RECON: TNO occultation with 14KC102

Event between 14KC102 and star GA0780:07970346 with event index number of 1144126

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/21 09:21:05 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:51:39.8 -10:50:31
Equinox of date position of star is 17:52:50.7 -10:50:46
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 46 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

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TNO is 29.8 AU from the Sun and 28.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 274 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1143 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20919.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=226.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=92.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KC102, (2021/06/21 09:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.6 -26:28:40  0.9 24.88  28
35Eta Oph      17:11:36.7 -15:45:00  2.6 11.16  35
PPM 233705     17:54:15.1 -10:54:11  6.1  0.35  46
14KC102        17:52:51.3 -10:50:46 16.5        46
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.2 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=0.6%
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 09:19:56 -14.2 AT Up 25.8 204.7 Low 09:04:56 - 09:34:56 5234
Kelowna 09:19:56 -14.6 AT Up 26.2 204.7 Low 09:04:56 - 09:34:56 5214
Peachland 09:19:57 -14.7 AT Up 26.4 204.4 Low 09:04:57 - 09:34:57 5209
Summerland 09:19:56 -14.9 AT Up 26.5 204.5 Low 09:04:56 - 09:34:56 5200
Penticton 09:19:56 -14.9 AT Up 26.5 204.6 Low 09:04:56 - 09:34:56 5196
Oliver 09:19:55 -15.2 AT Up 26.8 204.7 Low 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 5176
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:19:55 -15.4 AT Up 27.0 204.9 Low 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 5166
Victoria 09:20:06 -16.6 AT Up 28.4 200.7 Low 09:05:06 - 09:35:06 5159
Tonasket 09:19:55 -15.7 AT Up 27.2 204.9 Low 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 5148
Okanogan 09:19:54 -16.0 AT Up 27.6 204.8 Low 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 5129
Brewster 09:19:54 -16.3 AT Up 27.9 204.7 Low 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 5114
Manson/Chelan 09:19:55 -16.6 AT Up 28.2 204.3 Low 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 5104
Wenatchee 09:19:55 -17.1 AT Up 28.7 204.3 Low 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 5077
Ellensburg 09:19:55 -17.5 AT Up 29.1 204.1 Low 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 5053
Yakima 09:19:55 -17.9 AT Up 29.5 204.2 Low 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 5029
Toppenish/White Swan 09:19:54 -18.1 Dark Up 29.6 204.4 Low 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 5014
Pasco 09:19:50 -17.9 AT Up 29.4 205.8 Low 09:04:50 - 09:34:50 4999
Goldendale 09:19:55 -18.7 Dark Up 30.3 204.1 Up 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 4983
PNWRO 09:19:50 -18.1 Dark Up 29.5 206.1 Low 09:04:50 - 09:34:50 4983
The Dalles 09:19:56 -19.0 Dark Up 30.6 203.7 Up 09:04:56 - 09:34:56 4971
Maupin 09:19:55 -19.4 Dark Up 30.9 204.0 Up 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 4944
Sisters 09:19:55 -20.3 Dark Up 31.9 203.6 Up 09:04:55 - 09:34:55 4891
Redmond 09:19:54 -20.2 Dark Up 31.8 204.1 Up 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 4887
Bend 09:19:54 -20.5 Dark Up 32.0 204.0 Up 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 4874
