RECON: TNO occultation with 14YD50

Event between 14YD50 and star GA0980:03329308 with event index number of 322212

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/05/09 04:32:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:20:01.7 +08:53:10
Equinox of date position of star is 08:21:03.8 +08:49:29
Stellar brightness G=12.5, use SENSEUP=16
Star is 26 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 33.5 AU from the Sun and 33.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 314 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2418 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24451.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=267.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.5 sec chord
Diameter=109.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14YD50, (2019/05/09 04:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:29.9 +27:58:40  1.1 20.82  14
17Bet Cnc      08:17:33.8 +09:07:29  3.5  0.92  25
PPM 154305     08:21:32.1 +09:20:16  7.8  0.53  26
PPM 154313     08:21:58.4 +08:40:49 10.0  0.26  26
14YD50         08:21:04.5 +08:49:27 12.5        26
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 2.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.7 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=6.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 04:37:02 -10.0 NT Up 30.9 244.4 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2048
Summerland 04:37:02 -9.9 NT Up 31.1 244.1 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2050
Penticton 04:37:02 -10.2 NT Up 31.2 244.5 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2082
Okanagan Falls 04:37:02 -10.3 NT Up 31.3 244.6 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2100
Oliver 04:37:02 -10.4 NT Up 31.3 244.7 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2116
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:37:02 -10.7 NT Up 31.3 244.9 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2134
Oroville 04:37:02 -10.7 NT Up 31.4 244.9 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2140
Tonasket 04:37:02 -10.8 NT Up 31.4 245.1 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2163
Okanogan 04:37:02 -11.0 NT Up 31.7 245.1 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2195
Brewster 04:37:02 -11.1 NT Up 31.9 245.1 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2220
Manson/Chelan 04:37:02 -11.0 NT Up 32.2 244.8 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2238
Entiat 04:37:02 -11.1 NT Up 32.4 244.9 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2259
Wenatchee 04:37:02 -11.3 NT Up 32.5 245.0 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2284
Ellensburg 04:37:02 -11.4 NT Up 32.8 245.0 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2323
Yakima 04:37:02 -11.7 NT Up 33.0 245.2 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2363
Toppenish/White Swan 04:37:02 -11.9 NT Up 33.0 245.5 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2386
Pasco 04:37:02 -12.6 AT Up 32.3 246.7 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2409
PNWRO 04:37:02 -12.9 AT Up 32.2 247.1 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2436
Goldendale 04:37:02 -12.0 AT Up 33.5 245.4 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2437
George/Umatilla 04:37:02 -12.8 AT Up 32.5 246.7 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2441
The Dalles 04:37:02 -12.0 NT Up 33.8 245.2 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2457
Maupin 04:37:02 -12.3 AT Up 33.9 245.6 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2500
Madras/Culver 04:37:02 -12.7 AT Up 34.2 245.9 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2555
Sisters 04:37:02 -12.6 AT Up 34.6 245.7 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2584
Redmond 04:37:02 -12.9 AT Up 34.4 246.1 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2590
