RECON: TNO occultation with 14JQ92

Event between 14JQ92 and star GA0900:06122936 with event index number of 2491053

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/07/25 06:20:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:55:19.9 +00:11:36
Equinox of date position of star is 17:56:28.1 +00:11:29
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

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TNO is 27.3 AU from the Sun and 26.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 138 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1682 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19199.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=127.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.6 sec chord
Diameter=52.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14JQ92, (2022/07/25 06:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.7 -26:28:48  0.9 33.72 165
60Bet Oph      17:44:35.3 +04:33:34  2.8  5.28 149
PPM 164879     17:58:13.7 +00:03:54  5.9  0.45 153
PPM 164743     17:53:44.1 +01:18:05  7.5  1.31 152
PPM 164837     17:56:53.9 +00:27:56  8.9  0.29 153
14JQ92         17:56:29.2 +00:11:28 15.1       153
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 25.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:18:29 -15.7 AT Down 39.0 190.8 Up 06:06:29 - 06:30:30 8305
Victoria 06:18:43 -16.6 AT Down 41.5 187.2 Up 06:06:42 - 06:30:43 8232
Kelowna 06:18:28 -16.6 AT Down 39.7 192.1 Up 06:06:27 - 06:30:28 8224
Peachland 06:18:29 -16.7 AT Down 39.9 191.7 Up 06:06:28 - 06:30:29 8224
Summerland 06:18:28 -16.8 AT Down 40.0 191.9 Up 06:06:27 - 06:30:28 8210
Penticton 06:18:29 -16.9 AT Down 40.0 192.0 Up 06:06:28 - 06:30:29 8203
Oliver 06:18:28 -17.2 AT Down 40.4 192.1 Up 06:06:28 - 06:30:29 8177
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:18:28 -17.4 AT Down 40.5 192.4 Up 06:06:27 - 06:30:28 8160
Tonasket 06:18:28 -17.7 AT Down 40.8 192.3 Up 06:06:27 - 06:30:28 8139
Okanogan 06:18:30 -18.0 AT Down 41.2 192.2 Up 06:06:30 - 06:30:31 8118
Brewster 06:18:30 -18.1 Dark Down 41.5 192.0 Up 06:06:30 - 06:30:31 8103
Manson/Chelan 06:18:32 -18.2 Dark Down 41.7 191.5 Up 06:06:31 - 06:30:32 8098
Wenatchee 06:18:33 -18.6 Dark Down 42.2 191.4 Up 06:06:32 - 06:30:33 8067
Sleaford 06:17:44 -17.4 AT Down 34.7 207.9 Up 06:05:43 - 06:29:44 8054
Ellensburg 06:18:33 -18.9 Dark Down 42.7 191.2 Up 06:06:32 - 06:30:33 8043
Yakima 06:18:34 -19.2 Dark Down 43.1 191.2 Up 06:06:34 - 06:30:35 8012
Toppenish/White Swan 06:18:32 -19.5 Dark Down 43.2 191.5 Up 06:06:32 - 06:30:33 7991
Goldendale 06:18:35 -19.8 Dark Down 43.8 191.0 Up 06:06:34 - 06:30:35 7961
The Dalles 06:18:37 -19.9 Dark Down 44.1 190.6 Up 06:06:37 - 06:30:38 7954
PNWRO 06:18:29 -20.3 Dark Down 43.4 193.6 Up 06:06:28 - 06:30:29 7921
Maupin 06:18:37 -20.3 Dark Down 44.5 190.8 Up 06:06:37 - 06:30:38 7919
Sisters 06:18:40 -20.9 Dark Down 45.4 190.3 Up 06:06:40 - 06:30:41 7866
Bend 06:18:39 -21.2 Dark Down 45.6 190.7 Up 06:06:39 - 06:30:40 7840
Oregon Observatory 06:18:41 -21.3 Dark Down 45.8 190.6 Up 06:06:40 - 06:30:41 7830
North Lake 06:18:39 -22.1 Dark Down 46.4 191.5 Up 06:06:39 - 06:30:40 7764
