RECON: TNO occultation with 14FC72

Event between 14FC72 and star GA0920:03841605 with event index number of 2476029

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/25 11:53:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:58:13.6 +03:36:19
Equinox of date position of star is 13:59:20.1 +03:29:57
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 15 degrees from the moon. Moon is 51% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 51.7 AU from the Sun and 51.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 255 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2568 km.
The sky-plane scale is 37364.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=701.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 72.5 sec chord
Diameter=286.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 29.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14FC72, (2022/01/25 11:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:40.2 +19:04:07  0.0 16.14  30
Vindemiatrix   13:03:16.5 +10:50:28  2.8 15.72  28
PPM 160305     14:05:02.3 +04:47:45  6.2  1.92  16
PPM 160190     13:57:47.7 +02:52:46  7.1  0.73  15
PPM 160215     13:59:57.2 +03:47:16 10.1  0.33  15
14FC72         13:59:20.5 +03:29:54 16.9        15
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 3.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 5.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 12:00:08 -37.9 Dark Up 39.0 142.7 Up 11:45:08 - 12:15:08 10808
Chiloquin 11:59:26 -38.3 Dark Up 44.3 141.1 Up 11:44:26 - 12:14:26 10767
Klamath Falls 11:59:23 -38.3 Dark Up 44.6 140.9 Up 11:44:23 - 12:14:23 10764
Fall River/Burney 11:59:01 -38.2 Dark Up 45.7 140.5 Up 11:44:01 - 12:14:01 10743
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:59:33 -37.8 Dark Up 43.6 142.2 Up 11:44:33 - 12:14:33 10735
Sisters 11:59:35 -37.7 Dark Up 43.1 142.5 Up 11:44:35 - 12:14:35 10734
Oregon Observatory 11:59:33 -37.7 Dark Up 43.5 142.4 Up 11:44:33 - 12:14:33 10728
Bend 11:59:33 -37.6 Dark Up 43.4 142.7 Up 11:44:33 - 12:14:33 10718
Quincy 11:59:01 -38.0 Dark Up 46.7 140.4 Up 11:44:01 - 12:14:01 10715
Greenville 11:59:01 -38.0 Dark Up 46.6 140.5 Up 11:44:01 - 12:14:01 10714
Gimple 11:59:01 -38.0 Dark Up 46.6 140.6 Up 11:44:01 - 12:14:01 10708
Redmond 11:59:33 -37.5 Dark Up 43.3 142.9 Up 11:44:33 - 12:14:33 10706
CPSLO 11:58:14 -38.4 Dark Up 50.3 137.0 Up 11:43:14 - 12:13:14 10699
The Dalles 11:59:47 -37.2 Dark Up 42.3 143.7 Up 11:44:47 - 12:14:47 10696
North Lake 11:59:30 -37.5 Dark Up 44.2 142.7 Up 11:44:30 - 12:14:30 10695
Maupin 11:59:50 -37.2 Dark Up 42.6 143.7 Up 11:44:50 - 12:14:50 10693
Susanville 11:59:06 -37.8 Dark Up 46.5 141.1 Up 11:44:06 - 12:14:06 10691
Portola 11:59:00 -37.7 Dark Up 47.1 140.9 Up 11:44:00 - 12:14:00 10680
Paisley 11:59:23 -37.3 Dark Up 44.8 142.8 Up 11:44:23 - 12:14:23 10673
Goldendale 11:59:51 -36.9 Dark Up 42.2 144.3 Up 11:44:51 - 12:14:51 10670
Lakeview 11:59:23 -37.2 Dark Up 45.3 142.7 Up 11:44:23 - 12:14:23 10662
Cedarville 11:59:15 -37.2 Dark Up 45.9 142.5 Up 11:44:15 - 12:14:15 10652
Yakima 11:59:54 -36.6 Dark Up 41.7 145.1 Up 11:44:54 - 12:14:54 10646
Ellensburg 12:00:05 -36.4 Dark Up 41.4 145.3 Up 11:45:05 - 12:15:05 10641
Toppenish/White Swan 11:59:51 -36.5 Dark Up 42.0 145.1 Up 11:44:51 - 12:14:51 10637
Reno 11:58:51 -37.3 Dark Up 47.6 141.5 Up 11:43:51 - 12:13:51 10632
Carson City 11:58:54 -37.3 Dark Up 47.9 141.3 Up 11:43:54 - 12:13:54 10631
