RECON: TNO occultation with 13ME14

Event between 13ME14 and star GA0900:16140769 with event index number of 1570289

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/10/08 02:03:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:16:58.3 +00:04:01
Equinox of date position of star is 21:17:58.3 +00:08:58
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

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TNO is 20.6 AU from the Sun and 20.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 103 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1293 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14523.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.3 sec chord
Diameter=33.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13ME14, (2020/10/08 02:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:47.6 -29:30:42  1.2 38.17 108
Tarazed        19:47:14.8 +10:39:55  2.7 24.89 132
21 Aqr         21:26:21.9 -03:28:00  5.5  4.18 120
PPM 181230     21:17:38.5 -00:32:03  8.5  0.70 121
PPM 171511     21:17:06.1 +00:17:18  9.5  0.27 120
13ME14         21:18:02.2 +00:09:17 16.4       120
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 02:03:23 -7.5 NT Down 33.7 142.2 Up 01:54:18 - 02:12:27 4855
Summerland 02:03:26 -7.4 NT Down 33.9 141.8 Up 01:54:22 - 02:12:31 4850
Penticton 02:03:26 -7.4 NT Down 34.0 141.9 Up 01:54:22 - 02:12:31 4844
Okanagan Falls 02:03:27 -7.4 NT Down 34.1 141.8 Up 01:54:23 - 02:12:32 4836
Oliver 02:03:28 -7.4 NT Down 34.2 141.8 Up 01:54:24 - 02:12:33 4828
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:03:28 -7.6 NT Down 34.4 141.9 Up 01:54:24 - 02:12:33 4815
Oroville 02:03:27 -7.5 NT Down 34.5 141.8 Up 01:54:23 - 02:12:32 4813
Tonasket 02:03:30 -7.5 NT Down 34.7 141.7 Up 01:54:26 - 02:12:35 4803
Okanogan 02:03:33 -7.4 NT Down 34.9 141.4 Up 01:54:29 - 02:12:38 4791
Manson/Chelan 02:03:39 -7.1 NT Down 35.0 140.6 Up 01:54:35 - 02:12:44 4786
Brewster 02:03:36 -7.3 NT Down 35.0 141.1 Up 01:54:32 - 02:12:41 4785
Wenatchee 02:03:43 -6.9 NT Down 35.3 140.2 Up 01:54:39 - 02:12:48 4768
Ellensburg 02:03:47 -6.8 NT Down 35.5 139.8 Up 01:54:42 - 02:12:51 4755
Yakima 02:03:49 -6.8 NT Down 35.9 139.6 Up 01:54:45 - 02:12:54 4736
Toppenish/White Swan 02:03:50 -6.9 NT Down 36.1 139.7 Up 01:54:45 - 02:12:54 4720
Goldendale 02:03:56 -6.6 NT Down 36.3 139.0 Up 01:54:51 - 02:13:00 4706
The Dalles 02:03:59 -6.3 NT Down 36.3 138.5 Up 01:54:55 - 02:13:04 4706
Maupin 02:04:01 -6.4 NT Down 36.7 138.4 Up 01:54:57 - 02:13:06 4682
Pasco 02:03:44 -7.7 NT Down 36.7 141.0 Up 01:54:40 - 02:12:49 4676
George/Umatilla 02:03:48 -7.6 NT Down 36.9 140.7 Up 01:54:43 - 02:12:52 4666
PNWRO 02:03:44 -7.9 NT Down 37.0 141.2 Up 01:54:40 - 02:12:49 4657
Madras/Culver 02:04:05 -6.4 NT Down 37.1 138.1 Up 01:55:00 - 02:13:09 4655
Sisters 02:04:09 -6.0 NT Down 37.1 137.5 Up 01:55:05 - 02:13:14 4652
Redmond 02:04:07 -6.3 NT Down 37.3 137.9 Up 01:55:03 - 02:13:12 4638
Bend 02:04:10 -6.2 NT Down 37.4 137.6 Up 01:55:05 - 02:13:14 4631
Oregon Observatory 02:04:11 -6.1 NT Down 37.5 137.4 Up 01:55:07 - 02:13:16 4626
La Pine/Gilchrist 02:04:14 -6.1 NT Down 37.6 137.2 Up 01:55:09 - 02:13:18 4617
North Lake 02:04:13 -6.5 NT Down 38.2 137.7 Up 01:55:08 - 02:13:17 4575
Chiloquin 02:04:22 -5.8 CT Down 38.3 136.3 Up 01:55:17 - 02:13:26 4569
