RECON: TNO occultation with 14MH70

Event between 14MH70 and star GA0820:22437210 with event index number of 2510154

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/01 06:16:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:25:09.0 -07:13:01
Equinox of date position of star is 23:26:22.9 -07:05:09
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 173 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 45.6 AU from the Sun and 44.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0 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 181 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2584 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32381.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=411.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.7 sec chord
Diameter=167.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14MH70, (2027/09/01 06:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:10.2 -29:28:29  1.2 23.32 153
Diphda         00:44:58.5 -17:50:07  2.0 21.93 151
PPM 207450     23:22:06.5 -05:45:23  6.0  1.72 175
PPM 207506     23:25:32.4 -07:23:55  7.9  0.42 173
PPM 207526     23:26:21.5 -07:10:25  9.5  0.12 173
14MH70         23:26:34.8 -07:03:52 14.7       173
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 15.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:16:21 -26.7 Dark Down 23.7 138.9 Low 06:01:21 - 06:31:21 -1891
Victoria 06:16:35 -27.6 Dark Down 24.0 135.3 Low 06:01:35 - 06:31:35 -1916
Peachland 06:16:23 -27.7 Dark Down 24.7 139.2 Low 06:01:23 - 06:31:23 -1935
Kelowna 06:16:22 -27.7 Dark Down 24.7 139.5 Low 06:01:22 - 06:31:22 -1936
Summerland 06:16:23 -27.9 Dark Down 24.8 139.2 Low 06:01:23 - 06:31:23 -1942
Penticton 06:16:23 -28.0 Dark Down 24.9 139.3 Low 06:01:23 - 06:31:23 -1947
Oliver 06:16:24 -28.3 Dark Down 25.2 139.2 Low 06:01:24 - 06:31:24 -1960
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:16:24 -28.5 Dark Down 25.4 139.4 Low 06:01:24 - 06:31:24 -1969
Okanogan 06:16:27 -29.0 Dark Down 25.8 139.0 Low 06:01:27 - 06:31:27 -1991
Brewster 06:16:27 -29.2 Dark Down 25.9 138.7 Low 06:01:27 - 06:31:27 -1998
Manson/Chelan 06:16:30 -29.2 Dark Down 25.9 138.3 Low 06:01:30 - 06:31:30 -1999
Wenatchee 06:16:31 -29.6 Dark Down 26.2 137.9 Low 06:01:31 - 06:31:31 -2015
Ellensburg 06:16:33 -29.9 Dark Down 26.4 137.6 Low 06:01:33 - 06:31:33 -2028
Yakima 06:16:34 -30.2 Dark Down 26.7 137.4 Low 06:01:34 - 06:31:34 -2044
Toppenish/White Swan 06:16:34 -30.5 Dark Down 26.9 137.5 Low 06:01:34 - 06:31:34 -2057
The Dalles 06:16:39 -30.9 Dark Down 27.2 136.5 Low 06:01:39 - 06:31:39 -2075
Maupin 06:16:39 -31.2 Dark Down 27.5 136.5 Low 06:01:39 - 06:31:39 -2096
PNWRO 06:16:31 -31.3 Dark Down 27.9 138.9 Low 06:01:31 - 06:31:31 -2102
Sisters 06:16:43 -31.8 Dark Down 27.9 135.7 Low 06:01:43 - 06:31:43 -2125
