RECON: TNO occultation with 14OZ393

Event between 14OZ393 and star UC4-510-005962 with event index number of 241542

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/01/03 09:59:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:49:37.3 +11:48:36
Equinox of date position of star is 03:50:40.5 +11:52:02
Stellar brightness R=13.5, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 43 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.2 AU from the Sun and 37.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1047 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2659 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27173.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=340.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.4 sec chord
Diameter=139.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14OZ393, (2020/01/03 10:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:04.3 +16:32:53  0.8 12.16  55
Menkar         03:03:19.7 +04:10:01  2.5 14.03  30
30 Tau         03:49:22.2 +11:12:12  4.8  0.74  42
PPM 119379     03:49:57.7 +11:46:08  8.4  0.21  43
14OZ393        03:50:43.6 +11:52:12 13.5        43
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 0.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.6 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=5.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 09:55:23 -55.0 Dark Down 18.9 265.9 Really Low 09:40:23 - 10:10:23 -3468
Summerland 09:55:24 -55.2 Dark Down 19.2 265.6 Really Low 09:40:24 - 10:10:24 -3476
Penticton 09:55:23 -55.3 Dark Down 19.1 265.9 Really Low 09:40:23 - 10:10:23 -3500
Okanagan Falls 09:55:22 -55.5 Dark Down 19.1 265.9 Really Low 09:40:22 - 10:10:22 -3517
Oliver 09:55:21 -55.5 Dark Down 19.1 266.0 Really Low 09:40:21 - 10:10:21 -3530
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:55:20 -55.6 Dark Down 19.0 266.2 Really Low 09:40:20 - 10:10:20 -3543
Oroville 09:55:19 -55.6 Dark Down 19.0 266.2 Really Low 09:40:19 - 10:10:19 -3550
Tonasket 09:55:19 -55.8 Dark Down 19.1 266.3 Really Low 09:40:19 - 10:10:19 -3570
Okanogan 09:55:18 -56.1 Dark Down 19.2 266.3 Really Low 09:40:18 - 10:10:18 -3600
Brewster 09:55:17 -56.4 Dark Down 19.3 266.2 Really Low 09:40:17 - 10:10:17 -3626
Manson/Chelan 09:55:16 -56.7 Dark Down 19.6 266.0 Really Low 09:40:16 - 10:10:16 -3649
Entiat 09:55:15 -56.9 Dark Down 19.7 266.0 Really Low 09:40:15 - 10:10:15 -3669
Wenatchee 09:55:14 -57.1 Dark Down 19.8 266.0 Really Low 09:40:14 - 10:10:14 -3692
Ellensburg 09:55:13 -57.5 Dark Down 19.9 266.0 Really Low 09:40:13 - 10:10:13 -3731
Yakima 09:55:12 -57.7 Dark Down 20.0 266.1 Really Low 09:40:12 - 10:10:12 -3767
Pasco 09:55:07 -57.1 Dark Down 19.0 267.3 Really Low 09:40:07 - 10:10:07 -3779
Toppenish/White Swan 09:55:10 -57.8 Dark Down 19.9 266.3 Really Low 09:40:10 - 10:10:10 -3784
PNWRO 09:55:06 -57.2 Dark Down 18.9 267.6 Really Low 09:40:06 - 10:10:06 -3798
George/Umatilla 09:55:07 -57.5 Dark Down 19.2 267.3 Really Low 09:40:07 - 10:10:07 -3812
Goldendale 09:55:09 -58.3 Dark Down 20.2 266.2 Low 09:40:09 - 10:10:09 -3839
The Dalles 09:55:08 -58.7 Dark Down 20.5 266.0 Low 09:40:08 - 10:10:08 -3863
Maupin 09:55:07 -58.9 Dark Down 20.4 266.3 Low 09:40:07 - 10:10:07 -3900
Madras/Culver 09:55:04 -59.2 Dark Down 20.5 266.4 Low 09:40:04 - 10:10:04 -3950
Redmond 09:55:04 -59.5 Dark Down 20.6 266.5 Low 09:40:04 - 10:10:04 -3983
Sisters 09:55:04 -59.7 Dark Down 20.9 266.2 Low 09:40:04 - 10:10:04 -3986
Bend 09:55:03 -59.7 Dark Down 20.7 266.5 Low 09:40:03 - 10:10:03 -4004
Oregon Observatory 09:55:03 -59.9 Dark Down 20.8 266.5 Low 09:40:03 - 10:10:03 -4022
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:55:01 -60.0 Dark Down 20.9 266.5 Low 09:40:01 - 10:10:01 -4041
North Lake 09:55:00 -59.9 Dark Down 20.5 267.1 Low 09:40:00 - 10:10:00 -4073
