RECON: TNO occultation with 14QB527

Event between 14QB527 and star GA0980:00368858 with event index number of 2561117

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/10/13 06:34:53 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:01:25.1 +09:31:08
Equinox of date position of star is 04:02:36.2 +09:34:43
Stellar brightness G=14.2, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

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TNO is 39.6 AU from the Sun and 38.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 217 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2954 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28210.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=260.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.8 sec chord
Diameter=106.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14QB527, (2021/10/13 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.4 +16:33:05  0.8 10.93 137
Menkar         03:03:25.2 +04:10:26  2.5 15.65 111
PPM 147134     04:02:57.6 +10:03:26  5.6  0.49 127
PPM 147153     04:04:10.7 +09:15:58  7.7  0.50 127
PPM 147134     04:02:57.6 +10:03:26  5.6  0.49 127
PPM 147137     04:03:03.6 +09:42:57 11.6  0.18 127
14QB527        04:02:36.3 +09:34:43 14.2       127
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 4.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.6%
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 06:36:39 -45.4 Dark Down 27.2 109.1 Low 06:21:39 - 06:51:39 9000
Victoria 06:36:54 -45.7 Dark Down 25.2 104.8 Low 06:21:54 - 06:51:54 8997
Peachland 06:36:42 -45.7 Dark Down 27.1 108.5 Low 06:21:42 - 06:51:42 8984
Kelowna 06:36:41 -45.7 Dark Down 27.2 108.8 Low 06:21:41 - 06:51:41 8983
Summerland 06:36:42 -45.9 Dark Down 27.2 108.5 Low 06:21:42 - 06:51:42 8974
Penticton 06:36:45 -46.0 Dark Down 27.3 108.6 Low 06:21:45 - 06:51:45 8969
Oliver 06:36:47 -46.3 Dark Down 27.4 108.4 Low 06:21:47 - 06:51:47 8950
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:36:45 -46.5 Dark Down 27.6 108.5 Low 06:21:45 - 06:51:45 8937
Tonasket 06:36:48 -46.8 Dark Down 27.6 108.3 Low 06:21:48 - 06:51:48 8922
Okanogan 06:36:49 -47.1 Dark Down 27.7 108.0 Low 06:21:49 - 06:51:49 8907
Brewster 06:36:51 -47.2 Dark Down 27.6 107.7 Low 06:21:51 - 06:51:51 8896
Manson/Chelan 06:36:53 -47.3 Dark Down 27.4 107.3 Low 06:21:53 - 06:51:53 8893
Wenatchee 06:36:55 -47.7 Dark Down 27.5 106.9 Low 06:21:55 - 06:51:55 8871
Ellensburg 06:36:57 -48.0 Dark Down 27.5 106.5 Low 06:21:57 - 06:51:57 8853
Yakima 06:36:59 -48.4 Dark Down 27.6 106.3 Low 06:21:59 - 06:51:59 8830
Toppenish/White Swan 06:36:59 -48.6 Dark Down 27.7 106.3 Low 06:21:59 - 06:51:59 8814
Goldendale 06:37:04 -49.0 Dark Down 27.6 105.7 Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 8792
The Dalles 06:37:05 -49.1 Dark Down 27.4 105.3 Low 06:22:05 - 06:52:05 8787
Pasco 06:36:58 -49.1 Dark Down 28.6 107.3 Low 06:21:58 - 06:51:58 8778
Maupin 06:37:07 -49.5 Dark Down 27.6 105.2 Low 06:22:07 - 06:52:07 8760
PNWRO 06:36:59 -49.4 Dark Down 28.8 107.4 Low 06:21:59 - 06:51:59 8759
Sisters 06:37:12 -50.1 Dark Down 27.5 104.4 Low 06:22:12 - 06:52:12 8720
Redmond 06:37:12 -50.2 Dark Down 27.8 104.7 Low 06:22:12 - 06:52:12 8709
Bend 06:37:13 -50.4 Dark Down 27.8 104.5 Low 06:22:13 - 06:52:13 8700
Oregon Observatory 06:37:14 -50.5 Dark Down 27.7 104.3 Low 06:22:14 - 06:52:14 8693
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:37:15 -50.6 Dark Down 27.7 104.1 Low 06:22:15 - 06:52:15 8682
