RECON: TNO occultation with 14LU28

Event between 14LU28 and star GA0800:06173797 with event index number of 1044330

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/05/28 08:27:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:25:21.0 -08:33:39
Equinox of date position of star is 17:26:27.1 -08:34:39
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 124 degrees from the moon. Moon is 31% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.8 AU from the Sun and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 172 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2913 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26009.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=257.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=104.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14LU28, (2020/05/28 08:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:39.7 -26:28:32  0.9 22.26 115
35Eta Oph      17:11:33.0 -15:44:56  2.6  8.04 123
PPM 200559     17:21:05.1 -05:56:17  6.5  2.96 122
PPM 200647     17:26:57.9 -08:41:19  8.1  0.17 124
14LU28         17:26:27.8 -08:34:39 16.0       124
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 16.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 08:27:48 -17.8 AT Up 30.8 171.5 Up 08:12:57 - 08:42:39 -2257
Kelowna 08:27:48 -18.2 Dark Down 31.2 171.3 Up 08:12:57 - 08:42:39 -2280
Peachland 08:27:49 -18.4 Dark Up 31.3 171.0 Up 08:12:58 - 08:42:40 -2287
Summerland 08:27:49 -18.5 Dark Down 31.4 171.1 Up 08:12:58 - 08:42:40 -2296
Penticton 08:27:49 -18.6 Dark Down 31.5 171.2 Up 08:12:58 - 08:42:40 -2299
Oliver 08:27:49 -18.9 Dark Down 31.9 171.1 Up 08:12:58 - 08:42:40 -2320
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:27:48 -19.1 Dark Down 32.1 171.4 Up 08:12:57 - 08:42:39 -2330
Tonasket 08:27:48 -19.4 Dark Down 32.4 171.2 Up 08:12:57 - 08:42:39 -2349
Okanogan 08:27:49 -19.7 Dark Down 32.7 171.0 Up 08:12:58 - 08:42:40 -2370
Victoria 08:28:01 -19.8 Dark Up 32.0 166.7 Up 08:13:10 - 08:42:52 -2374
Brewster 08:27:50 -20.0 Dark Down 32.9 170.8 Up 08:12:59 - 08:42:41 -2387
Manson/Chelan 08:27:51 -20.2 Dark Down 33.1 170.3 Up 08:13:00 - 08:42:42 -2401
Entiat 08:27:52 -20.5 Dark Down 33.3 170.2 Up 08:13:01 - 08:42:43 -2415
Wenatchee 08:27:52 -20.7 Dark Down 33.5 170.1 Up 08:13:01 - 08:42:43 -2431
Ellensburg 08:27:53 -21.2 Dark Down 33.9 169.8 Up 08:13:02 - 08:42:44 -2458
Yakima 08:27:53 -21.6 Dark Down 34.3 169.7 Up 08:13:02 - 08:42:44 -2484
Toppenish/White Swan 08:27:53 -21.8 Dark Down 34.6 169.9 Up 08:13:02 - 08:42:44 -2497
Pasco 08:27:48 -21.8 Dark Down 34.8 171.4 Up 08:12:57 - 08:42:39 -2501
PNWRO 08:27:48 -22.0 Dark Down 35.1 171.6 Up 08:12:57 - 08:42:39 -2516
Goldendale 08:27:54 -22.3 Dark Down 35.0 169.3 Up 08:13:03 - 08:42:45 -2534
The Dalles 08:27:56 -22.6 Dark Down 35.2 168.8 Up 08:13:05 - 08:42:47 -2550
Maupin 08:27:56 -23.0 Dark Down 35.6 168.9 Up 08:13:05 - 08:42:47 -2577
Sisters 08:27:57 -23.9 Dark Down 36.4 168.2 Up 08:13:06 - 08:42:48 -2638
Redmond 08:27:56 -23.9 Dark Down 36.5 168.7 Up 08:13:05 - 08:42:47 -2638
Bend 08:27:57 -24.1 Dark Down 36.7 168.5 Up 08:13:06 - 08:42:48 -2653
Oregon Observatory 08:27:57 -24.3 Dark Down 36.9 168.3 Up 08:13:06 - 08:42:48 -2665
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:27:58 -24.5 Dark Down 37.1 168.2 Up 08:13:07 - 08:42:49 -2679
North Lake 08:27:56 -24.9 Dark Down 37.6 168.9 Up 08:13:05 - 08:42:47 -2707
Paisley 08:27:55 -25.4 Dark Down 38.2 169.2 Up 08:13:04 - 08:42:46 -2744
