RECON: TNO occultation with 14YY49

Event between 14YY49 and star UC4-463-030506 with event index number of 321906

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/04/12 04:57:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:14:10.7 +02:24:56
Equinox of date position of star is 07:15:11.5 +02:22:51
Stellar brightness R=13.5, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 145 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 19.7 AU from the Sun and 19.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 13.1 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 77 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1107 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14303.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.2
Diameter=55.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Diameter=22.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14YY49, (2020/04/12 04:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:16.2 +07:24:33  0.4 20.30 162
Alhena         06:38:53.0 +16:22:49  1.9 16.61 159
PPM 152385     07:20:25.9 +02:42:07  5.9  1.34 144
PPM 152304     07:17:57.3 +02:42:10  8.3  0.75 144
PPM 152250     07:16:25.9 +02:02:16  9.6  0.45 144
PPM 152146     07:13:31.7 +02:28:39 10.8  0.44 145
14YY49         07:15:14.2 +02:22:45 13.5       144
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 21.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=30.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 05:04:05 -20.1 Dark Down 27.1 237.8 Low 04:57:08 - 05:11:02 -566
Summerland 05:04:05 -20.2 Dark Down 27.4 237.7 Low 04:57:08 - 05:11:02 -585
Penticton 05:04:05 -20.3 Dark Down 27.3 237.8 Low 04:57:08 - 05:11:02 -595
Okanagan Falls 05:04:06 -20.4 Dark Down 27.5 237.9 Low 04:57:09 - 05:11:03 -613
Oliver 05:04:05 -20.5 Dark Down 27.5 237.9 Low 04:57:08 - 05:11:02 -630
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:04:05 -20.7 Dark Down 27.5 238.2 Low 04:57:08 - 05:11:02 -653
Oroville 05:04:05 -20.7 Dark Down 27.6 238.2 Low 04:57:08 - 05:11:02 -658
Tonasket 05:04:05 -20.9 Dark Down 27.7 238.3 Low 04:57:08 - 05:11:02 -680
Okanogan 05:04:04 -21.1 Dark Down 28.0 238.3 Low 04:57:07 - 05:11:01 -708
Brewster 05:04:04 -21.1 Dark Down 28.2 238.2 Low 04:57:07 - 05:11:01 -728
Manson/Chelan 05:04:02 -21.1 Dark Down 28.6 238.0 Low 04:57:05 - 05:10:59 -736
Entiat 05:04:02 -21.2 Dark Down 28.7 238.0 Low 04:57:05 - 05:10:59 -754
Wenatchee 05:04:01 -21.3 Dark Down 28.9 238.0 Low 04:57:04 - 05:10:58 -776
Ellensburg 05:04:00 -21.5 Dark Down 29.3 238.0 Low 04:57:03 - 05:10:57 -808
Yakima 05:04:00 -21.7 Dark Down 29.5 238.2 Low 04:57:03 - 05:10:57 -847
Toppenish/White Swan 05:03:59 -22.0 Dark Down 29.5 238.4 Low 04:57:02 - 05:10:56 -874
Goldendale 05:03:58 -22.1 Dark Down 30.0 238.3 Up 04:57:01 - 05:10:55 -913
The Dalles 05:03:57 -22.1 Dark Down 30.4 238.1 Up 04:57:00 - 05:10:54 -921
Pasco 05:04:04 -22.7 Dark Down 28.8 239.7 Low 04:57:07 - 05:11:01 -931
George/Umatilla 05:04:03 -22.8 Dark Down 29.1 239.6 Low 04:57:06 - 05:11:00 -956
PNWRO 05:04:03 -23.0 Dark Down 28.8 240.0 Low 04:57:06 - 05:11:00 -964
Maupin 05:03:56 -22.4 Dark Down 30.5 238.4 Up 04:56:59 - 05:10:53 -966
Madras/Culver 05:03:56 -22.7 Dark Down 30.9 238.6 Up 04:56:59 - 05:10:53 -1018
Sisters 05:03:54 -22.7 Dark Down 31.3 238.4 Up 04:56:57 - 05:10:51 -1033
Redmond 05:03:54 -22.9 Dark Down 31.1 238.7 Up 04:56:57 - 05:10:51 -1050
Bend 05:03:54 -23.0 Dark Down 31.3 238.7 Up 04:56:57 - 05:10:51 -1066
Oregon Observatory 05:03:53 -23.0 Dark Down 31.4 238.7 Up 04:56:56 - 05:10:50 -1078
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:03:53 -23.1 Dark Down 31.6 238.7 Up 04:56:56 - 05:10:50 -1096
North Lake 05:03:54 -23.7 Dark Down 31.4 239.5 Up 04:56:57 - 05:10:51 -1161
