RECON: TNO occultation with 14KU101

Event between 14KU101 and star UC4-378-070326 with event index number of 138244

Geocentric closest approach at 2017/05/13 05:07:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:50:58.3 -14:25:43
Equinox of date position of star is 14:51:55.6 -14:29:57
Stellar brightness R=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 33 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.4 AU from the Sun and 35.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 244 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4494 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25653.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=358.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.8 sec chord
Diameter=146.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KU101, (2017/05/13 05:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:06.6 -11:15:05  1.0 21.16  54
27Bet Lib      15:17:56.6 -09:26:45  2.6  8.12  29
7Mu Lib        14:50:16.3 -14:13:13  5.8  0.49  34
PPM 229377     14:52:01.3 -15:05:54  7.4  0.60  33
PPM 229378     14:52:02.4 -14:43:19  9.4  0.22  33
14KU101        14:51:55.7 -14:29:58 16.0        33
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.6 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=3.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 05:10:13 -13.4 AT Down 20.0 145.3 Low 04:55:13 - 05:25:13 6817
Tonasket 05:10:13 -13.6 AT Up 20.2 145.3 Low 04:55:13 - 05:25:13 6803
Okanogan 05:10:14 -13.8 AT Up 20.5 145.1 Low 04:55:14 - 05:25:14 6777
Brewster 05:10:15 -13.9 AT Up 20.6 144.8 Low 04:55:15 - 05:25:15 6754
Manson/Chelan 05:10:16 -13.9 AT Down 20.6 144.5 Low 04:55:16 - 05:25:16 6731
Entiat 05:10:17 -14.1 AT Up 20.8 144.3 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6715
Wenatchee 05:10:17 -14.2 AT Up 21.0 144.2 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6695
Ellensburg 05:10:17 -14.4 AT Up 21.2 143.9 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6662
Pasco 05:10:16 -15.6 AT Up 22.4 145.1 Low 04:55:16 - 05:25:16 6651
PNWRO 05:10:15 -15.9 AT Up 22.7 145.2 Low 04:55:15 - 05:25:15 6640
Yakima 05:10:17 -14.7 AT Up 21.5 143.8 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6635
Toppenish/White Swan 05:10:17 -15.0 AT Up 21.8 143.9 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6625
George/Umatilla 05:10:17 -15.8 AT Up 22.6 144.8 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6622
Niwot 05:09:42 -26.4 Dark Up 32.6 157.6 Up 04:54:42 - 05:24:42 6620
Goldendale 05:10:17 -15.2 AT Up 22.0 143.4 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6576
The Dalles 05:10:17 -15.2 AT Up 22.1 143.0 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6550
Maupin 05:10:17 -15.6 AT Up 22.4 143.0 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6525
Madras/Culver 05:10:17 -15.9 AT Up 22.9 142.8 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6486
Redmond 05:10:17 -16.2 AT Up 23.1 142.6 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6460
Sisters 05:10:17 -16.0 AT Up 22.9 142.3 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6451
Bend 05:10:17 -16.3 AT Up 23.2 142.4 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6441
Oregon Observatory 05:10:17 -16.3 AT Up 23.3 142.3 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6425
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:10:17 -16.5 AT Up 23.5 142.2 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6409
North Lake 05:10:17 -17.1 AT Up 24.1 142.6 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6395
Paisley 05:10:17 -17.7 AT Up 24.7 142.8 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6365
Lakeview 05:10:17 -18.1 Dark Up 25.2 142.8 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6334
Chiloquin 05:10:17 -17.1 AT Up 24.2 141.5 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6320
Klamath Falls 05:10:17 -17.4 AT Up 24.5 141.5 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6297
Cedarville 05:10:17 -18.7 Dark Up 25.8 142.8 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6291
Tulelake 05:10:17 -17.7 AT Up 24.8 141.7 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6286
Fall River/Burney 05:10:17 -18.5 Dark Up 25.6 141.5 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6221
Susanville 05:10:17 -19.3 Dark Up 26.4 142.0 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6195
Gimple 05:10:17 -19.4 Dark Up 26.5 141.8 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6168
Greenville 05:10:17 -19.3 Dark Up 26.5 141.7 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6166
Portola 05:10:17 -19.8 Dark Up 27.0 142.0 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6155
Reno 05:10:17 -20.4 Dark Up 27.5 142.6 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6153
Quincy 05:10:17 -19.5 Dark Up 26.7 141.6 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6151
Yerington 05:10:17 -21.1 Dark Up 28.2 143.0 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6130
Carson City 05:10:17 -20.7 Dark Up 27.8 142.5 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6127
Tonopah 05:10:17 -22.8 Dark Up 29.9 144.6 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6117
Hawthorne 05:10:17 -21.7 Dark Up 28.9 143.4 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6110
Gardnerville 05:10:17 -20.9 Dark Up 28.0 142.4 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6109
Lee Vining 05:10:17 -21.9 Dark Up 29.1 142.7 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6053
Indian Springs 05:10:14 -24.7 Dark Up 31.8 145.6 Up 04:55:14 - 05:25:14 6049
Beatty 05:10:17 -23.9 Dark Up 31.1 144.7 Up 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6041
Henderson 05:10:12 -25.5 Dark Up 32.6 146.1 Up 04:55:12 - 05:25:12 6028
Bishop 05:10:17 -22.7 Dark Up 29.9 143.2 Low 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 6027
Patrick 05:10:10 -26.6 Dark Up 33.6 147.0 Up 04:55:10 - 05:25:10 6014
DCO 05:10:07 -27.1 Dark Up 34.1 147.7 Up 04:55:07 - 05:25:07 6012
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:10:10 -26.6 Dark Up 33.7 146.8 Up 04:55:10 - 05:25:10 5991
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:10:12 -26.0 Dark Up 33.1 146.0 Up 04:55:12 - 05:25:12 5985
Lone Pine 05:10:17 -23.5 Dark Up 30.7 143.3 Up 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 5978
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:10:11 -26.4 Dark Up 33.5 146.2 Up 04:55:11 - 05:25:11 5972
Mohave Valley 05:10:12 -26.6 Dark Up 33.7 146.1 Up 04:55:12 - 05:25:12 5951
Lake Havasu City 05:10:11 -27.1 Dark Up 34.1 146.2 Up 04:55:11 - 05:25:11 5927
Parker 05:10:12 -27.3 Dark Up 34.5 146.1 Up 04:55:12 - 05:25:12 5899
Blythe 05:10:13 -27.6 Dark Up 34.7 145.6 Up 04:55:13 - 05:25:13 5847
CPSLO 05:10:17 -23.0 Dark Up 30.4 140.3 Up 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 5798
Idyllwild 05:10:17 -26.4 Dark Up 33.6 143.5 Up 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 5790
Calipatria 05:10:15 -27.5 Dark Up 34.7 144.5 Up 04:55:15 - 05:25:15 5777
Yuma 05:10:12 -28.3 Dark Up 35.5 145.2 Up 04:55:12 - 05:25:12 5771
Wildwood 05:10:17 -25.1 Dark Up 32.4 141.8 Up 04:55:17 - 05:25:17 5760

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 14KU101, (2017/05/13 05:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 21.16  54
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  8.12  29
7Mu Lib        14:49:19.0 -14:08:56  5.8  0.49  34
PPM 229377     14:51:03.6 -15:01:39  7.4  0.60  33
PPM 229378     14:51:04.9 -14:39:04  9.4  0.22  33
14KU101        14:50:58.3 -14:25:43 16.0        33
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2017/04/24 16:05:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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