RECON: TNO occultation with 14NX65

Event between 14NX65 and star GA0900:00173687 with event index number of 1512296

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/09/30 07:26:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:05:19.7 +00:54:38
Equinox of date position of star is 02:06:24.0 +01:00:34
Stellar brightness G=13.4, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 107 degrees from the moon. Moon is 53% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.1

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TNO is 20.1 AU from the Sun and 19.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 168 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2256 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13908.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=72.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.9 sec chord
Diameter=29.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14NX65, (2025/09/30 07:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.0 +16:33:33  0.8 40.22 147
68Omi Cet      02:20:38.9 -02:51:42  2.0  5.23 108
60 Cet         02:04:31.0 +00:15:05  5.4  0.95 106
PPM 145295     02:08:08.0 +01:33:50  8.4  0.65 108
PPM 145281     02:07:08.3 +00:56:54  9.7  0.15 107
14NX65         02:06:39.2 +01:01:58 13.4       108
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 15.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.7%

Site	Site mid-time (UT)	Sun alt (deg)	Sky	Moon	Star alt (deg)	Star az (deg)	Target	Observing Time (UT)	X-track (km)
Victoria	07:26:27	-43.7	Dark	Down	34.2	137.7	Up	07:11:58 - 07:40:55	4886
Clarence Fulton	07:26:10	-42.5	Dark	Down	34.5	142.9	Up	07:11:42 - 07:40:39	4864
Peachland	07:26:13	-42.9	Dark	Down	34.8	142.2	Up	07:11:45 - 07:40:42	4852
Kelowna	07:26:12	-42.9	Dark	Down	34.8	142.6	Up	07:11:43 - 07:40:40	4849
Summerland	07:26:13	-43.1	Dark	Down	34.9	142.2	Up	07:11:45 - 07:40:42	4842
Penticton	07:26:13	-43.2	Dark	Down	35.0	142.3	Up	07:11:44 - 07:40:41	4836
Oliver	07:26:14	-43.5	Dark	Down	35.3	142.2	Up	07:11:45 - 07:40:42	4818
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	07:26:14	-43.7	Dark	Down	35.5	142.3	Up	07:11:46 - 07:40:43	4805
Tonasket	07:26:16	-44.0	Dark	Down	35.7	142.1	Up	07:11:47 - 07:40:44	4791
Okanogan	07:26:17	-44.3	Dark	Down	35.9	141.8	Up	07:11:49 - 07:40:46	4777
Brewster	07:26:18	-44.6	Dark	Down	36.1	141.5	Up	07:11:50 - 07:40:47	4769
Manson/Chelan	07:26:20	-44.7	Dark	Down	36.1	141.0	Up	07:11:52 - 07:40:49	4768
Entiat	07:26:21	-45.0	Dark	Down	36.2	140.8	Up	07:11:53 - 07:40:50	4758
Wenatchee	07:26:22	-45.2	Dark	Down	36.4	140.6	Up	07:11:54 - 07:40:51	4748
Ellensburg	07:26:24	-45.6	Dark	Down	36.6	140.1	Up	07:11:56 - 07:40:53	4732
Yakima	07:26:26	-46.0	Dark	Down	36.9	139.9	Up	07:11:57 - 07:40:54	4711
Toppenish/White Swan	07:26:26	-46.2	Dark	Down	37.2	140.0	Up	07:11:57 - 07:40:54	4694
Goldendale	07:26:29	-46.7	Dark	Down	37.4	139.3	Up	07:12:01 - 07:40:58	4676
The Dalles	07:26:31	-46.9	Dark	Down	37.4	138.8	Up	07:12:02 - 07:40:59	4674
Pasco	07:26:23	-46.5	Dark	Down	37.8	141.4	Up	07:11:54 - 07:40:51	4652
Maupin	07:26:32	-47.3	Dark	Down	37.8	138.7	Up	07:12:04 - 07:41:01	4648
PNWRO	07:26:23	-46.7	Dark	Down	38.1	141.5	Up	07:11:54 - 07:40:51	4632
Sisters	07:26:36	-48.1	Dark	Down	38.2	137.7	Up	07:12:08 - 07:41:05	4613
Redmond	07:26:35	-48.2	Dark	Down	38.4	138.1	Up	07:12:07 - 07:41:04	4600
Bend	07:26:36	-48.4	Dark	Down	38.5	137.8	Up	07:12:08 - 07:41:05	4592
Oregon Observatory	07:26:37	-48.5	Dark	Down	38.6	137.6	Up	07:12:09 - 07:41:06	4586