Bend 04:37:02 -12.9 AT Up 34.6 246.1 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2611
Oregon Observatory 04:37:02 -13.0 AT Up 34.7 246.1 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2627
North Lake 04:37:46 -13.8 AT Up 34.5 247.1 Up 04:22:46 - 04:52:46 -2629
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:37:02 -13.1 AT Up 34.8 246.2 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2648
Paisley 04:37:50 -14.4 AT Up 34.4 247.8 Up 04:22:50 - 04:52:50 -2681
Klamath Falls 04:37:46 -13.9 AT Up 35.5 247.0 Up 04:22:46 - 04:52:46 -2728
Lakeview 04:37:52 -14.8 AT Up 34.5 248.3 Up 04:22:52 - 04:52:52 -2730
Tulelake 04:37:48 -14.3 AT Up 35.4 247.5 Up 04:22:48 - 04:52:48 -2754
Chiloquin 04:37:02 -13.6 AT Up 35.5 246.6 Up 04:22:02 - 04:52:02 -2758
Cedarville 04:37:55 -15.3 AT Up 34.6 248.9 Up 04:22:55 - 04:52:55 -2792
Fall River/Burney 04:37:52 -14.9 AT Up 35.6 248.1 Up 04:22:52 - 04:52:52 -2842
Niwot 04:38:49 -24.2 Dark Up 23.8 261.3 Low 04:23:49 - 04:53:49 -2862
SwRI 04:38:50 -24.2 Dark Up 23.9 261.3 Low 04:23:50 - 04:53:50 -2873
Susanville 04:37:56 -15.8 AT Up 35.3 249.2 Up 04:22:56 - 04:52:56 -2902
Greenville 04:37:56 -15.8 AT Up 35.6 249.1 Up 04:22:56 - 04:52:56 -2929
Gimple 04:37:56 -15.8 AT Up 35.6 249.2 Up 04:22:56 - 04:52:56 -2929
Quincy 04:37:58 -15.9 AT Up 35.7 249.3 Up 04:22:58 - 04:52:58 -2949
Portola 04:37:59 -16.3 AT Up 35.4 249.8 Up 04:22:59 - 04:52:59 -2960
Reno 04:38:01 -16.8 AT Up 35.0 250.5 Up 04:23:01 - 04:53:01 -2985
Carson City 04:38:03 -17.1 AT Up 35.1 250.8 Up 04:23:03 - 04:53:03 -3021
Yerington 04:38:07 -17.6 AT Up 34.7 251.4 Up 04:23:07 - 04:53:07 -3038
Gardnerville 04:38:04 -17.3 AT Up 35.2 251.0 Up 04:23:04 - 04:53:04 -3045
Hawthorne 04:38:10 -18.2 Dark Up 34.4 252.2 Up 04:23:10 - 04:53:10 -3083
Tonopah 04:38:18 -19.4 Dark Up 33.5 253.6 Up 04:23:18 - 04:53:18 -3125
Lee Vining 04:38:10 -18.3 Dark Up 35.0 252.1 Up 04:23:10 - 04:53:10 -3140
Bishop 04:38:15 -19.2 Dark Up 34.6 253.1 Up 04:23:15 - 04:53:15 -3198
Beatty 04:38:23 -20.5 Dark Up 33.4 254.7 Up 04:23:23 - 04:53:23 -3239
Indian Springs 04:38:27 -21.3 Dark Up 32.7 255.7 Up 04:23:27 - 04:53:27 -3268
Lone Pine 04:38:18 -19.9 Dark Up 34.5 253.9 Up 04:23:18 - 04:53:18 -3274
Henderson 04:38:33 -22.1 Dark Up 32.2 256.5 Up 04:23:33 - 04:53:33 -3320
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:38:34 -22.5 Dark Up 32.3 256.9 Up 04:23:34 - 04:53:34 -3377
Patrick 04:38:38 -23.2 Dark Up 31.5 257.7 Up 04:23:38 - 04:53:38 -3378
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:38:37 -23.3 Dark Up 31.7 257.7 Up 04:23:37 - 04:53:37 -3402
DCO 04:38:42 -23.8 Dark Up 31.0 258.4 Up 04:23:42 - 04:53:42 -3406
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:38:36 -23.0 Dark Up 32.1 257.4 Up 04:23:36 - 04:53:36 -3406
CPSLO 04:38:11 -19.1 Dark Up 37.0 252.8 Up 04:23:11 - 04:53:11 -3412
Mohave Valley 04:38:37 -23.2 Dark Up 32.1 257.5 Up 04:23:37 - 04:53:37 -3434
Lake Havasu City 04:38:38 -23.6 Dark Up 32.0 257.9 Up 04:23:38 - 04:53:38 -3474
Parker 04:38:40 -23.9 Dark Up 32.1 258.2 Up 04:23:40 - 04:53:40 -3510
Wildwood 04:38:23 -21.2 Dark Up 35.6 255.2 Up 04:23:23 - 04:53:23 -3531
Idyllwild 04:38:33 -22.6 Dark Up 34.2 256.8 Up 04:23:33 - 04:53:33 -3561
Blythe 04:38:40 -24.0 Dark Up 32.4 258.3 Up 04:23:40 - 04:53:40 -3565
Calipatria 04:38:38 -23.8 Dark Up 33.3 258.0 Up 04:23:38 - 04:53:38 -3619
Yuma 04:38:43 -24.6 Dark Up 32.6 258.9 Up 04:23:43 - 04:53:43 -3660

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 14YD50, (2019/05/09 04:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 20.82  14
17Bet Cnc      08:16:30.9 +09:11:07  3.5  0.92  25
PPM 154305     08:20:29.2 +09:24:00  7.8  0.53  26
PPM 154313     08:20:55.7 +08:44:34 10.0  0.26  26
14YD50         08:20:01.7 +08:53:10 12.5        26
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:40:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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