RECON: TNO occultation with 14GE54

Event between 14GE54 and star GA0900:04208441 with event index number of 2476775

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/24 09:24:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:03:43.9 +00:44:37
Equinox of date position of star is 15:04:52.3 +00:39:26
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 162 degrees from the moon. Moon is 9% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

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TNO is 39.7 AU from the Sun and 39.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 173 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2708 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28258.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=287.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.5 sec chord
Diameter=117.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 2:1E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14GE54, (2023/03/24 09:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:16:43.4 +19:03:46  0.0 21.87 146
27Bet Lib      15:18:15.6 -09:28:02  2.6 10.65 166
110 Vir        15:04:04.6 +02:00:05  4.4  1.36 161
PPM 161218     15:04:33.5 +00:47:58  8.0  0.17 162
14GE54         15:04:55.0 +00:39:14 14.8       162
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 16.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=19.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:27:01 -29.3 Dark Down 38.2 169.2 Up 09:12:07 - 09:41:55 2368
Kamloops 09:27:43 -35.2 Dark Down 36.5 151.2 Up 09:12:49 - 09:42:37 1721
Kelowna 09:27:39 -35.7 Dark Down 37.5 152.0 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1691
Peachland 09:27:40 -35.9 Dark Down 37.5 151.6 Up 09:12:46 - 09:42:34 1671
Summerland 09:27:39 -36.0 Dark Down 37.6 151.7 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1663
Penticton 09:27:38 -36.0 Dark Down 37.7 151.8 Up 09:12:44 - 09:42:32 1662
Oliver 09:27:39 -36.4 Dark Down 38.0 151.6 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1634
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:27:37 -36.5 Dark Down 38.2 151.8 Up 09:12:43 - 09:42:31 1629
Tonasket 09:27:38 -36.7 Dark Down 38.5 151.6 Up 09:12:44 - 09:42:32 1601
Okanogan 09:27:38 -37.1 Dark Down 38.7 151.3 Up 09:12:44 - 09:42:32 1569
Dunrhomin 09:26:36 -37.6 Dark Down 49.9 167.8 Up 09:11:42 - 09:41:30 1565
CU-SBO 09:26:36 -37.8 Dark Down 50.1 167.6 Up 09:11:42 - 09:41:30 1541
Brewster 09:27:38 -37.4 Dark Down 38.9 150.9 Up 09:12:44 - 09:42:32 1539
Manson/Chelan 09:27:38 -37.7 Dark Down 39.0 150.4 Up 09:12:44 - 09:42:32 1508
Wenatchee 09:27:39 -38.2 Dark Down 39.3 150.0 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1464
Victoria 09:27:49 -38.0 Dark Down 37.3 146.8 Up 09:12:55 - 09:42:43 1435
Ellensburg 09:27:40 -38.6 Dark Down 39.6 149.6 Up 09:12:46 - 09:42:34 1422
PNWRO 09:27:34 -39.0 Dark Down 41.0 151.2 Up 09:12:40 - 09:42:28 1407
Yakima 09:27:39 -39.0 Dark Down 39.9 149.4 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1387
Toppenish/White Swan 09:27:39 -39.1 Dark Down 40.2 149.5 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1377
Goldendale 09:27:39 -39.7 Dark Down 40.5 148.7 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1314
The Dalles 09:27:40 -40.1 Dark Down 40.6 148.2 Up 09:12:46 - 09:42:34 1281
Maupin 09:27:40 -40.4 Dark Down 41.0 148.1 Up 09:12:46 - 09:42:34 1250
