RECON: TNO occultation with 14GV53

Event between 14GV53 and star GA0840:05449562 with event index number of 1238292

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/06 03:06:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:04:02.9 -05:59:36
Equinox of date position of star is 17:05:12.2 -06:01:19
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 71 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 37.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.1 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 87 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1541 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26813.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=306.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.6 sec chord
Diameter=125.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14GV53, (2022/10/06 03:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:48.4 -26:28:50  0.9 22.04  74
13Zet Oph      16:38:24.9 -10:36:41  2.6  8.07  76
23 Oph         16:55:48.8 -06:11:22  5.3  2.36  74
PPM 200289     17:04:10.9 -06:22:59  7.9  0.45  72
PPM 200306     17:05:32.6 -06:00:58  9.5  0.07  71
14GV53         17:05:16.0 -06:01:25 16.3        71
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 8.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.1%
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 03:06:22 -16.8 AT Up 21.2 230.1 Low 02:58:39 - 03:14:05 7276
Kelowna 03:06:24 -16.7 AT Up 21.5 230.1 Low 02:58:41 - 03:14:07 7262
Peachland 03:06:24 -16.6 AT Up 21.7 229.9 Low 02:58:41 - 03:14:07 7253
Penticton 03:06:25 -16.8 AT Up 21.7 230.1 Low 02:58:42 - 03:14:08 7251
Summerland 03:06:24 -16.7 AT Up 21.8 230.0 Low 02:58:41 - 03:14:07 7250
Oliver 03:06:26 -16.8 AT Up 22.0 230.3 Low 02:58:43 - 03:14:09 7240
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:06:27 -17.0 AT Up 22.0 230.5 Low 02:58:44 - 03:14:10 7239
Tonasket 03:06:29 -17.0 AT Up 22.2 230.5 Low 02:58:46 - 03:14:12 7228
Okanogan 03:06:29 -17.0 AT Up 22.5 230.5 Low 02:58:46 - 03:14:12 7215
Brewster 03:06:31 -16.9 AT Up 22.8 230.4 Low 02:58:48 - 03:14:14 7202
Manson/Chelan 03:06:29 -16.7 AT Up 23.1 230.1 Low 02:58:46 - 03:14:12 7188
Wenatchee 03:06:32 -16.7 AT Up 23.5 230.1 Low 02:58:49 - 03:14:15 7169
Dunrhomin 03:07:35 -29.3 Dark Up 17.8 245.4 Really Low 02:59:52 - 03:15:18 7165
Pasco 03:06:39 -17.8 AT Up 23.6 231.7 Low 02:58:56 - 03:14:22 7154
Ellensburg 03:06:33 -16.6 AT Up 23.9 230.1 Low 02:58:50 - 03:14:16 7151
PNWRO 03:06:40 -18.0 AT Up 23.6 232.0 Low 02:58:57 - 03:14:23 7150
Victoria 03:06:19 -14.4 AT Up 24.3 226.8 Low 02:58:36 - 03:14:02 7140
Yakima 03:06:33 -16.7 AT Up 24.1 230.2 Low 02:58:50 - 03:14:16 7136
Toppenish/White Swan 03:06:35 -16.9 AT Up 24.2 230.4 Low 02:58:52 - 03:14:18 7132
Goldendale 03:06:37 -16.7 AT Up 24.8 230.2 Low 02:58:54 - 03:14:20 7104
The Dalles 03:06:37 -16.5 AT Up 25.1 230.0 Low 02:58:54 - 03:14:20 7087
Maupin 03:06:39 -16.6 AT Up 25.3 230.2 Low 02:58:56 - 03:14:22 7074
Redmond 03:06:42 -16.7 AT Up 25.9 230.5 Low 02:58:59 - 03:14:25 7038
Sisters 03:06:40 -16.4 AT Up 26.1 230.1 Low 02:58:57 - 03:14:23 7030
Bend 03:06:43 -16.6 AT Up 26.1 230.5 Low 02:59:00 - 03:14:26 7027
Oregon Observatory 03:06:43 -16.6 AT Up 26.3 230.4 Low 02:59:00 - 03:14:26 7017