Sleaford 06:15:46 -28.7 Dark Down 27.5 154.0 Low 06:00:46 - 06:30:46 -2130
Bend 06:16:43 -32.1 Dark Down 28.2 135.8 Low 06:01:43 - 06:31:43 -2141
Oregon Observatory 06:16:44 -32.2 Dark Down 28.3 135.7 Low 06:01:44 - 06:31:44 -2146
Chiloquin 06:16:48 -33.2 Dark Down 29.0 134.8 Low 06:01:48 - 06:31:48 -2201
Klamath Falls 06:16:49 -33.5 Dark Down 29.3 134.7 Low 06:01:49 - 06:31:49 -2219
Fall River/Burney 06:16:52 -34.6 Dark Down 30.3 134.6 Up 06:01:52 - 06:31:52 -2286
Cedarville 06:16:47 -34.7 Dark Down 30.6 136.0 Up 06:01:47 - 06:31:47 -2287
Greenville 06:16:53 -35.6 Dark Down 31.2 134.7 Up 06:01:53 - 06:31:53 -2343
Gimple 06:16:52 -35.6 Dark Down 31.2 134.7 Up 06:01:52 - 06:31:52 -2345
Quincy 06:16:54 -35.7 Dark Down 31.3 134.6 Up 06:01:54 - 06:31:54 -2354
Portola 06:16:53 -36.1 Dark Down 31.7 135.0 Up 06:01:53 - 06:31:53 -2370
Reno 06:16:52 -36.5 Dark Down 32.2 135.5 Up 06:01:52 - 06:31:52 -2399
Carson City 06:16:53 -36.9 Dark Down 32.5 135.4 Up 06:01:53 - 06:31:53 -2419
Gardnerville 06:16:54 -37.1 Dark Down 32.7 135.3 Up 06:01:54 - 06:31:54 -2433
Yerington 06:16:51 -37.3 Dark Down 33.0 135.9 Up 06:01:51 - 06:31:51 -2444
Hawthorne 06:16:52 -37.9 Dark Down 33.6 136.2 Up 06:01:52 - 06:31:52 -2481
Lee Vining 06:16:54 -38.2 Dark Down 33.8 135.5 Up 06:01:54 - 06:31:54 -2502
Bishop 06:16:54 -39.0 Dark Down 34.6 135.9 Up 06:01:54 - 06:31:54 -2553
Beatty 06:16:52 -40.0 Dark Down 35.8 137.3 Up 06:01:52 - 06:31:52 -2620
Dunrhomin 06:16:10 -40.3 Dark Down 38.3 151.4 Up 06:01:10 - 06:31:10 -2727
Nikitin 06:16:10 -40.5 Dark Down 38.5 151.4 Up 06:01:10 - 06:31:10 -2737
CU-SBO 06:16:10 -40.5 Dark Down 38.5 151.2 Up 06:01:10 - 06:31:10 -2738
Wildwood 06:17:03 -41.7 Dark Down 36.8 134.1 Up 06:02:03 - 06:32:03 -2747
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:16:49 -42.4 Dark Down 38.3 138.7 Up 06:01:49 - 06:31:49 -2781
Patrick 06:16:47 -42.5 Dark Down 38.5 139.6 Up 06:01:47 - 06:31:47 -2783
Idyllwild 06:16:59 -42.8 Dark Down 38.2 135.8 Up 06:01:59 - 06:31:59 -2816
Lake Havasu City 06:16:50 -43.1 Dark Down 38.9 138.7 Up 06:01:50 - 06:31:50 -2830
Calipatria 06:16:57 -43.8 Dark Down 39.3 136.7 Up 06:01:57 - 06:31:57 -2887
Yuma 06:16:56 -44.6 Dark Down 40.1 137.4 Up 06:01:56 - 06:31:56 -2939
George/Scottsdale 06:16:44 -44.7 Dark Down 40.8 140.9 Up 06:01:44 - 06:31:44 -2946

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 14MH70, (2027/09/01 06:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 23.32 153
Diphda         00:43:35.7 -17:59:11  2.0 21.93 151
PPM 207450     23:20:40.8 -05:54:30  6.0  1.72 175
PPM 207506     23:24:06.6 -07:33:03  7.9  0.42 173
PPM 207526     23:24:55.7 -07:19:33  9.5  0.12 173
14MH70         23:25:09.0 -07:13:01 14.7       173
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/27 01:59:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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