Chiloquin 05:03:50 -23.6 Dark Down 32.4 239.0 Up 04:56:53 - 05:10:47 -1190
Klamath Falls 05:03:49 -23.9 Dark Down 32.5 239.3 Up 04:56:52 - 05:10:46 -1226
Paisley 05:03:54 -24.3 Dark Down 31.5 240.1 Up 04:56:57 - 05:10:51 -1229
Tulelake 05:03:49 -24.2 Dark Down 32.5 239.7 Up 04:56:52 - 05:10:46 -1264
Lakeview 05:03:54 -24.7 Dark Down 31.6 240.6 Up 04:56:57 - 05:10:51 -1286
Fall River/Burney 05:03:48 -24.8 Dark Down 32.9 240.3 Up 04:56:51 - 05:10:45 -1356
Cedarville 05:03:52 -25.3 Dark Down 31.8 241.1 Up 04:56:55 - 05:10:49 -1357
Susanville 05:03:49 -25.7 Dark Down 32.7 241.3 Up 04:56:52 - 05:10:46 -1448
Greenville 05:03:47 -25.7 Dark Down 33.0 241.2 Up 04:56:50 - 05:10:44 -1463
Gimple 05:03:48 -25.7 Dark Down 33.0 241.2 Up 04:56:51 - 05:10:45 -1466
Quincy 05:03:47 -25.8 Dark Down 33.1 241.3 Up 04:56:50 - 05:10:44 -1483
Portola 05:03:49 -26.2 Dark Down 32.9 241.8 Up 04:56:52 - 05:10:46 -1514
Reno 05:03:50 -26.7 Dark Down 32.5 242.5 Up 04:56:53 - 05:10:47 -1566
Carson City 05:03:50 -27.0 Dark Down 32.7 242.7 Up 04:56:53 - 05:10:47 -1603
Gardnerville 05:03:49 -27.2 Dark Down 32.8 242.9 Up 04:56:52 - 05:10:46 -1629
Yerington 05:03:52 -27.5 Dark Down 32.3 243.4 Up 04:56:55 - 05:10:49 -1647
Hawthorne 05:03:52 -28.1 Dark Down 32.2 244.1 Up 04:56:55 - 05:10:49 -1714
Lee Vining 05:03:50 -28.2 Dark Down 32.8 244.0 Up 04:56:53 - 05:10:47 -1751
Tonopah 05:03:55 -29.3 Dark Down 31.3 245.5 Up 04:56:58 - 05:10:52 -1815
Bishop 05:03:50 -29.0 Dark Down 32.5 244.9 Up 04:56:53 - 05:10:47 -1839
Lone Pine 05:03:49 -29.7 Dark Down 32.6 245.7 Up 04:56:52 - 05:10:46 -1927
CPSLO 05:03:37 -28.8 Dark Down 35.1 244.3 Up 04:56:40 - 05:10:34 -1948
Beatty 05:03:54 -30.3 Dark Down 31.5 246.5 Up 04:56:57 - 05:10:51 -1948
Niwot 05:04:31 -34.1 Dark Down 21.8 253.9 Low 04:57:34 - 05:11:28 -1989
SwRI 05:04:33 -34.1 Dark Down 21.9 253.9 Low 04:57:36 - 05:11:30 -1997
Indian Springs 05:03:57 -31.2 Dark Down 30.8 247.6 Up 04:57:00 - 05:10:54 -2022
Henderson 05:03:59 -31.9 Dark Down 30.5 248.4 Up 04:57:02 - 05:10:56 -2102
Wildwood 05:03:41 -30.9 Dark Down 34.0 246.7 Up 04:56:44 - 05:10:38 -2154
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:03:57 -32.4 Dark Down 30.6 248.8 Up 04:57:00 - 05:10:54 -2162
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:03:58 -32.8 Dark Down 30.5 249.2 Up 04:57:01 - 05:10:55 -2205
Patrick 05:03:59 -33.0 Dark Down 29.9 249.6 Low 04:57:02 - 05:10:56 -2206
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:03:59 -33.1 Dark Down 30.1 249.6 Up 04:57:02 - 05:10:56 -2222
Mohave Valley 05:03:56 -33.0 Dark Down 30.6 249.4 Up 04:56:59 - 05:10:53 -2233
DCO 05:04:03 -33.7 Dark Down 29.4 250.3 Low 04:57:06 - 05:11:00 -2263
Idyllwild 05:03:47 -32.4 Dark Down 32.7 248.4 Up 04:56:50 - 05:10:44 -2266
Lake Havasu City 05:03:57 -33.4 Dark Down 30.5 249.8 Up 04:57:00 - 05:10:54 -2282
Parker 05:03:56 -33.6 Dark Down 30.6 250.0 Up 04:56:59 - 05:10:53 -2319
Blythe 05:03:53 -33.8 Dark Down 31.1 250.0 Up 04:56:56 - 05:10:50 -2360
Calipatria 05:03:48 -33.5 Dark Down 32.0 249.6 Up 04:56:51 - 05:10:45 -2374
Yuma 05:03:50 -34.4 Dark Down 31.4 250.5 Up 04:56:53 - 05:10:47 -2452

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 14YY49, (2020/04/12 04:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 20.30 162
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 16.61 159
PPM 152385     07:19:22.4 +02:44:26  5.9  1.34 144
PPM 152304     07:16:53.7 +02:44:25  8.3  0.75 144
PPM 152250     07:15:22.7 +02:04:28  9.6  0.45 144
PPM 152146     07:12:28.2 +02:30:46 10.8  0.44 145
14YY49         07:14:10.7 +02:24:56 13.5       145
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/06/07 23:27:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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