Paisley 09:54:56 -60.0 Dark Down 20.2 267.5 Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 -4120
Niwot 09:54:33 -50.4 Dark Down 8.7 278.2 Really Low 09:39:33 - 10:09:33 -4125
Chiloquin 09:54:58 -60.9 Dark Down 21.2 266.7 Low 09:39:58 - 10:09:58 -4148
Lakeview 09:54:53 -60.2 Dark Down 20.1 267.8 Low 09:39:53 - 10:09:53 -4164
Klamath Falls 09:54:56 -61.0 Dark Down 21.2 266.9 Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 -4179
Tulelake 09:54:56 -61.0 Dark Down 21.0 267.2 Low 09:39:56 - 10:09:56 -4200
Cedarville 09:54:52 -60.4 Dark Down 20.0 268.2 Low 09:39:52 - 10:09:52 -4223
Fall River/Burney 09:54:52 -61.4 Dark Down 20.9 267.6 Low 09:39:52 - 10:09:52 -4285
Susanville 09:54:48 -61.3 Dark Down 20.4 268.3 Low 09:39:48 - 10:09:48 -4335
Gimple 09:54:48 -61.6 Dark Down 20.6 268.2 Low 09:39:48 - 10:09:48 -4364
Greenville 09:54:49 -61.6 Dark Down 20.6 268.2 Low 09:39:49 - 10:09:49 -4365
Quincy 09:54:48 -61.7 Dark Down 20.7 268.3 Low 09:39:48 - 10:09:48 -4384
Portola 09:54:46 -61.4 Dark Down 20.3 268.6 Low 09:39:46 - 10:09:46 -4389
Reno 09:54:45 -61.1 Dark Down 19.8 269.1 Really Low 09:39:45 - 10:09:45 -4406
Carson City 09:54:43 -61.3 Dark Down 19.8 269.3 Really Low 09:39:43 - 10:09:43 -4440
Yerington 09:54:42 -60.9 Dark Down 19.3 269.7 Really Low 09:39:42 - 10:09:42 -4450
Gardnerville 09:54:43 -61.4 Dark Down 19.8 269.4 Really Low 09:39:43 - 10:09:43 -4463
Hawthorne 09:54:39 -60.8 Dark Down 18.9 270.2 Really Low 09:39:39 - 10:09:39 -4487
Tonopah 09:54:36 -59.9 Dark Down 17.8 271.2 Really Low 09:39:36 - 10:09:36 -4511
Lee Vining 09:54:38 -61.3 Dark Down 19.3 270.1 Really Low 09:39:38 - 10:09:38 -4548
Bishop 09:54:35 -61.0 Dark Down 18.7 270.8 Really Low 09:39:35 - 10:09:35 -4596
Beatty 09:54:32 -60.0 Dark Down 17.4 271.9 Really Low 09:39:32 - 10:09:32 -4616
Indian Springs 09:54:29 -59.3 Dark Down 16.6 272.6 Really Low 09:39:29 - 10:09:29 -4631
Lone Pine 09:54:32 -61.1 Dark Down 18.5 271.2 Really Low 09:39:32 - 10:09:32 -4665
Henderson 09:54:26 -58.9 Dark Down 16.0 273.2 Really Low 09:39:26 - 10:09:26 -4672
Patrick 09:54:24 -58.2 Dark Down 15.0 274.0 Really Low 09:39:24 - 10:09:24 -4716
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:54:25 -59.0 Dark Down 15.9 273.3 Really Low 09:39:25 - 10:09:25 -4728
DCO 09:54:22 -57.7 Dark Down 14.4 274.4 Really Low 09:39:22 - 10:09:22 -4734
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:54:23 -58.4 Dark Down 15.2 273.9 Really Low 09:39:23 - 10:09:23 -4741
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:54:24 -58.8 Dark Down 15.6 273.6 Really Low 09:39:24 - 10:09:24 -4751
Mohave Valley 09:54:23 -58.9 Dark Down 15.6 273.7 Really Low 09:39:23 - 10:09:23 -4778
Lake Havasu City 09:54:21 -58.8 Dark Down 15.4 273.9 Really Low 09:39:21 - 10:09:21 -4813
CPSLO 09:54:33 -63.5 Dark Down 20.5 270.1 Low 09:39:33 - 10:09:33 -4831
Parker 09:54:20 -58.8 Dark Down 15.3 274.1 Really Low 09:39:20 - 10:09:20 -4848
Blythe 09:54:19 -59.2 Dark Down 15.5 274.0 Really Low 09:39:19 - 10:09:19 -4905
Wildwood 09:54:26 -62.3 Dark Down 18.9 271.7 Really Low 09:39:26 - 10:09:26 -4921
Idyllwild 09:54:21 -60.9 Dark Down 17.3 272.9 Really Low 09:39:21 - 10:09:21 -4927
Calipatria 09:54:19 -60.1 Dark Down 16.3 273.7 Really Low 09:39:19 - 10:09:19 -4969
Yuma 09:54:16 -59.4 Dark Down 15.5 274.3 Really Low 09:39:16 - 10:09:16 -4998

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 14OZ393, (2020/01/03 10:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 12.16  55
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 14.03  30
30 Tau         03:48:16.3 +11:08:35  4.8  0.74  42
PPM 119379     03:48:51.5 +11:42:32  8.4  0.21  43
14OZ393        03:49:37.3 +11:48:36 13.5        43
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/01/23 20:47:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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