Sisters 09:27:40 -41.4 Dark Down 41.5 147.1 Up 09:12:46 - 09:42:34 1157
Bend 09:27:39 -41.5 Dark Down 41.8 147.3 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1147
Oregon Observatory 09:27:39 -41.7 Dark Down 41.9 147.1 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 1127
North Lake 09:27:36 -42.1 Dark Down 42.7 147.4 Up 09:12:42 - 09:42:30 1096
Lakeview 09:27:34 -42.9 Dark Down 43.8 147.6 Up 09:12:40 - 09:42:28 1030
Chiloquin 09:27:39 -43.0 Dark Down 42.8 145.9 Up 09:12:45 - 09:42:33 998
Cedarville 09:27:32 -43.4 Dark Down 44.4 147.4 Up 09:12:38 - 09:42:26 981
Klamath Falls 09:27:38 -43.3 Dark Down 43.2 145.8 Up 09:12:44 - 09:42:32 972
Fall River/Burney 09:27:35 -44.2 Dark Down 44.3 145.6 Up 09:12:41 - 09:42:29 887
Susanville 09:27:33 -44.5 Dark Down 45.1 146.2 Up 09:12:39 - 09:42:27 864
Gimple 09:27:33 -44.8 Dark Down 45.3 145.8 Up 09:12:39 - 09:42:27 831
Greenville 09:27:33 -44.9 Dark Down 45.2 145.7 Up 09:12:39 - 09:42:27 828
Reno 09:27:28 -45.0 Dark Down 46.2 146.8 Up 09:12:34 - 09:42:22 826
Portola 09:27:31 -45.0 Dark Down 45.7 146.1 Up 09:12:37 - 09:42:25 820
Tonopah 09:27:17 -45.2 Dark Down 48.5 149.4 Up 09:12:23 - 09:42:11 817
Quincy 09:27:32 -45.1 Dark Down 45.4 145.6 Up 09:12:38 - 09:42:26 810
Yerington 09:27:25 -45.2 Dark Down 46.9 147.3 Up 09:12:31 - 09:42:19 808
Carson City 09:27:28 -45.3 Dark Down 46.5 146.6 Up 09:12:34 - 09:42:22 796
Hawthorne 09:27:22 -45.4 Dark Down 47.5 147.7 Up 09:12:28 - 09:42:16 792
Gardnerville 09:27:27 -45.5 Dark Down 46.7 146.5 Up 09:12:33 - 09:42:21 777
Indian Springs 09:27:08 -45.7 Dark Down 50.4 150.6 Up 09:12:14 - 09:42:02 762
Patrick 09:27:00 -45.8 Dark Down 52.1 152.6 Up 09:12:06 - 09:41:54 750
Henderson 09:27:05 -45.8 Dark Down 51.1 151.3 Up 09:12:11 - 09:41:59 749
Beatty 09:27:13 -46.0 Dark Down 49.7 149.3 Up 09:12:19 - 09:42:07 739
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:27:00 -46.0 Dark Down 52.2 152.1 Up 09:12:06 - 09:41:54 722
Lee Vining 09:27:23 -46.1 Dark Down 47.8 146.8 Up 09:12:29 - 09:42:17 721
George/Scottsdale 09:26:49 -46.0 Dark Down 54.3 154.6 Up 09:11:55 - 09:41:43 706
Bishop 09:27:19 -46.3 Dark Down 48.6 147.4 Up 09:12:25 - 09:42:13 702
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:27:02 -46.3 Dark Down 52.0 151.4 Up 09:12:08 - 09:41:56 694
Mohave Valley 09:27:01 -46.5 Dark Down 52.3 151.2 Up 09:12:07 - 09:41:55 671
Lake Havasu City 09:26:59 -46.7 Dark Down 52.7 151.3 Up 09:12:05 - 09:41:53 649
Parker 09:26:59 -47.0 Dark Down 53.1 151.1 Up 09:12:05 - 09:41:53 620
Yuma 09:26:57 -48.3 Dark Down 54.2 149.6 Up 09:12:03 - 09:41:51 476
Calipatria 09:27:01 -48.4 Dark Down 53.4 148.6 Up 09:12:07 - 09:41:55 469
Idyllwild 09:27:07 -48.5 Dark Down 52.4 147.3 Up 09:12:13 - 09:42:01 465
Wildwood 09:27:15 -49.1 Dark Down 51.2 144.9 Up 09:12:21 - 09:42:09 404

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 14GE54, (2023/03/24 09:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Arcturus       14:15:38.0 +19:10:12  0.0 21.87 146
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 10.65 166
110 Vir        15:02:54.0 +02:05:29  4.4  1.36 161
PPM 161218     15:03:22.4 +00:53:22  8.0  0.17 162
14GE54         15:03:43.9 +00:44:37 14.8       162
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/05/03 01:06:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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