La Pine/Gilchrist	07:26:38	-48.7	Dark	Down	38.7	137.4	Up	07:12:10 - 07:41:07	4576
North Lake	07:26:38	-49.2	Dark	Down	39.3	137.9	Up	07:12:09 - 07:41:06	4533
Klamath Falls	07:26:44	-50.1	Dark	Down	39.6	136.3	Up	07:12:15 - 07:41:12	4498
Paisley	07:26:39	-49.8	Dark	Down	39.9	138.0	Up	07:12:10 - 07:41:07	4490
Lakeview	07:26:40	-50.4	Dark	Down	40.4	137.9	Up	07:12:11 - 07:41:08	4454
Fall River/Burney	07:26:47	-51.3	Dark	Down	40.7	136.1	Up	07:12:18 - 07:41:15	4415
Cedarville	07:26:41	-51.0	Dark	Down	40.9	137.7	Up	07:12:13 - 07:41:10	4408
Susanville	07:26:47	-52.1	Dark	Down	41.5	136.6	Up	07:12:18 - 07:41:15	4354
Greenville	07:26:48	-52.3	Dark	Down	41.6	136.1	Up	07:12:20 - 07:41:17	4345
Gimple	07:26:48	-52.3	Dark	Down	41.6	136.2	Up	07:12:20 - 07:41:17	4342
Quincy	07:26:49	-52.5	Dark	Down	41.7	135.9	Up	07:12:21 - 07:41:18	4332
Portola	07:26:48	-52.7	Dark	Down	42.1	136.4	Up	07:12:19 - 07:41:16	4310
Reno	07:26:47	-53.0	Dark	Down	42.6	137.0	Up	07:12:18 - 07:41:15	4273
Carson City	07:26:48	-53.4	Dark	Down	42.9	136.8	Up	07:12:19 - 07:41:16	4249
Gardnerville	07:26:48	-53.6	Dark	Down	43.1	136.7	Up	07:12:20 - 07:41:17	4231
Yerington	07:26:46	-53.7	Dark	Down	43.3	137.4	Up	07:12:18 - 07:41:15	4216
Hawthorne	07:26:46	-54.2	Dark	Down	44.0	137.7	Up	07:12:18 - 07:41:15	4169
Lee Vining	07:26:50	-54.7	Dark	Down	44.1	136.8	Up	07:12:21 - 07:41:18	4147
Tonopah	07:26:43	-54.8	Dark	Down	45.0	139.1	Up	07:12:14 - 07:41:11	4092
Bishop	07:26:49	-55.4	Dark	Down	45.0	137.2	Up	07:12:20 - 07:41:17	4083
CPSLO	07:27:03	-57.1	Dark	Down	45.2	133.2	Up	07:12:34 - 07:41:31	4013
Beatty	07:26:45	-56.0	Dark	Down	46.2	138.9	Up	07:12:16 - 07:41:13	3997
Indian Springs	07:26:42	-56.3	Dark	Down	47.0	140.0	Up	07:12:14 - 07:41:11	3939
Henderson	07:26:41	-56.9	Dark	Down	47.7	140.5	Up	07:12:13 - 07:41:10	3877
Wildwood	07:27:00	-58.6	Dark	Down	47.2	134.7	Up	07:12:31 - 07:41:28	3859
Niwot	07:25:53	-52.0	Dark	Down	48.3	156.0	Up	07:11:24 - 07:40:21	3835
Searchlight/Boulder City	07:26:43	-57.5	Dark	Down	48.2	140.2	Up	07:12:14 - 07:41:11	3834
SwRI	07:25:53	-52.1	Dark	Down	48.3	155.8	Up	07:11:24 - 07:40:21	3830
Laughlin/Bullhead City	07:26:43	-57.8	Dark	Down	48.6	140.4	Up	07:12:14 - 07:41:11	3800
Patrick	07:26:39	-57.5	Dark	Down	48.8	141.5	Up	07:12:11 - 07:41:08	3794
Kingman/Dolan Springs	07:26:41	-57.7	Dark	Down	48.9	141.1	Up	07:12:12 - 07:41:09	3784
Mohave Valley	07:26:43	-58.0	Dark	Down	48.8	140.2	Up	07:12:15 - 07:41:12	3780
Idyllwild	07:26:55	-59.1	Dark	Down	48.6	136.7	Up	07:12:26 - 07:41:23	3770
DCO	07:26:38	-57.8	Dark	Down	49.4	142.2	Up	07:12:09 - 07:41:06	3747
Lake Havasu City	07:26:43	-58.4	Dark	Down	49.3	140.2	Up	07:12:15 - 07:41:12	3742
Parker	07:26:44	-58.8	Dark	Down	49.6	140.0	Up	07:12:16 - 07:41:13	3715
Blythe	07:26:47	-59.3	Dark	Down	49.8	139.2	Up	07:12:19 - 07:41:16	3687
Calipatria	07:26:52	-59.8	Dark	Down	49.7	137.7	Up	07:12:23 - 07:41:20	3682
Yuma	07:26:50	-60.2	Dark	Down	50.5	138.5	Up	07:12:22 - 07:41:19	3618
George/Scottsdale	07:26:37	-59.1	Dark	Down	51.1	142.9	Up	07:12:09 - 07:41:06	3598

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 14NX65, (2025/09/30 07:26UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 40.22 147
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:45  2.0  5.23 108
60 Cet         02:03:11.8 +00:07:43  5.4  0.95 106
PPM 145295     02:06:48.3 +01:26:32  8.4  0.65 108
PPM 145281     02:05:48.8 +00:49:34  9.7  0.15 107
14NX65         02:05:19.7 +00:54:38 13.4       107
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/10/29 21:54:30 UT

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