La Pine/Gilchrist 03:06:42 -16.6 AT Up 26.5 230.4 Low 02:58:59 - 03:14:25 7008
North Lake 03:06:47 -17.1 AT Up 26.4 231.2 Low 02:59:04 - 03:14:30 7004
Paisley 03:06:49 -17.4 AT Up 26.5 231.7 Low 02:59:06 - 03:14:32 6989
Lakeview 03:06:52 -17.7 AT Up 26.7 232.1 Low 02:59:09 - 03:14:35 6972
Chiloquin 03:06:47 -16.5 AT Up 27.4 230.6 Low 02:59:04 - 03:14:30 6954
Cedarville 03:06:55 -17.9 AT Up 27.0 232.5 Low 02:59:12 - 03:14:38 6948
Klamath Falls 03:06:48 -16.6 AT Up 27.5 230.8 Low 02:59:05 - 03:14:31 6941
Fall River/Burney 03:06:53 -17.1 AT Up 28.1 231.6 Low 02:59:10 - 03:14:36 6898
Susanville 03:06:57 -17.7 AT Up 28.0 232.6 Low 02:59:14 - 03:14:40 6888
Gimple 03:06:59 -17.6 AT Up 28.3 232.5 Low 02:59:16 - 03:14:42 6870
Greenville 03:06:58 -17.6 AT Up 28.3 232.4 Low 02:59:15 - 03:14:41 6868
Reno 03:07:03 -18.5 Dark Up 28.0 233.7 Low 02:59:20 - 03:14:46 6867
Portola 03:07:02 -18.0 AT Up 28.2 233.0 Low 02:59:19 - 03:14:45 6865
Quincy 03:07:00 -17.6 AT Up 28.4 232.5 Low 02:59:17 - 03:14:43 6859
Yerington 03:07:07 -19.1 Dark Up 27.9 234.5 Low 02:59:24 - 03:14:50 6856
Tonopah 03:07:17 -20.8 Dark Up 27.1 236.6 Low 02:59:34 - 03:15:00 6856
Carson City 03:07:05 -18.6 Dark Up 28.2 233.9 Low 02:59:22 - 03:14:48 6851
Hawthorne 03:07:11 -19.6 Dark Up 27.8 235.2 Low 02:59:28 - 03:14:54 6846
Gardnerville 03:07:07 -18.7 Dark Up 28.3 234.0 Low 02:59:24 - 03:14:50 6841
Indian Springs 03:07:25 -22.3 Dark Up 26.9 238.6 Low 02:59:42 - 03:15:08 6815
Lee Vining 03:07:12 -19.3 Dark Up 28.4 235.0 Low 02:59:29 - 03:14:55 6808
Beatty 03:07:21 -21.4 Dark Up 27.4 237.5 Low 02:59:38 - 03:15:04 6808
Henderson 03:07:31 -23.0 Dark Up 26.6 239.4 Low 02:59:48 - 03:15:14 6802
Bishop 03:07:16 -20.0 Dark Up 28.3 235.9 Low 02:59:33 - 03:14:59 6795
Patrick 03:07:36 -24.0 Dark Up 26.2 240.5 Low 02:59:53 - 03:15:19 6793
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:07:36 -23.9 Dark Up 26.4 240.5 Low 02:59:53 - 03:15:19 6778
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:07:35 -23.5 Dark Up 26.8 240.1 Low 02:59:52 - 03:15:18 6766
Mohave Valley 03:07:35 -23.5 Dark Up 26.9 240.2 Low 02:59:52 - 03:15:18 6752
George/Scottsdale 03:07:48 -26.0 Dark Up 25.5 242.8 Low 03:00:05 - 03:15:31 6743
Lake Havasu City 03:07:37 -23.8 Dark Up 26.9 240.6 Low 02:59:54 - 03:15:20 6736
Parker 03:07:39 -23.9 Dark Up 27.1 240.8 Low 02:59:56 - 03:15:22 6717
Blythe 03:07:41 -23.8 Dark Up 27.5 240.8 Low 02:59:58 - 03:15:24 6682
Idyllwild 03:07:35 -22.0 Dark Up 29.0 239.1 Low 02:59:52 - 03:15:18 6644
Calipatria 03:07:40 -23.1 Dark Up 28.5 240.3 Low 02:59:57 - 03:15:23 6635
CPSLO 03:07:16 -18.5 Dark Up 31.0 235.0 Up 02:59:33 - 03:14:59 6634
Yuma 03:07:45 -23.9 Dark Up 28.0 241.2 Low 03:00:02 - 03:15:28 6630
Wildwood 03:07:28 -20.4 Dark Up 30.2 237.3 Up 02:59:45 - 03:15:11 6618

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, (2022/10/06 03:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.04  74
13Zet Oph      16:37:09.6 -10:34:01  2.6  8.07  76
23 Oph         16:54:35.6 -06:09:15  5.3  2.36  74
PPM 200289     17:02:57.6 -06:21:08  7.9  0.45  72
PPM 200306     17:04:19.5 -05:59:09  9.5  0.07  71
14GV53         17:04:02.9 -05:59:36 16.3        71
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/07/25 00:53:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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