Lakeview 08:27:54 -25.9 Dark Down 38.7 169.4 Up 08:13:03 - 08:42:45 -2779
Klamath Falls 08:27:59 -26.0 Dark Down 38.4 167.6 Up 08:13:08 - 08:42:50 -2781
Cedarville 08:27:54 -26.5 Dark Down 39.3 169.5 Up 08:13:03 - 08:42:45 -2825
Fall River/Burney 08:27:59 -27.1 Dark Down 39.6 167.9 Up 08:13:08 - 08:42:50 -2864
Niwot 08:27:01 -24.9 Dark Down 41.0 188.6 Up 08:12:10 - 08:41:52 -2896
SwRI 08:27:01 -25.1 Dark Down 41.1 188.5 Up 08:12:10 - 08:41:52 -2904
Susanville 08:27:56 -27.7 Dark Down 40.4 168.7 Up 08:13:05 - 08:42:47 -2907
Gimple 08:27:57 -28.0 Dark Down 40.6 168.4 Up 08:13:06 - 08:42:48 -2928
Greenville 08:27:57 -28.0 Dark Down 40.6 168.3 Up 08:13:06 - 08:42:48 -2929
Quincy 08:27:57 -28.2 Dark Down 40.8 168.3 Up 08:13:06 - 08:42:48 -2944
Portola 08:27:56 -28.3 Dark Down 41.0 168.9 Up 08:13:05 - 08:42:47 -2951
Reno 08:27:54 -28.5 Dark Down 41.3 169.7 Up 08:13:03 - 08:42:45 -2968
Carson City 08:27:54 -28.8 Dark Down 41.7 169.6 Up 08:13:03 - 08:42:45 -2995
Yerington 08:27:51 -28.9 Dark Down 42.0 170.4 Up 08:13:00 - 08:42:42 -3007
Gardnerville 08:27:54 -29.1 Dark Down 42.0 169.6 Up 08:13:03 - 08:42:45 -3013
Hawthorne 08:27:50 -29.3 Dark Down 42.5 171.0 Up 08:12:59 - 08:42:41 -3041
Tonopah 08:27:45 -29.6 Dark Down 43.1 172.9 Up 08:12:54 - 08:42:36 -3071
Lee Vining 08:27:52 -29.9 Dark Down 43.0 170.3 Up 08:13:01 - 08:42:43 -3085
Bishop 08:27:49 -30.4 Dark Down 43.7 171.2 Up 08:12:58 - 08:42:40 -3129
Beatty 08:27:43 -30.7 Dark Down 44.3 173.3 Up 08:12:52 - 08:42:34 -3160
Indian Springs 08:27:39 -30.8 Dark Down 44.7 174.8 Up 08:12:48 - 08:42:30 -3182
Henderson 08:27:37 -31.2 Dark Down 45.3 175.7 Up 08:12:46 - 08:42:28 -3223
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:27:36 -31.7 Dark Down 45.9 175.7 Up 08:12:45 - 08:42:27 -3268
Patrick 08:27:32 -31.6 Dark Down 46.0 177.2 Up 08:12:41 - 08:42:23 -3269
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:27:33 -31.8 Dark Down 46.2 176.9 Up 08:12:42 - 08:42:24 -3288
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:27:35 -32.0 Dark Down 46.2 176.2 Up 08:12:44 - 08:42:26 -3291
DCO 08:27:30 -31.7 Dark Down 46.3 178.2 Up 08:12:39 - 08:42:21 -3292
CPSLO 08:27:58 -32.8 Dark Down 45.4 167.8 Up 08:13:07 - 08:42:49 -3300
Mohave Valley 08:27:35 -32.2 Dark Down 46.5 176.2 Up 08:12:44 - 08:42:26 -3313
Lake Havasu City 08:27:34 -32.6 Dark Down 46.9 176.5 Up 08:12:43 - 08:42:25 -3345
Parker 08:27:34 -32.9 Dark Down 47.2 176.5 Up 08:12:43 - 08:42:25 -3373
Wildwood 08:27:51 -33.7 Dark Down 46.9 170.4 Up 08:13:00 - 08:42:42 -3390
George/Scottsdale 08:27:25 -32.7 Dark Down 47.7 180.0 Up 08:12:34 - 08:42:16 -3402
Idyllwild 08:27:43 -33.7 Dark Down 47.5 173.0 Up 08:12:52 - 08:42:34 -3413
Blythe 08:27:35 -33.5 Dark Down 47.7 176.1 Up 08:12:44 - 08:42:26 -3417
Calipatria 08:27:39 -34.1 Dark Down 48.2 174.6 Up 08:12:48 - 08:42:30 -3461
Yuma 08:27:35 -34.4 Dark Down 48.7 175.9 Up 08:12:44 - 08:42:26 -3494

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 14LU28, (2020/05/28 08:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.26 115
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.04 123
PPM 200559     17:19:59.6 -05:55:07  6.5  2.96 122
PPM 200647     17:25:51.0 -08:40:20  8.1  0.17 124
14LU28         17:25:21.0 -08:33:39 16.0       124
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/11 20:44:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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