RECON: TNO occultation with 14WM517

Event between 14WM517 and star GA0840:00193432 with event index number of 266778

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/12/25 06:17:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:26:09.7 -04:44:40
Equinox of date position of star is 02:27:05.1 -04:39:44
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 129 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 47.7 AU from the Sun and 47.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 982 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5541 km.
The sky-plane scale is 34227.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=162.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.4 sec chord
Diameter=66.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14WM517, (2019/12/25 06:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:04.2 +16:32:53  0.8 38.47 168
68Omi Cet      02:20:21.4 -02:53:16  2.0  2.45 129
67 Cet         02:17:58.9 -06:19:51  5.5  2.83 127
PPM 184601     02:25:56.7 -03:48:13  7.1  0.90 130
PPM 184637     02:27:41.8 -04:45:49  9.3  0.17 129
14WM517        02:27:09.8 -04:39:19 16.7       130
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 16.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Penticton 06:17:03 -57.2 Dark Down 29.2 216.8 Low 06:02:03 - 06:32:03 3619
Oroville 06:17:00 -57.7 Dark Down 29.6 217.1 Low 06:02:00 - 06:32:00 3589
Tonasket 06:16:59 -57.9 Dark Down 29.8 217.2 Low 06:01:59 - 06:31:59 3577
Okanogan 06:16:58 -58.0 Dark Down 30.1 217.1 Up 06:01:58 - 06:31:58 3557
Brewster 06:16:58 -58.1 Dark Down 30.4 217.0 Up 06:01:58 - 06:31:58 3540
Manson/Chelan 06:16:59 -58.0 Dark Down 30.8 216.7 Up 06:01:59 - 06:31:59 3523
Entiat 06:16:58 -58.2 Dark Down 31.0 216.7 Up 06:01:58 - 06:31:58 3510
Wenatchee 06:16:58 -58.3 Dark Down 31.2 216.7 Up 06:01:58 - 06:31:58 3494
Ellensburg 06:16:57 -58.4 Dark Down 31.6 216.6 Up 06:01:57 - 06:31:57 3468
Pasco 06:16:47 -59.6 Dark Down 31.6 218.4 Up 06:01:47 - 06:31:47 3447
Yakima 06:16:55 -58.7 Dark Down 32.0 216.7 Up 06:01:55 - 06:31:55 3445
PNWRO 06:16:44 -59.9 Dark Down 31.7 218.7 Up 06:01:44 - 06:31:44 3436
Toppenish/White Swan 06:16:53 -58.9 Dark Down 32.1 217.0 Up 06:01:53 - 06:31:53 3435
George/Umatilla 06:16:46 -59.7 Dark Down 32.0 218.2 Up 06:01:46 - 06:31:46 3424
Goldendale 06:16:52 -59.0 Dark Down 32.7 216.7 Up 06:01:52 - 06:31:52 3397
The Dalles 06:16:54 -58.9 Dark Down 33.0 216.4 Up 06:01:54 - 06:31:54 3378
Maupin 06:16:51 -59.2 Dark Down 33.3 216.7 Up 06:01:51 - 06:31:51 3355
Madras/Culver 06:16:49 -59.5 Dark Down 33.8 216.9 Up 06:01:49 - 06:31:49 3322
Redmond 06:16:48 -59.7 Dark Down 34.1 216.9 Up 06:01:48 - 06:31:48 3299
Sisters 06:16:50 -59.4 Dark Down 34.2 216.5 Up 06:01:50 - 06:31:50 3294
Bend 06:16:47 -59.7 Dark Down 34.3 216.9 Up 06:01:47 - 06:31:47 3284
Oregon Observatory 06:16:47 -59.7 Dark Down 34.5 216.8 Up 06:01:47 - 06:31:47 3271
Niwot 06:15:12 -70.8 Dark Down 28.7 234.2 Low 06:00:12 - 06:30:12 3261
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:16:47 -59.8 Dark Down 34.7 216.8 Up 06:01:47 - 06:31:47 3258
North Lake 06:16:42 -60.4 Dark Down 34.8 217.6 Up 06:01:42 - 06:31:42 3240
Paisley 06:16:38 -60.9 Dark Down 35.1 218.2 Up 06:01:38 - 06:31:38 3212
Lakeview 06:16:35 -61.3 Dark Down 35.4 218.7 Up 06:01:35 - 06:31:35 3183
