07 -17.2 AT Up 46.5 169.5 Up 03:57:07 - 04:27:07 7034

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 14KC102, (2018/07/26 04:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.83  36
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.76  27
PPM 232685     17:09:48.0 -10:31:26  5.6  2.07  29
PPM 232903     17:18:40.4 -10:13:10  8.1  0.14  27
PPM 232886     17:17:57.2 -10:21:38  9.4  0.09  28
14KC102        17:18:10.0 -10:17:02 15.0        28
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:16:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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