RECON: TNO occultation with 14LM28

Event between 14LM28 and star GDR2_254.123_22.623 with event index number of 199931

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/06/25 05:45:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:56:29.5 +22:37:23
Equinox of date position of star is 16:57:16.2 +22:35:43
Stellar brightness G=13.0, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 41 degrees from the moon. Moon is 92% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

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TNO is 16.8 AU from the Sun and 16.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 55 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5002 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11692.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=73.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Diameter=29.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14LM28, (2018/06/25 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:33.9 +38:48:06  0.0 26.82  66
27Bet Her      16:31:00.9 +21:27:01  2.8  6.19  38
PPM 105335     16:55:43.0 +20:55:47  6.5  1.70  39
PPM 105357     16:57:07.3 +22:04:44  8.5  0.52  40
PPM 105380     16:57:59.9 +22:44:34  9.3  0.22  41
14LM28         16:57:16.5 +22:35:42 13.0        41
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 25.3 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=6.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Oroville 05:46:21 -11.7 CT Up 61.6 152.8 Up 05:41:17 - 05:51:26 852
Tonasket 05:46:22 -11.9 CT Up 61.8 152.6 Up 05:41:17 - 05:51:26 828
Okanogan 05:46:22 -12.2 AT Up 62.0 152.0 Up 05:41:17 - 05:51:26 793
Brewster 05:46:22 -12.3 AT Up 62.2 151.4 Up 05:41:18 - 05:51:27 764
Manson/Chelan 05:46:23 -12.4 AT Up 62.3 150.5 Up 05:41:19 - 05:51:28 739
Entiat 05:46:23 -12.6 AT Up 62.4 150.2 Up 05:41:19 - 05:51:28 716
Wenatchee 05:46:24 -12.7 AT Up 62.6 149.8 Up 05:41:19 - 05:51:28 690
Ellensburg 05:46:24 -13.0 AT Up 62.9 149.0 Up 05:41:20 - 05:51:29 646
Yakima 05:46:25 -13.3 AT Up 63.2 148.5 Up 05:41:20 - 05:51:29 604
Toppenish/White Swan 05:46:24 -13.6 AT Up 63.5 148.6 Up 05:41:19 - 05:51:28 583
Pasco 05:46:20 -14.2 AT Up 64.0 150.9 Up 05:41:16 - 05:51:25 582
PNWRO 05:46:20 -14.4 AT Up 64.3 151.1 Up 05:41:15 - 05:51:24 558
George/Umatilla 05:46:21 -14.4 AT Up 64.2 150.1 Up 05:41:16 - 05:51:25 545
Goldendale 05:46:25 -13.9 AT Up 63.8 147.2 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 523
The Dalles 05:46:25 -13.9 AT Up 63.8 146.3 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 497
Maupin 05:46:25 -14.3 AT Up 64.2 146.0 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 454
Madras/Culver 05:46:25 -14.8 AT Up 64.7 145.3 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 397
Redmond 05:46:25 -15.1 AT Up 64.9 144.7 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 360
Sisters 05:46:27 -14.9 AT Up 64.8 144.0 Up 05:41:23 - 05:51:32 358
Bend 05:46:25 -15.2 AT Up 65.1 144.2 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 338
Oregon Observatory 05:46:25 -15.3 AT Up 65.1 143.7 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 320
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:46:27 -15.4 AT Up 65.3 143.3 Up 05:41:23 - 05:51:32 294
North Lake 05:46:25 -16.0 AT Up 65.9 144.0 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 254
Paisley 05:46:24 -16.6 AT Up 66.5 143.9 Up 05:41:20 - 05:51:29 199
Chiloquin 05:46:28 -16.2 AT Up 66.0 141.2 Up 05:41:24 - 05:51:33 175
