RECON: TNO occultation with 14GV53

Event between 14GV53 and star GA0840:05421926 with event index number of 1141403

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/14 09:02:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:02:05.1 -05:03:41
Equinox of date position of star is 17:03:13.1 -05:05:27
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.6 AU from the Sun and 35.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1384 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25912.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=306.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.9 sec chord
Diameter=125.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14GV53, (2021/05/14 09:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.3 -26:28:39  0.9 22.75 167
13Zet Oph      16:38:20.3 -10:36:31  2.6  8.27 162
23 Oph         16:55:44.3 -06:11:14  5.3  2.16 161
PPM 200318     17:06:10.3 -05:06:04  8.0  0.73 160
PPM 200263     17:02:18.8 -05:07:13  9.3  0.23 160
14GV53         17:03:13.2 -05:05:27 16.8       160
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 20.4 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Clarence Fulton 09:03:35 -19.3 Dark Down 34.4 172.0 Up 08:53:32 - 09:13:38 9755
Kelowna 09:03:36 -19.7 Dark Down 34.8 171.8 Up 08:53:33 - 09:13:39 9727
Peachland 09:03:38 -19.9 Dark Down 34.8 171.4 Up 08:53:35 - 09:13:41 9715
Summerland 09:03:37 -20.0 Dark Down 35.0 171.5 Up 08:53:34 - 09:13:40 9707
Penticton 09:03:37 -20.0 Dark Down 35.1 171.7 Up 08:53:34 - 09:13:40 9704
Oliver 09:03:36 -20.4 Dark Down 35.4 171.6 Up 08:53:33 - 09:13:39 9681
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:03:36 -20.5 Dark Down 35.6 171.8 Up 08:53:33 - 09:13:39 9674
Tonasket 09:03:35 -20.8 Dark Down 35.9 171.7 Up 08:53:32 - 09:13:38 9652
Okanogan 09:03:36 -21.2 Dark Down 36.2 171.5 Up 08:53:33 - 09:13:39 9627
Brewster 09:03:38 -21.5 Dark Down 36.5 171.2 Up 08:53:35 - 09:13:41 9605
Manson/Chelan 09:03:38 -21.7 Dark Down 36.7 170.7 Up 08:53:35 - 09:13:41 9584
Victoria 09:03:48 -21.7 Dark Down 35.6 166.9 Up 08:53:45 - 09:13:51 9569
Wenatchee 09:03:40 -22.2 Dark Down 37.1 170.5 Up 08:53:37 - 09:13:43 9549
Ellensburg 09:03:39 -22.7 Dark Down 37.5 170.2 Up 08:53:36 - 09:13:42 9516
Pasco 09:03:34 -23.1 Dark Down 38.4 171.8 Up 08:53:31 - 09:13:37 9490
Yakima 09:03:39 -23.1 Dark Down 37.9 170.1 Up 08:53:36 - 09:13:42 9488
PNWRO 09:03:33 -23.3 Dark Down 38.6 172.1 Up 08:53:30 - 09:13:36 9478
Toppenish/White Swan 09:03:38 -23.2 Dark Down 38.1 170.3 Up 08:53:35 - 09:13:41 9476
Goldendale 09:03:40 -23.8 Dark Down 38.6 169.7 Up 08:53:37 - 09:13:43 9429
The Dalles 09:03:40 -24.1 Dark Down 38.8 169.2 Up 08:53:37 - 09:13:43 9406
Maupin 09:03:40 -24.5 Dark Down 39.2 169.2 Up 08:53:37 - 09:13:43 9378
Dunrhomin 09:02:41 -24.2 Dark Down 44.2 190.2 Up 08:52:38 - 09:12:44 9318
Redmond 09:03:40 -25.4 Dark Down 40.1 169.0 Up 08:53:37 - 09:13:43 9311
Sisters 09:03:43 -25.5 Dark Down 40.0 168.5 Up 08:53:40 - 09:13:46 9305
Bend 09:03:41 -25.6 Dark Down 40.3 168.8 Up 08:53:38 - 09:13:44 9293
Oregon Observatory 09:03:42 -25.8 Dark Down 40.4 168.6 Up 08:53:39 - 09:13:45 9278
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:03:41 -26.0 Dark Down 40.6 168.5 Up 08:53:38 - 09:13:44 9261
North Lake 09:03:39 -26.3 Dark Down 41.1 169.2 Up 08:53:36 - 09:13:42 9241
