RECON: TNO occultation with 14GV53

Event between 14GV53 and star GA0840:05360314 with event index number of 1141408

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/02 07:23:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:57:55.0 -04:59:06
Equinox of date position of star is 16:59:03.1 -05:00:59
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 121 degrees from the moon. Moon is 46% 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 21.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1414 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25927.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=306.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.5 sec chord
Diameter=125.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14GV53, (2021/07/02 07:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.7 -26:28:40  0.9 22.50 125
13Zet Oph      16:38:20.7 -10:36:32  2.6  7.59 126
23 Oph         16:55:44.7 -06:11:15  5.3  1.43 122
PPM 200243     17:00:57.5 -04:15:07  7.7  0.90 121
PPM 200216     16:59:24.7 -05:16:53  9.6  0.28 121
14GV53         16:59:03.5 -05:01:00 15.6       121
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 07:22:23 -16.2 AT Down 32.8 200.7 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 8391
Kelowna 07:22:23 -16.6 AT Down 33.2 200.6 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 8366
Peachland 07:22:23 -16.7 AT Down 33.3 200.3 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 8361
Summerland 07:22:22 -16.8 AT Down 33.5 200.4 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 8351
Penticton 07:22:23 -16.9 AT Down 33.5 200.6 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 8345
Oliver 07:22:23 -17.3 AT Down 33.8 200.7 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 8322
Victoria 07:22:34 -17.4 AT Down 35.2 196.3 Up 07:12:22 - 07:32:45 8310
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:22:21 -17.5 AT Down 33.9 200.9 Up 07:12:10 - 07:32:33 8309
Tonasket 07:22:21 -17.7 AT Down 34.2 200.9 Up 07:12:10 - 07:32:33 8288
Okanogan 07:22:21 -18.1 Dark Down 34.6 200.8 Up 07:12:10 - 07:32:33 8266
Brewster 07:22:21 -18.3 Dark Down 34.9 200.7 Up 07:12:10 - 07:32:33 8249
Manson/Chelan 07:22:23 -18.5 Dark Down 35.2 200.3 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 8238
Wenatchee 07:22:23 -18.9 Dark Down 35.7 200.2 Up 07:12:12 - 07:32:35 8207
Ellensburg 07:22:23 -19.3 Dark Down 36.1 200.0 Up 07:12:12 - 07:32:35 8180
Yakima 07:22:23 -19.7 Dark Down 36.5 200.1 Up 07:12:12 - 07:32:35 8151
Toppenish/White Swan 07:22:23 -19.9 Dark Down 36.6 200.4 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 8134
Pasco 07:22:18 -20.2 Dark Down 36.4 201.9 Up 07:12:07 - 07:32:30 8113
Goldendale 07:22:23 -20.4 Dark Down 37.3 200.0 Up 07:12:12 - 07:32:35 8098
PNWRO 07:22:17 -20.5 Dark Down 36.6 202.2 Up 07:12:05 - 07:32:28 8094
The Dalles 07:22:25 -20.6 Dark Down 37.6 199.6 Up 07:12:13 - 07:32:36 8085
Maupin 07:22:23 -21.0 Dark Down 37.9 199.9 Up 07:12:12 - 07:32:35 8054
Sisters 07:22:25 -21.8 Dark Down 38.9 199.5 Up 07:12:14 - 07:32:37 7994
Redmond 07:22:24 -21.9 Dark Down 38.8 200.0 Up 07:12:12 - 07:32:35 7988
Bend 07:22:24 -22.1 Dark Down 39.0 199.9 Up 07:12:12 - 07:32:35 7974
Oregon Observatory 07:22:24 -22.2 Dark Down 39.2 199.8 Up 07:12:13 - 07:32:36 7962
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:22:25 -22.4 Dark Down 39.4 199.7 Up 07:12:13 - 07:32:36 7947