Chiloquin 06:16:44 -60.2 Dark Down 35.8 216.9 Up 06:01:44 - 06:31:44 3182
Klamath Falls 06:16:42 -60.4 Dark Down 36.0 217.1 Up 06:01:42 - 06:31:42 3162
Tulelake 06:16:40 -60.7 Dark Down 36.1 217.6 Up 06:01:40 - 06:31:40 3150
Cedarville 06:16:31 -61.8 Dark Down 35.8 219.1 Up 06:01:31 - 06:31:31 3143
Fall River/Burney 06:16:35 -61.2 Dark Down 36.8 218.0 Up 06:01:35 - 06:31:35 3092
Susanville 06:16:29 -62.0 Dark Down 36.9 219.1 Up 06:01:29 - 06:31:29 3062
Gimple 06:16:29 -62.0 Dark Down 37.2 219.0 Up 06:01:29 - 06:31:29 3040
Greenville 06:16:29 -61.9 Dark Down 37.3 218.9 Up 06:01:29 - 06:31:29 3039
Quincy 06:16:29 -62.0 Dark Down 37.4 219.0 Up 06:01:29 - 06:31:29 3025
Portola 06:16:25 -62.4 Dark Down 37.3 219.6 Up 06:01:25 - 06:31:25 3025
Reno 06:16:21 -63.0 Dark Down 37.2 220.4 Up 06:01:21 - 06:31:21 3018
Carson City 06:16:19 -63.1 Dark Down 37.5 220.6 Up 06:01:19 - 06:31:19 2994
Yerington 06:16:15 -63.7 Dark Down 37.3 221.4 Up 06:01:15 - 06:31:15 2991
Gardnerville 06:16:18 -63.3 Dark Down 37.6 220.8 Up 06:01:18 - 06:31:18 2978
Hawthorne 06:16:10 -64.2 Dark Down 37.4 222.2 Up 06:01:10 - 06:31:10 2968
Tonopah 06:16:00 -65.4 Dark Down 37.0 223.8 Up 06:01:00 - 06:31:00 2958
Lee Vining 06:16:10 -64.2 Dark Down 38.1 221.9 Up 06:01:10 - 06:31:10 2921
Bishop 06:16:04 -64.9 Dark Down 38.1 223.0 Up 06:01:04 - 06:31:04 2891
Beatty 06:15:53 -66.3 Dark Down 37.6 224.9 Up 06:00:53 - 06:30:53 2885
Indian Springs 06:15:46 -67.2 Dark Down 37.2 226.2 Up 06:00:46 - 06:30:46 2879
Henderson 06:15:40 -67.9 Dark Down 37.2 227.1 Up 06:00:40 - 06:30:40 2852
Lone Pine 06:15:59 -65.5 Dark Down 38.5 223.7 Up 06:00:59 - 06:30:59 2842
Patrick 06:15:31 -69.0 Dark Down 37.0 228.6 Up 06:00:31 - 06:30:31 2824
DCO 06:15:26 -69.6 Dark Down 36.7 229.4 Up 06:00:26 - 06:30:26 2813
Searchlight/Boulder City 06:15:37 -68.2 Dark Down 37.5 227.5 Up 06:00:37 - 06:30:37 2811
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:15:31 -68.9 Dark Down 37.2 228.5 Up 06:00:31 - 06:30:31 2805
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:15:33 -68.6 Dark Down 37.5 228.0 Up 06:00:33 - 06:30:33 2795
Mohave Valley 06:15:32 -68.7 Dark Down 37.7 228.2 Up 06:00:32 - 06:30:32 2775
Lake Havasu City 06:15:29 -69.1 Dark Down 37.8 228.6 Up 06:00:29 - 06:30:29 2750
Parker 06:15:27 -69.2 Dark Down 38.1 228.9 Up 06:00:27 - 06:30:27 2724
CPSLO 06:16:07 -64.1 Dark Down 40.9 221.7 Up 06:01:07 - 06:31:07 2703
Blythe 06:15:27 -69.2 Dark Down 38.6 228.9 Up 06:00:27 - 06:30:27 2680
Idyllwild 06:15:39 -67.6 Dark Down 39.8 226.7 Up 06:00:39 - 06:30:39 2654
Wildwood 06:15:51 -66.0 Dark Down 40.6 224.6 Up 06:00:51 - 06:30:51 2649
Calipatria 06:15:30 -68.7 Dark Down 39.5 228.3 Up 06:00:30 - 06:30:30 2628
Yuma 06:15:23 -69.5 Dark Down 39.2 229.4 Up 06:00:23 - 06:30:23 2610

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 14WM517, (2019/12/25 06:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 38.47 168
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:44  2.0  2.45 129
67 Cet         02:16:59.2 -06:25:22  5.5  2.83 127
PPM 184601     02:24:56.3 -03:53:36  7.1  0.90 130
PPM 184637     02:26:41.7 -04:51:10  9.3  0.17 129
14WM517        02:26:09.7 -04:44:40 16.7       129
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/05/30 18:23:14 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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