Paisley 09:03:38 -26.8 Dark Down 41.7 169.5 Up 08:53:35 - 09:13:41 9206
Lakeview 09:03:38 -27.2 Dark Down 42.2 169.7 Up 08:53:35 - 09:13:41 9172
Chiloquin 09:03:42 -27.2 Dark Down 41.7 167.8 Up 08:53:39 - 09:13:45 9171
Klamath Falls 09:03:43 -27.5 Dark Down 42.0 167.8 Up 08:53:40 - 09:13:46 9147
Cedarville 09:03:36 -27.8 Dark Down 42.9 169.8 Up 08:53:33 - 09:13:39 9125
Fall River/Burney 09:03:40 -28.5 Dark Down 43.2 168.1 Up 08:53:37 - 09:13:43 9063
Susanville 09:03:37 -29.0 Dark Down 43.9 169.0 Up 08:53:34 - 09:13:40 9029
Gimple 09:03:38 -29.3 Dark Down 44.2 168.6 Up 08:53:35 - 09:13:41 9003
Greenville 09:03:40 -29.3 Dark Down 44.2 168.5 Up 08:53:37 - 09:13:43 9002
Portola 09:03:37 -29.5 Dark Down 44.6 169.1 Up 08:53:34 - 09:13:40 8986
Quincy 09:03:38 -29.5 Dark Down 44.4 168.5 Up 08:53:35 - 09:13:41 8986
Reno 09:03:34 -29.6 Dark Down 44.9 170.0 Up 08:53:31 - 09:13:37 8978
Carson City 09:03:34 -29.9 Dark Down 45.3 169.9 Up 08:53:31 - 09:13:37 8950
Yerington 09:03:33 -30.0 Dark Down 45.5 170.8 Up 08:53:30 - 09:13:36 8948
Gardnerville 09:03:33 -30.2 Dark Down 45.5 170.0 Up 08:53:30 - 09:13:36 8932
Hawthorne 09:03:29 -30.3 Dark Down 46.1 171.4 Up 08:53:26 - 09:13:32 8921
Tonopah 09:03:23 -30.3 Dark Down 46.7 173.4 Up 08:53:20 - 09:13:26 8913
Lee Vining 09:03:31 -30.9 Dark Down 46.6 170.7 Up 08:53:28 - 09:13:34 8866
Bishop 09:03:27 -31.3 Dark Down 47.2 171.6 Up 08:53:24 - 09:13:30 8832
Beatty 09:03:22 -31.3 Dark Down 47.9 173.9 Up 08:53:19 - 09:13:25 8829
Indian Springs 09:03:16 -31.2 Dark Down 48.3 175.4 Up 08:53:13 - 09:13:19 8825
Henderson 09:03:14 -31.5 Dark Down 48.8 176.4 Up 08:53:11 - 09:13:17 8795
Patrick 09:03:09 -31.7 Dark Down 49.5 178.1 Up 08:53:06 - 09:13:12 8767
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:03:10 -32.0 Dark Down 49.7 177.8 Up 08:53:07 - 09:13:13 8745
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:03:11 -32.2 Dark Down 49.7 177.0 Up 08:53:08 - 09:13:14 8731
Mohave Valley 09:03:11 -32.4 Dark Down 50.0 177.0 Up 08:53:08 - 09:13:14 8709
Lake Havasu City 09:03:10 -32.7 Dark Down 50.4 177.3 Up 08:53:07 - 09:13:13 8681
George/Scottsdale 09:02:59 -32.5 Dark Down 51.2 181.1 Up 08:52:56 - 09:13:02 8668
Parker 09:03:09 -33.0 Dark Down 50.8 177.3 Up 08:53:06 - 09:13:12 8652
CPSLO 09:03:35 -33.8 Dark Down 48.9 167.9 Up 08:53:32 - 09:13:38 8613
Blythe 09:03:10 -33.6 Dark Down 51.3 176.8 Up 08:53:07 - 09:13:13 8601
Idyllwild 09:03:19 -34.2 Dark Down 51.0 173.5 Up 08:53:16 - 09:13:22 8566
Wildwood 09:03:26 -34.4 Dark Down 50.4 170.7 Up 08:53:23 - 09:13:29 8555
Calipatria 09:03:14 -34.3 Dark Down 51.7 175.3 Up 08:53:11 - 09:13:17 8539
Yuma 09:03:10 -34.4 Dark Down 52.2 176.7 Up 08:53:07 - 09:13:13 8521

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 14GV53, (2021/05/14 09:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.75 167
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  8.27 162
23 Oph         16:54:35.6 -06:09:15  5.3  2.16 161
PPM 200318     17:05:02.1 -05:04:24  8.0  0.73 160
PPM 200263     17:01:10.6 -05:05:26  9.3  0.23 160
14GV53         17:02:05.1 -05:03:41 16.8       160
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/27 22:56:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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