North Lake 06:37:16 -51.2 Dark Down 28.3 104.4 Low 06:22:16 - 06:52:16 8641
Chiloquin 06:37:21 -51.5 Dark Down 27.8 103.3 Low 06:22:21 - 06:52:21 8621
Paisley 06:37:19 -51.8 Dark Down 28.7 104.4 Low 06:22:19 - 06:52:19 8598
Klamath Falls 06:37:22 -51.8 Dark Down 27.9 103.2 Low 06:22:22 - 06:52:22 8598
Lakeview 06:37:20 -52.3 Dark Down 28.9 104.2 Low 06:22:20 - 06:52:20 8562
Cedarville 06:37:23 -53.0 Dark Down 29.2 104.0 Low 06:22:23 - 06:52:23 8515
Fall River/Burney 06:37:27 -52.9 Dark Down 28.5 102.9 Low 06:22:27 - 06:52:27 8514
Susanville 06:37:30 -53.8 Dark Down 29.2 103.1 Low 06:22:30 - 06:52:30 8454
Greenville 06:37:31 -53.9 Dark Up 29.0 102.7 Low 06:22:31 - 06:52:31 8443
Gimple 06:37:31 -53.9 Dark Down 29.1 102.8 Low 06:22:31 - 06:52:31 8441
Quincy 06:37:33 -54.1 Dark Up 29.1 102.6 Low 06:22:33 - 06:52:33 8430
Portola 06:37:30 -54.4 Dark Down 29.4 102.9 Low 06:22:30 - 06:52:30 8410
Reno 06:37:32 -54.9 Dark Down 30.0 103.2 Low 06:22:32 - 06:52:32 8376
Carson City 06:37:32 -55.2 Dark Down 30.1 103.1 Up 06:22:32 - 06:52:32 8351
Gardnerville 06:37:35 -55.4 Dark Down 30.2 103.0 Up 06:22:35 - 06:52:35 8333
Yerington 06:37:33 -55.6 Dark Down 30.6 103.4 Up 06:22:33 - 06:52:33 8321
Hawthorne 06:37:34 -56.2 Dark Down 31.1 103.5 Up 06:22:34 - 06:52:34 8275
Lee Vining 06:37:37 -56.5 Dark Up 30.9 102.9 Up 06:22:37 - 06:52:37 8249
Tonopah 06:37:32 -57.1 Dark Down 32.3 104.3 Up 06:22:32 - 06:52:32 8206
Bishop 06:37:38 -57.3 Dark Down 31.6 103.0 Up 06:22:38 - 06:52:38 8188
Beatty 06:37:37 -58.3 Dark Down 33.0 103.9 Up 06:22:37 - 06:52:37 8110
CPSLO 06:37:52 -58.1 Dark Up 30.3 100.3 Up 06:22:52 - 06:52:52 8098
Indian Springs 06:37:36 -59.0 Dark Down 33.9 104.5 Up 06:22:36 - 06:52:36 8057
Dunrhomin 06:36:52 -57.5 Dark Down 40.2 115.6 Up 06:21:52 - 06:51:52 8032
Henderson 06:37:38 -59.7 Dark Down 34.6 104.7 Up 06:22:38 - 06:52:38 7998
Wildwood 06:37:54 -60.1 Dark Up 32.2 100.9 Up 06:22:54 - 06:52:54 7953
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:37:39 -60.7 Dark Down 35.1 104.4 Up 06:22:39 - 06:52:39 7922
Patrick 06:37:37 -60.7 Dark Down 35.6 105.0 Up 06:22:37 - 06:52:37 7920
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:37:38 -60.8 Dark Down 35.5 104.8 Up 06:22:38 - 06:52:38 7909
Mohave Valley 06:37:41 -60.9 Dark Down 35.2 104.2 Up 06:22:41 - 06:52:41 7901
Idyllwild 06:37:52 -61.2 Dark Up 33.8 102.0 Up 06:22:52 - 06:52:52 7874
Lake Havasu City 06:37:41 -61.4 Dark Down 35.5 104.1 Up 06:22:41 - 06:52:41 7863
Parker 06:37:43 -61.7 Dark Down 35.6 103.9 Up 06:22:43 - 06:52:43 7836
Blythe 06:37:46 -62.1 Dark Down 35.5 103.3 Up 06:22:46 - 06:52:46 7804
Calipatria 06:37:50 -62.2 Dark Up 34.9 102.3 Up 06:22:50 - 06:52:50 7792
Yuma 06:37:51 -62.9 Dark Down 35.7 102.7 Up 06:22:51 - 06:52:51 7733
George/Scottsdale 06:37:39 -62.9 Dark Down 37.7 105.3 Up 06:22:39 - 06:52:39 7732

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 14QB527, (2021/10/13 06:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.93 137
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 15.65 111
PPM 147134     04:01:46.1 +09:59:52  5.6  0.49 127
PPM 147153     04:02:59.6 +09:12:26  7.7  0.50 127
PPM 147134     04:01:46.1 +09:59:52  5.6  0.49 127
PPM 147137     04:01:52.3 +09:39:23 11.6  0.18 127
14QB527        04:01:25.1 +09:31:08 14.2       127
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/06 01:03:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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