Lakeview 05:46:23 -17.1 AT Up 67.0 143.6 Up 05:41:19 - 05:51:28 147
Klamath Falls 05:46:28 -16.5 AT Up 66.3 140.8 Up 05:41:23 - 05:51:32 139
Niwot 05:45:34 -24.0 Dark Up 72.5 181.3 Up 05:40:30 - 05:50:39 135
Tulelake 05:46:25 -16.9 AT Up 66.6 141.0 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 123
Cedarville 05:46:23 -17.8 AT Up 67.6 143.1 Up 05:41:18 - 05:51:27 80
Fall River/Burney 05:46:25 -17.7 AT Up 67.4 139.8 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 43
Susanville 05:46:24 -18.5 Dark Up 68.2 140.4 Up 05:41:20 - 05:51:29 -43
Gimple 05:46:25 -18.6 Dark Up 68.3 139.5 Up 05:41:20 - 05:51:29 -74
Greenville 05:46:25 -18.6 Dark Up 68.3 139.3 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 -75
Quincy 05:46:25 -18.8 Dark Up 68.5 139.0 Up 05:41:21 - 05:51:30 -96
Portola 05:46:23 -19.1 Dark Up 68.8 139.8 Up 05:41:19 - 05:51:28 -106
Reno 05:46:22 -19.6 Dark Up 69.3 140.7 Up 05:41:17 - 05:51:26 -128
Carson City 05:46:21 -19.9 Dark Up 69.6 140.2 Up 05:41:17 - 05:51:26 -166
Yerington 05:46:19 -20.3 Dark Up 70.1 141.2 Up 05:41:14 - 05:51:23 -180
Gardnerville 05:46:21 -20.1 Dark Up 69.8 139.8 Up 05:41:17 - 05:51:26 -192
Hawthorne 05:46:17 -20.9 Dark Up 70.7 141.6 Up 05:41:13 - 05:51:22 -225
Tonopah 05:46:12 -21.9 Dark Up 71.7 144.3 Up 05:41:08 - 05:51:17 -259
Lee Vining 05:46:19 -21.2 Dark Up 70.9 139.5 Up 05:41:14 - 05:51:23 -290
Bishop 05:46:16 -22.0 Dark Up 71.7 140.1 Up 05:41:12 - 05:51:21 -347
Beatty 05:46:11 -23.1 Dark Up 72.8 143.3 Up 05:41:06 - 05:51:15 -378
Indian Springs 05:46:07 -23.8 Dark Up 73.6 145.6 Up 05:41:03 - 05:51:12 -400
Lone Pine 05:46:15 -22.8 Dark Up 72.4 139.3 Up 05:41:10 - 05:51:19 -425
Henderson 05:46:04 -24.5 Dark Up 74.4 146.6 Up 05:41:00 - 05:51:09 -448
Patrick 05:46:00 -25.5 Dark Up 75.4 148.7 Up 05:40:55 - 05:51:04 -501
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:46:04 -25.0 Dark Up 74.9 145.6 Up 05:40:59 - 05:51:08 -509
DCO 05:45:58 -26.0 Dark Up 75.9 150.5 Up 05:40:53 - 05:51:02 -523
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:46:01 -25.6 Dark Up 75.5 147.7 Up 05:40:56 - 05:51:05 -527
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:46:03 -25.4 Dark Up 75.3 146.0 Up 05:40:58 - 05:51:07 -537
Mohave Valley 05:46:02 -25.7 Dark Up 75.5 145.4 Up 05:40:58 - 05:51:07 -566
CPSLO 05:46:23 -22.7 Dark Up 71.9 130.4 Up 05:41:19 - 05:51:28 -592
Lake Havasu City 05:46:01 -26.1 Dark Up 75.9 145.3 Up 05:40:57 - 05:51:06 -606
Parker 05:46:01 -26.4 Dark Up 76.2 144.6 Up 05:40:56 - 05:51:05 -643
Wildwood 05:46:16 -24.7 Dark Up 73.9 132.2 Up 05:41:11 - 05:51:20 -702
Blythe 05:46:02 -26.8 Dark Up 76.5 142.3 Up 05:40:57 - 05:51:06 -704
Idyllwild 05:46:09 -25.8 Dark Up 75.3 136.2 Up 05:41:05 - 05:51:14 -719
Calipatria 05:46:05 -26.8 Dark Up 76.4 138.1 Up 05:41:00 - 05:51:09 -770
Yuma 05:46:01 -27.6 Dark Up 77.2 139.7 Up 05:40:57 - 05:51:06 -805

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.

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Star training set for 14LM28, (2018/06/25 05:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.6 +38:47:06  0.0 26.82  66
27Bet Her      16:30:13.1 +21:29:22  2.8  6.19  38
PPM 105335     16:54:55.2 +20:57:30  6.5  1.70  39
PPM 105357     16:56:20.1 +22:06:25  8.5  0.52  40
PPM 105380     16:57:13.1 +22:46:13  9.3  0.22  41
14LM28         16:56:29.5 +22:37:23 13.0        41
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/24 01:36:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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