Oregon Observatory 09:19:54 -20.7 Dark Up 32.2 203.9 Up 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 4864
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:19:54 -20.9 Dark Up 32.4 203.9 Up 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 4851
North Lake 09:19:52 -21.2 Dark Up 32.6 204.6 Up 09:04:52 - 09:34:52 4818
Paisley 09:19:50 -21.6 Dark Up 33.0 205.2 Up 09:04:50 - 09:34:50 4779
Chiloquin 09:19:54 -22.0 Dark Up 33.5 203.8 Up 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 4779
Klamath Falls 09:19:54 -22.3 Dark Up 33.8 203.9 Up 09:04:54 - 09:34:54 4755
Lakeview 09:19:49 -22.0 Dark Up 33.4 205.5 Up 09:04:49 - 09:34:49 4744
Cedarville 09:19:48 -22.6 Dark Up 34.0 205.9 Up 09:04:48 - 09:34:48 4698
Fall River/Burney 09:19:51 -23.4 Dark Up 34.8 204.7 Up 09:04:51 - 09:34:51 4672
Susanville 09:19:48 -23.8 Dark Up 35.1 205.7 Up 09:04:48 - 09:34:48 4623
Greenville 09:19:49 -24.1 Dark Up 35.5 205.5 Up 09:04:49 - 09:34:49 4605
Gimple 09:19:48 -24.1 Dark Up 35.4 205.6 Up 09:04:48 - 09:34:48 4604
Quincy 09:19:49 -24.3 Dark Up 35.6 205.5 Up 09:04:49 - 09:34:49 4591
Portola 09:19:47 -24.3 Dark Up 35.6 206.1 Up 09:04:47 - 09:34:47 4579
Reno 09:19:44 -24.4 Dark Up 35.6 206.9 Up 09:04:44 - 09:34:44 4555
Carson City 09:19:44 -24.7 Dark Up 35.9 207.1 Up 09:04:44 - 09:34:44 4529
Gardnerville 09:19:43 -24.9 Dark Up 36.1 207.2 Up 09:04:43 - 09:34:43 4511
Yerington 09:19:42 -24.7 Dark Up 35.9 207.8 Up 09:04:42 - 09:34:42 4511
Dunrhomin 09:18:59 -18.8 Dark Down 28.8 221.8 Low 09:03:59 - 09:33:59 4483
Hawthorne 09:19:40 -25.0 Dark Up 36.1 208.6 Up 09:04:40 - 09:34:40 4473
Lee Vining 09:19:41 -25.7 Dark Up 36.8 208.2 Up 09:04:41 - 09:34:41 4435
Tonopah 09:19:34 -25.1 Dark Up 36.0 210.3 Up 09:04:34 - 09:34:34 4428
Bishop 09:19:37 -26.0 Dark Up 37.0 209.2 Up 09:04:37 - 09:34:37 4385
Beatty 09:19:31 -26.0 Dark Up 36.8 211.2 Up 09:04:31 - 09:34:31 4337
Indian Springs 09:19:27 -25.9 Dark Up 36.6 212.5 Up 09:04:27 - 09:34:27 4304
Henderson 09:19:24 -26.2 Dark Up 36.8 213.5 Up 09:04:24 - 09:34:24 4257
CPSLO 09:19:43 -28.6 Dark Up 39.7 207.4 Up 09:04:43 - 09:34:43 4242
Patrick 09:19:20 -26.4 Dark Up 36.8 215.0 Up 09:04:20 - 09:34:20 4199
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:19:22 -26.9 Dark Up 37.3 214.3 Up 09:04:22 - 09:34:22 4185
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:19:20 -26.7 Dark Up 37.1 214.8 Up 09:04:20 - 09:34:20 4183
Mohave Valley 09:19:21 -27.1 Dark Up 37.5 214.4 Up 09:04:21 - 09:34:21 4163
Wildwood 09:19:35 -29.2 Dark Up 40.0 210.3 Up 09:04:35 - 09:34:35 4132
Lake Havasu City 09:19:20 -27.4 Dark Up 37.7 214.9 Up 09:04:20 - 09:34:20 4129
Parker 09:19:20 -27.7 Dark Up 38.0 215.0 Up 09:04:20 - 09:34:20 4101
Idyllwild 09:19:27 -28.9 Dark Up 39.5 212.6 Up 09:04:27 - 09:34:27 4090
Blythe 09:19:20 -28.3 Dark Up 38.6 215.0 Up 09:04:20 - 09:34:20 4062
George/Scottsdale 09:19:11 -27.1 Dark Up 37.2 217.8 Up 09:04:11 - 09:34:11 4045
Calipatria 09:19:23 -29.0 Dark Up 39.4 214.2 Up 09:04:23 - 09:34:23 4030
Yuma 09:19:19 -29.1 Dark Up 39.4 215.3 Up 09:04:19 - 09:34:19 3987

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 14KC102, (2021/06/21 09:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.88  28
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.16  35
PPM 233705     17:53:03.6 -10:53:59  6.1  0.35  46
14KC102        17:51:39.8 -10:50:31 16.5        46
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/08 23:40:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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