Klamath Falls 02:04:24 -5.8 CT Down 38.6 136.2 Up 01:55:19 - 02:13:28 4548
Paisley 02:04:15 -6.7 NT Down 38.8 137.8 Up 01:55:10 - 02:13:19 4534
Tulelake 02:04:24 -6.1 NT Down 38.9 136.4 Up 01:55:19 - 02:13:28 4523
Lakeview 02:04:16 -6.9 NT Down 39.3 137.7 Up 01:55:12 - 02:13:21 4500
Fall River/Burney 02:04:29 -6.1 NT Down 39.6 136.0 Up 01:55:25 - 02:13:34 4470
Cedarville 02:04:20 -7.0 NT Down 39.9 137.6 Up 01:55:15 - 02:13:24 4457
Susanville 02:04:30 -6.6 NT Down 40.5 136.5 Up 01:55:25 - 02:13:34 4409
Greenville 02:04:33 -6.4 NT Down 40.5 136.0 Up 01:55:29 - 02:13:38 4403
Gimple 02:04:33 -6.5 NT Down 40.6 136.1 Up 01:55:29 - 02:13:38 4400
Quincy 02:04:34 -6.4 NT Down 40.7 135.9 Up 01:55:30 - 02:13:39 4391
Portola 02:04:33 -6.8 NT Down 41.0 136.3 Up 01:55:29 - 02:13:38 4368
Reno 02:04:30 -7.2 NT Down 41.6 136.9 Up 01:55:26 - 02:13:35 4330
Carson City 02:04:32 -7.2 NT Down 41.8 136.7 Up 01:55:28 - 02:13:37 4308
Gardnerville 02:04:34 -7.3 NT Down 42.0 136.6 Up 01:55:29 - 02:13:38 4292
Yerington 02:04:30 -7.7 NT Down 42.3 137.3 Up 01:55:25 - 02:13:34 4274
Hawthorne 02:04:29 -8.1 NT Down 42.9 137.6 Up 01:55:25 - 02:13:34 4228
Lee Vining 02:04:37 -7.8 NT Down 43.1 136.7 Up 01:55:33 - 02:13:42 4210
Tonopah 02:04:23 -9.2 NT Down 44.0 139.0 Up 01:55:19 - 02:13:28 4149
Bishop 02:04:35 -8.3 NT Down 43.9 137.2 Up 01:55:30 - 02:13:39 4147
CPSLO 02:05:01 -6.5 NT Down 44.2 133.3 Up 01:55:56 - 02:14:05 4094
Lone Pine 02:04:38 -8.6 NT Down 44.7 137.1 Up 01:55:33 - 02:13:42 4086
Beatty 02:04:30 -9.6 NT Down 45.1 138.8 Up 01:55:25 - 02:13:34 4059
Indian Springs 02:04:24 -10.4 NT Down 45.9 139.8 Up 01:55:19 - 02:13:28 3998
Wildwood 02:04:58 -8.1 NT Down 46.2 134.8 Up 01:55:53 - 02:14:02 3939
Henderson 02:04:23 -11.0 NT Down 46.7 140.3 Up 01:55:18 - 02:13:27 3937
Searchlight/Boulder City 02:04:25 -11.1 NT Down 47.2 140.0 Up 01:55:21 - 02:13:30 3896
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:04:26 -11.3 NT Down 47.6 140.3 Up 01:55:22 - 02:13:31 3863
Patrick 02:04:18 -11.9 NT Down 47.7 141.3 Up 01:55:14 - 02:13:23 3853
Kingman/Dolan Springs 02:04:23 -11.8 NT Down 47.8 140.9 Up 01:55:18 - 02:13:27 3845
Idyllwild 02:04:46 -9.7 NT Down 47.5 136.7 Up 01:55:42 - 02:13:51 3845
Mohave Valley 02:04:26 -11.4 NT Down 47.8 140.1 Up 01:55:22 - 02:13:31 3844
SwRI 02:03:00 -18.1 Dark Down 47.3 155.1 Up 01:53:56 - 02:12:05 3841
Lake Havasu City 02:04:27 -11.6 NT Down 48.2 140.1 Up 01:55:23 - 02:13:32 3807
Parker 02:04:29 -11.6 NT Down 48.5 139.9 Up 01:55:24 - 02:13:33 3782
Calipatria 02:04:44 -10.6 NT Down 48.7 137.7 Up 01:55:39 - 02:13:48 3757
Blythe 02:04:34 -11.4 NT Down 48.8 139.2 Up 01:55:30 - 02:13:39 3756
Yuma 02:04:39 -11.4 NT Down 49.5 138.5 Up 01:55:35 - 02:13:44 3692

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 13ME14, (2020/10/08 02:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:23  1.2 38.17 108
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 24.89 132
21 Aqr         21:25:17.0 -03:33:25  5.5  4.18 120
PPM 181230     21:16:34.5 -00:37:18  8.5  0.70 121
PPM 171511     21:16:02.3 +00:12:03  9.5  0.27 120
13ME14         21:16:58.3 +00:04:01 16.4       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/07/02 21:50:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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