RECON: TNO occultation with 14LO28

Event between 14LO28 and star GA0960:17121429 with event index number of 2506039

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/11/26 05:26:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 21:51:16.0 +07:33:33
Equinox of date position of star is 21:52:24.1 +07:40:01
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 61 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.8 AU from the Sun and 39.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 153 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1540 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28865.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.2
Diameter=554.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 55.5 sec chord
Diameter=226.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 22.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14LO28, (2022/11/26 05:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Markab         23:05:54.2 +15:19:44  2.5 19.55  81
18 Peg         22:01:16.5 +06:49:42  5.8  2.35  63
PPM 172400     21:55:06.4 +06:58:26  6.8  0.96  62
PPM 172340     21:52:15.2 +07:41:14  9.8  0.04  61
14LO28         21:52:24.2 +07:40:02 15.3        62
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 5.7 km RECON observability=0.9 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)
Sleaford 05:26:57 -54.9 Dark Down 16.3 261.2 Really Low 05:13:42 - 05:40:12 8198
Dunrhomin 05:29:08 -64.4 Dark Down 16.7 265.7 Really Low 05:15:53 - 05:42:23 8013
CU-SBO 05:29:07 -64.5 Dark Down 16.8 265.7 Really Low 05:15:52 - 05:42:22 8004
Kelowna 05:26:51 -50.3 Dark Down 25.1 250.7 Low 05:13:36 - 05:40:06 7847
Penticton 05:26:57 -50.4 Dark Down 25.3 250.8 Low 05:13:42 - 05:40:12 7839
Summerland 05:26:58 -50.3 Dark Down 25.3 250.7 Low 05:13:43 - 05:40:13 7837
Peachland 05:26:55 -50.2 Dark Down 25.3 250.5 Low 05:13:40 - 05:40:10 7837
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:27:02 -50.8 Dark Down 25.3 251.2 Low 05:13:47 - 05:40:17 7836
Kamloops 05:26:43 -49.3 Dark Down 25.4 249.5 Low 05:13:28 - 05:39:58 7835
Oliver 05:26:58 -50.6 Dark Down 25.4 251.0 Low 05:13:43 - 05:40:13 7832
Okanogan 05:27:08 -51.1 Dark Down 25.6 251.3 Low 05:13:53 - 05:40:23 7816
Brewster 05:27:11 -51.1 Dark Down 25.8 251.3 Low 05:13:56 - 05:40:26 7805
Manson/Chelan 05:27:12 -51.0 Dark Down 26.1 251.1 Low 05:13:57 - 05:40:27 7789
PNWRO 05:27:32 -52.8 Dark Down 25.8 253.1 Low 05:14:17 - 05:40:47 7787
Wenatchee 05:27:13 -51.2 Dark Down 26.4 251.2 Low 05:13:58 - 05:40:28 7774
Ellensburg 05:27:22 -51.3 Dark Down 26.6 251.2 Low 05:14:07 - 05:40:37 7758
Toppenish/White Swan 05:27:33 -51.7 Dark Down 26.7 251.7 Low 05:14:18 - 05:40:48 7749
Yakima 05:27:25 -51.5 Dark Down 26.8 251.4 Low 05:14:10 - 05:40:40 7748
The Dalles 05:27:33 -51.6 Dark Down 27.5 251.4 Low 05:14:18 - 05:40:48 7705
Victoria 05:26:57 -48.8 Dark Down 28.0 247.9 Low 05:13:42 - 05:40:12 7702
Maupin 05:27:31 -51.8 Dark Down 27.5 251.7 Low 05:14:16 - 05:40:46 7698
Bend 05:27:32 -52.2 Dark Down 28.0 252.1 Low 05:14:17 - 05:40:47 7662
Sisters 05:27:33 -51.9 Dark Down 28.2 251.7 Low 05:14:18 - 05:40:48 7659
Oregon Observatory 05:27:33 -52.2 Dark Down 28.2 252.0 Low 05:14:18 - 05:40:48 7653
Cedarville 05:27:32 -54.0 Dark Down 28.0 254.2 Low 05:14:17 - 05:40:47 7637
Patrick 05:29:37 -61.4 Dark Down 24.0 262.0 Low 05:16:22 - 05:42:52 7616
George/Scottsdale 05:30:00 -63.6 Dark Down 22.5 264.0 Low 05:16:45 - 05:43:15 7611
Chiloquin 05:27:32 -52.4 Dark Down 28.9 252.4 Low 05:14:17 - 05:40:47 7604
Klamath Falls 05:27:32 -52.6 Dark Down 28.9 252.6 Low 05:14:17 - 05:40:47 7598
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:29:37 -60.9 Dark Down 24.6 261.6 Low 05:16:22 - 05:42:52 7583
Fall River/Burney 05:27:33 -53.3 Dark Down 29.0 253.6 Low 05:14:18 - 05:40:48 7580
Beatty 05:29:15 -58.6 Dark Down 26.1 259.3 Low 05:16:00 - 05:42:30 7579
Hawthorne 05:28:57 -56.5 Dark Down 27.3 257.2 Low 05:15:42 - 05:42:12 7576
Yerington 05:28:45 -55.9 Dark Down 27.6 256.5 Low 05:15:30 - 05:42:00 7574
Reno 05:28:38 -55.2 Dark Down 28.0 255.7 Low 05:15:23 - 05:41:53 7571
Lake Havasu City 05:29:46 -61.4 Dark Down 24.5 262.1 Low 05:16:31 - 05:43:01 7565
Carson City 05:28:43 -55.4 Dark Down 28.1 256.0 Low 05:15:28 - 05:41:58 7559
Portola 05:28:33 -54.6 Dark Down 28.5 255.1 Low 05:15:18 - 05:41:48 7557
Gimple 05:28:29 -54.2 Dark Down 28.7 254.6 Low 05:15:14 - 05:41:44 7554
Gardnerville 05:28:46 -55.5 Dark Down 28.1 256.1 Low 05:15:31 - 05:42:01 7552
Greenville 05:28:32 -54.2 Dark Down 28.7 254.6 Low 05:15:17 - 05:41:47 7552
Quincy 05:28:36 -54.3 Dark Down 28.8 254.7 Low 05:15:21 - 05:41:51 7545
Bishop 05:29:04 -57.1 Dark Down 27.4 258.0 Low 05:15:49 - 05:42:19 7541
Lee Vining 05:28:57 -56.4 Dark Down 27.8 257.1 Low 05:15:42 - 05:42:12 7539
Yuma 05:30:02 -61.8 Dark Down 24.9 262.8 Low 05:16:47 - 05:43:17 7479
Calipatria 05:29:57 -60.9 Dark Down 25.6 262.0 Low 05:16:42 - 05:43:12 7468
Idyllwild 05:29:53 -59.8 Dark Down 26.5 261.0 Low 05:16:38 - 05:43:08 7455
Wildwood 05:29:38 -58.1 Dark Down 28.0 259.6 Low 05:16:23 - 05:42:53 7403

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 14LO28, (2022/11/26 05:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 19.55  81
18 Peg         22:00:07.9 +06:43:03  5.8  2.35  63
PPM 172400     21:53:57.9 +06:51:54  6.8  0.96  62
PPM 172340     21:51:07.0 +07:34:45  9.8  0.04  61
14LO28         21:51:16.0 +07:33:33 15.3        61
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/13 03:28:21 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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