RECON: TNO occultation with 14LO28

Event between 14LO28 and star GA1000:19321216 with event index number of 2506098

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/08/30 06:40:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:09:06.8 +11:06:49
Equinox of date position of star is 22:10:17.2 +11:13:52
Stellar brightness G=13.6, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 103 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

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Object is 39.5 AU from the Sun and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1479 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27986.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.1
Diameter=554.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.1 sec chord
Diameter=226.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14LO28, (2025/08/30 06:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:18.5 +45:22:23  1.3 38.97  99
Markab         23:06:02.5 +15:20:38  2.5 14.15 117
21 Peg         22:04:34.6 +11:30:41  5.8  1.45 102
PPM 141087     22:08:55.4 +10:52:47  8.1  0.51 103
PPM 141103     22:09:48.0 +11:15:50 10.9  0.14 103
14LO28         22:10:22.6 +11:14:25 13.6       103
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 26.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=31.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:40:20 -27.9 Dark Down 48.8 159.1 Up 06:34:43 - 06:45:56 -329
Victoria 06:40:32 -29.0 Dark Down 50.0 153.7 Up 06:34:55 - 06:46:08 -411
Kelowna 06:40:19 -28.8 Dark Down 49.8 160.1 Up 06:34:42 - 06:45:55 -412
Peachland 06:40:20 -28.9 Dark Down 49.8 159.6 Up 06:34:43 - 06:45:56 -413
Summerland 06:40:20 -29.0 Dark Down 50.0 159.7 Up 06:34:43 - 06:45:56 -427
Penticton 06:40:20 -29.1 Dark Down 50.1 159.8 Up 06:34:43 - 06:45:56 -435
Oliver 06:40:20 -29.4 Dark Down 50.4 159.7 Up 06:34:43 - 06:45:56 -462
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:40:20 -29.6 Dark Down 50.6 159.9 Up 06:34:44 - 06:45:57 -479
Okanogan 06:40:22 -30.2 Dark Down 51.2 159.3 Up 06:34:45 - 06:45:58 -524
Brewster 06:40:23 -30.4 Dark Down 51.4 158.9 Up 06:34:47 - 06:46:00 -540
Manson/Chelan 06:40:24 -30.5 Dark Down 51.5 158.2 Up 06:34:48 - 06:46:01 -546
Sleaford 06:39:40 -28.8 Dark Down 49.0 180.6 Up 06:34:03 - 06:45:16 -559
Wenatchee 06:40:25 -30.9 Dark Down 51.9 157.7 Up 06:34:49 - 06:46:02 -579
Ellensburg 06:40:27 -31.2 Dark Down 52.2 157.2 Up 06:34:51 - 06:46:04 -605
Yakima 06:40:28 -31.6 Dark Down 52.6 157.0 Up 06:34:51 - 06:46:04 -637
Toppenish/White Swan 06:40:28 -31.8 Dark Down 52.8 157.1 Up 06:34:51 - 06:46:04 -659
The Dalles 06:40:32 -32.3 Dark Down 53.3 155.5 Up 06:34:55 - 06:46:08 -699
PNWRO 06:40:25 -32.5 Dark Down 53.6 159.3 Up 06:34:48 - 06:46:01 -729
Maupin 06:40:32 -32.7 Dark Down 53.7 155.4 Up 06:34:56 - 06:46:09 -736
Sisters 06:40:35 -33.3 Dark Down 54.4 154.1 Up 06:34:58 - 06:46:11 -793
Bend 06:40:35 -33.6 Dark Down 54.7 154.4 Up 06:34:58 - 06:46:11 -819
Oregon Observatory 06:40:36 -33.8 Dark Down 54.8 154.1 Up 06:34:59 - 06:46:12 -830
Chiloquin 06:40:39 -34.8 Dark Down 55.8 152.6 Up 06:35:03 - 06:46:16 -926
Klamath Falls 06:40:39 -35.1 Dark Down 56.2 152.5 Up 06:35:03 - 06:46:16 -957
Cedarville 06:40:36 -36.3 Dark Down 57.3 154.7 Up 06:35:00 - 06:46:13 -1063
Fall River/Burney 06:40:41 -36.3 Dark Down 57.4 152.3 Up 06:35:04 - 06:46:17 -1068
Greenville 06:40:41 -37.3 Dark Down 58.3 152.4 Up 06:35:05 - 06:46:18 -1159
Gimple 06:40:41 -37.3 Dark Down 58.4 152.6 Up 06:35:04 - 06:46:17 -1162
Quincy 06:40:42 -37.5 Dark Down 58.5 152.3 Up 06:35:05 - 06:46:18 -1176
Portola 06:40:41 -37.8 Dark Down 58.8 153.0 Up 06:35:04 - 06:46:17 -1202
Reno 06:40:38 -38.2 Dark Down 59.2 154.0 Up 06:35:02 - 06:46:15 -1244
Carson City 06:40:40 -38.5 Dark Down 59.6 153.8 Up 06:35:03 - 06:46:16 -1276
Gardnerville 06:40:40 -38.8 Dark Down 59.8 153.7 Up 06:35:03 - 06:46:16 -1299
Yerington 06:40:38 -38.9 Dark Down 60.0 154.8 Up 06:35:01 - 06:46:14 -1313
Hawthorne 06:40:37 -39.5 Dark Down 60.6 155.4 Up 06:35:01 - 06:46:14 -1370
Lee Vining 06:40:40 -39.9 Dark Down 60.9 154.1 Up 06:35:03 - 06:46:16 -1405
Bishop 06:40:38 -40.7 Dark Down 61.7 155.0 Up 06:35:02 - 06:46:15 -1481
Beatty 06:40:34 -41.6 Dark Down 62.6 157.8 Up 06:34:57 - 06:46:10 -1573
Dunrhomin 06:39:51 -40.6 Dark Down 60.8 182.5 Up 06:34:14 - 06:45:27 -1600
Nikitin 06:39:52 -40.8 Dark Down 61.0 182.5 Up 06:34:15 - 06:45:28 -1617
CU-SBO 06:39:52 -40.9 Dark Down 61.1 182.3 Up 06:34:16 - 06:45:29 -1620
Wildwood 06:40:45 -43.6 Dark Down 64.5 151.7 Up 06:35:08 - 06:46:21 -1773
Patrick 06:40:27 -43.8 Dark Down 64.8 162.9 Up 06:34:50 - 06:46:03 -1799
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:40:30 -43.8 Dark Down 64.9 161.2 Up 06:34:53 - 06:46:06 -1800
Idyllwild 06:40:39 -44.5 Dark Down 65.6 155.4 Up 06:35:03 - 06:46:16 -1866
Lake Havasu City 06:40:30 -44.5 Dark Down 65.6 161.3 Up 06:34:53 - 06:46:06 -1871
Calipatria 06:40:36 -45.5 Dark Down 66.5 157.5 Up 06:35:00 - 06:46:13 -1962
George/Scottsdale 06:40:23 -45.9 Dark Down 66.9 166.6 Up 06:34:46 - 06:45:59 -2021
Yuma 06:40:33 -46.1 Dark Down 67.2 159.2 Up 06:34:57 - 06:46:10 -2032

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, (2025/08/30 06:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 38.97  99
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 14.15 117
21 Peg         22:03:19.1 +11:23:11  5.8  1.45 102
PPM 141087     22:07:39.6 +10:45:13  8.1  0.51 103
PPM 141103     22:08:32.2 +11:08:14 10.9  0.14 103
14LO28         22:09:06.8 +11:06:49 13.6       103
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/27 01:54:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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