Gardnerville 11:58:54 -37.3 Dark Up 48.1 141.2 Up 11:43:54 - 12:13:54 10628
Wenatchee 12:00:11 -36.2 Dark Up 41.2 145.8 Up 11:45:11 - 12:15:11 10623
Manson/Chelan 12:00:12 -36.0 Dark Up 40.8 146.3 Up 11:45:12 - 12:15:12 10607
Kamloops 12:00:31 -35.4 Dark Up 38.4 147.4 Up 11:45:31 - 12:15:31 10590
Yerington 11:58:56 -36.8 Dark Up 48.3 142.0 Up 11:43:56 - 12:13:56 10583
Brewster 12:00:12 -35.7 Dark Up 40.8 146.8 Up 11:45:12 - 12:15:12 10581
Lee Vining 11:58:47 -36.9 Dark Up 49.1 141.3 Up 11:43:47 - 12:13:47 10581
Okanogan 12:00:12 -35.5 Dark Up 40.6 147.2 Up 11:45:12 - 12:15:12 10566
Peachland 12:00:24 -35.3 Dark Up 39.4 147.7 Up 11:45:24 - 12:15:24 10564
Summerland 12:00:29 -35.2 Dark Up 39.6 147.8 Up 11:45:29 - 12:15:29 10559
Oliver 12:00:17 -35.3 Dark Up 40.0 147.6 Up 11:45:17 - 12:15:17 10556
Tonasket 12:00:26 -35.3 Dark Up 40.4 147.6 Up 11:45:26 - 12:15:26 10553
Penticton 12:00:26 -35.2 Dark Up 39.7 147.8 Up 11:45:26 - 12:15:26 10552
Pasco 12:00:05 -35.6 Dark Up 42.6 146.7 Up 11:45:05 - 12:15:05 10552
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:00:17 -35.2 Dark Up 40.2 147.8 Up 11:45:17 - 12:15:17 10545
Kelowna 12:00:33 -35.1 Dark Up 39.4 148.1 Up 11:45:33 - 12:15:33 10543
Hawthorne 11:58:51 -36.4 Dark Up 48.9 142.4 Up 11:43:51 - 12:13:51 10542
PNWRO 11:59:58 -35.5 Dark Up 42.9 146.9 Up 11:44:58 - 12:14:58 10538
Wildwood 11:58:09 -36.7 Dark Up 52.3 138.7 Up 11:43:09 - 12:13:09 10531
Bishop 11:58:37 -36.4 Dark Up 50.0 141.8 Up 11:43:37 - 12:13:37 10523
Tonopah 11:58:51 -35.3 Dark Up 50.0 143.9 Up 11:43:51 - 12:13:51 10433
Beatty 11:58:41 -35.1 Dark Up 51.1 143.7 Up 11:43:41 - 12:13:41 10393
Idyllwild 11:58:09 -35.2 Dark Up 53.6 141.1 Up 11:43:09 - 12:13:09 10375
Indian Springs 11:58:39 -34.2 Dark Up 51.9 145.0 Up 11:43:39 - 12:13:39 10305
Calipatria 11:58:05 -34.2 Dark Up 54.7 142.2 Up 11:43:05 - 12:13:05 10271
Henderson 11:58:35 -33.7 Dark Up 52.6 145.6 Up 11:43:35 - 12:13:35 10246
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:58:28 -33.4 Dark Up 53.5 145.5 Up 11:43:28 - 12:13:28 10207
Mohave Valley 11:58:26 -33.4 Dark Up 53.8 145.2 Up 11:43:26 - 12:13:26 10205
Blythe 11:58:12 -33.4 Dark Up 54.8 144.1 Up 11:43:12 - 12:13:12 10197
Yuma 11:58:03 -33.4 Dark Up 55.5 143.2 Up 11:43:03 - 12:13:03 10192
Lake Havasu City 11:58:26 -33.1 Dark Up 54.2 145.3 Up 11:43:26 - 12:13:26 10181
Parker 11:58:21 -33.1 Dark Up 54.5 145.0 Up 11:43:21 - 12:13:21 10176
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:58:29 -32.9 Dark Up 53.8 146.3 Up 11:43:29 - 12:13:29 10165
Patrick 11:58:33 -32.8 Dark Up 53.7 146.7 Up 11:43:33 - 12:13:33 10151
George/Scottsdale 11:58:20 -31.1 Dark Up 56.0 148.5 Up 11:43:20 - 12:13:20 9967
Sleaford 12:01:08 -26.2 Dark Up 40.8 166.2 Up 11:46:08 - 12:16:08 9672
Dunrhomin 11:59:40 -25.9 Dark Up 52.3 163.5 Up 11:44:40 - 12:14:40 9492

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 14FC72, (2022/01/25 11:53UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:38.0 +19:10:14  0.0 16.14  30
Vindemiatrix   13:02:10.2 +10:57:33  2.8 15.72  28
PPM 160305     14:03:55.7 +04:54:03  6.2  1.92  16
PPM 160190     13:56:40.6 +02:59:11  7.1  0.73  15
PPM 160215     13:58:50.3 +03:53:40 10.1  0.33  15
14FC72         13:58:13.6 +03:36:19 16.9        15
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/05 02:03:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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