North Lake 07:22:22 -22.9 Dark Down 39.7 200.6 Up 07:12:10 - 07:32:33 7909
Chiloquin 07:22:26 -23.5 Dark Down 40.6 199.6 Up 07:12:14 - 07:32:37 7866
Paisley 07:22:21 -23.5 Dark Down 40.1 201.2 Up 07:12:09 - 07:32:32 7863
Klamath Falls 07:22:25 -23.8 Dark Down 40.9 199.8 Up 07:12:13 - 07:32:36 7839
Lakeview 07:22:19 -24.0 Dark Down 40.5 201.6 Up 07:12:08 - 07:32:31 7822
Cedarville 07:22:19 -24.7 Dark Down 41.1 202.0 Up 07:12:07 - 07:32:30 7770
Fall River/Burney 07:22:23 -25.0 Dark Down 41.9 200.6 Up 07:12:11 - 07:32:34 7743
Susanville 07:22:19 -25.7 Dark Down 42.3 201.8 Up 07:12:08 - 07:32:31 7686
Greenville 07:22:21 -26.0 Dark Down 42.6 201.5 Up 07:12:09 - 07:32:32 7667
Gimple 07:22:20 -26.0 Dark Down 42.6 201.6 Up 07:12:08 - 07:32:31 7666
Quincy 07:22:20 -26.2 Dark Down 42.8 201.6 Up 07:12:09 - 07:32:32 7651
Portola 07:22:19 -26.4 Dark Down 42.8 202.2 Up 07:12:07 - 07:32:30 7636
Reno 07:22:16 -26.7 Dark Down 42.8 203.2 Up 07:12:04 - 07:32:27 7608
Carson City 07:22:16 -27.1 Dark Down 43.2 203.3 Up 07:12:04 - 07:32:27 7579
Gardnerville 07:22:15 -27.3 Dark Down 43.4 203.5 Up 07:12:04 - 07:32:27 7558
Yerington 07:22:14 -27.3 Dark Down 43.1 204.2 Up 07:12:02 - 07:32:25 7556
Hawthorne 07:22:11 -27.9 Dark Down 43.4 205.1 Up 07:11:59 - 07:32:22 7513
Dunrhomin 07:21:24 -26.6 Dark Up 36.4 220.0 Up 07:11:13 - 07:31:36 7511
Lee Vining 07:22:13 -28.4 Dark Down 44.1 204.7 Up 07:12:01 - 07:32:24 7471
Tonopah 07:22:05 -28.5 Dark Down 43.3 207.0 Up 07:11:54 - 07:32:17 7459
Bishop 07:22:09 -29.1 Dark Down 44.4 205.8 Up 07:11:58 - 07:32:21 7413
Beatty 07:22:02 -29.7 Dark Down 44.2 208.1 Up 07:11:51 - 07:32:14 7357
Indian Springs 07:21:58 -30.1 Dark Down 44.1 209.6 Up 07:11:47 - 07:32:10 7317
Henderson 07:21:56 -30.7 Dark Down 44.3 210.8 Up 07:11:44 - 07:32:07 7264
CPSLO 07:22:18 -30.7 Dark Down 47.0 203.7 Up 07:12:06 - 07:32:29 7262
Patrick 07:21:51 -31.4 Dark Down 44.3 212.5 Up 07:11:39 - 07:32:02 7197
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:21:53 -31.6 Dark Down 44.8 211.7 Up 07:11:42 - 07:32:05 7183
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:21:51 -31.6 Dark Down 44.6 212.4 Up 07:11:39 - 07:32:02 7180
Mohave Valley 07:21:53 -31.9 Dark Down 45.1 211.9 Up 07:11:42 - 07:32:05 7159
Wildwood 07:22:08 -32.2 Dark Down 47.4 207.1 Up 07:11:57 - 07:32:20 7134
Lake Havasu City 07:21:52 -32.3 Dark Down 45.3 212.4 Up 07:11:41 - 07:32:04 7122
Parker 07:21:51 -32.7 Dark Down 45.6 212.6 Up 07:11:40 - 07:32:03 7090
Idyllwild 07:22:00 -32.8 Dark Down 47.0 209.7 Up 07:11:49 - 07:32:12 7082
Blythe 07:21:52 -33.2 Dark Down 46.2 212.5 Up 07:11:41 - 07:32:04 7047
George/Scottsdale 07:21:41 -33.2 Dark Down 44.8 215.9 Up 07:11:30 - 07:31:53 7025
Calipatria 07:21:56 -33.6 Dark Down 47.0 211.6 Up 07:11:44 - 07:32:07 7014
Yuma 07:21:51 -34.1 Dark Down 47.0 213.0 Up 07:11:40 - 07:32:03 6965

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, (2021/07/02 07:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.50 125
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  7.59 126
23 Oph         16:54:35.6 -06:09:15  5.3  1.43 122
PPM 200243     16:59:49.4 -04:13:16  7.7  0.90 121
PPM 200216     16:58:16.0 -05:14:59  9.6  0.28 121
14GV53         16:57:55.0 -04:59:06 15.6       121
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/19 01:06:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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