Chiloquin 06:18:42 -22.4 Dark Down 47.2 190.2 Up 06:06:41 - 06:30:42 7738
Klamath Falls 06:18:43 -22.7 Dark Down 47.5 190.4 Up 06:06:42 - 06:30:43 7709
Lakeview 06:18:37 -23.2 Dark Down 47.3 192.5 Up 06:06:36 - 06:30:37 7663
Cedarville 06:18:37 -23.9 Dark Down 47.9 192.9 Up 06:06:36 - 06:30:37 7604
Fall River/Burney 06:18:42 -23.8 Dark Down 48.6 191.2 Up 06:06:41 - 06:30:42 7602
Susanville 06:18:41 -24.7 Dark Down 49.1 192.5 Up 06:06:40 - 06:30:41 7528
Greenville 06:18:42 -24.8 Dark Down 49.4 192.1 Up 06:06:42 - 06:30:43 7514
Gimple 06:18:42 -24.8 Dark Down 49.4 192.2 Up 06:06:42 - 06:30:43 7511
Quincy 06:18:43 -25.0 Dark Down 49.6 192.2 Up 06:06:42 - 06:30:43 7497
Portola 06:18:41 -25.3 Dark Down 49.7 192.9 Up 06:06:40 - 06:30:41 7472
Reno 06:18:38 -25.7 Dark Down 49.8 194.0 Up 06:06:38 - 06:30:39 7429
Carson City 06:18:39 -26.1 Dark Down 50.2 194.1 Up 06:06:38 - 06:30:39 7399
Gardnerville 06:18:39 -26.3 Dark Down 50.4 194.2 Up 06:06:39 - 06:30:40 7376
Yerington 06:18:36 -26.5 Dark Down 50.2 195.1 Up 06:06:36 - 06:30:37 7362
Hawthorne 06:18:34 -27.1 Dark Down 50.6 196.1 Up 06:06:34 - 06:30:35 7306
Lee Vining 06:18:37 -27.4 Dark Down 51.2 195.5 Up 06:06:37 - 06:30:38 7274
Tonopah 06:18:30 -28.0 Dark Down 50.7 198.4 Up 06:06:29 - 06:30:30 7222
Bishop 06:18:35 -28.2 Dark Down 51.6 196.8 Up 06:06:34 - 06:30:35 7199
Beatty 06:18:28 -29.2 Dark Down 51.7 199.5 Up 06:06:27 - 06:30:28 7106
Dunrhomin 06:17:41 -29.0 Dark Down 44.6 213.9 Up 06:05:40 - 06:29:41 7053
Indian Springs 06:18:25 -29.8 Dark Down 51.7 201.3 Up 06:06:25 - 06:30:26 7043
CU-SBO 06:17:41 -29.2 Dark Down 44.9 213.9 Up 06:05:41 - 06:29:42 7033
Henderson 06:18:22 -30.5 Dark Down 52.0 202.6 Up 06:06:22 - 06:30:23 6973
Wildwood 06:18:40 -31.0 Dark Down 54.8 197.8 Up 06:06:39 - 06:30:40 6917
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:18:22 -31.5 Dark Down 52.6 203.7 Up 06:06:21 - 06:30:22 6882
Patrick 06:18:19 -31.5 Dark Down 52.2 204.7 Up 06:06:18 - 06:30:19 6881
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:18:19 -31.6 Dark Down 52.4 204.5 Up 06:06:19 - 06:30:20 6867
Mohave Valley 06:18:22 -31.7 Dark Down 52.9 203.9 Up 06:06:21 - 06:30:22 6857
Idyllwild 06:18:31 -32.0 Dark Down 54.6 201.1 Up 06:06:31 - 06:30:32 6822
Lake Havasu City 06:18:21 -32.2 Dark Down 53.2 204.5 Up 06:06:20 - 06:30:21 6812
Parker 06:18:22 -32.5 Dark Down 53.5 204.7 Up 06:06:21 - 06:30:22 6779
Calipatria 06:18:27 -33.0 Dark Down 54.8 203.3 Up 06:06:27 - 06:30:28 6727
George/Scottsdale 06:18:10 -33.7 Dark Down 53.0 208.7 Up 06:06:10 - 06:30:11 6661
Yuma 06:18:24 -33.7 Dark Down 54.9 205.0 Up 06:06:23 - 06:30:24 6658

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 14JQ92, (2022/07/25 06:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 33.72 165
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  5.28 149
PPM 164879     17:57:04.3 +00:03:59  5.9  0.45 153
PPM 164743     17:52:35.4 +01:18:18  7.5  1.31 152
PPM 164837     17:55:44.8 +00:28:03  8.9  0.29 153
14JQ92         17:55:19.9 +00:11:36 15.1       153
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/14 01:06:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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