RECON: TNO occultation with 14QF562

Event between 14QF562 and star GA0940:00403567 with event index number of 2749586

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/10/01 11:31:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:07:01.3 +04:55:22
Equinox of date position of star is 04:08:11.3 +04:58:49
Stellar brightness G=14.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 65% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

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TNO is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 468 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3694 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26036.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14QF562, (2025/10/01 11:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:24.1 +16:33:33  0.8 13.58 133
Menkar         03:03:37.7 +04:11:21  2.5 16.16 107
40 Tau         04:05:06.7 +05:30:17  5.2  0.96 122
PPM 147288     04:13:02.2 +05:23:16  8.1  1.22 123
PPM 147212     04:08:09.7 +04:57:20  8.9  0.07 122
14QF562        04:08:23.2 +04:59:25 14.8       123
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 11:28:23 -27.3 Dark Down 46.3 176.2 Up 11:13:23 - 11:43:23 -2951
Kamloops 11:28:04 -24.5 Dark Down 44.2 180.5 Up 11:13:04 - 11:43:04 -2960
Peachland 11:28:04 -24.6 Dark Down 45.2 181.3 Up 11:13:04 - 11:43:04 -3044
Kelowna 11:28:04 -24.4 Dark Down 45.1 181.8 Up 11:13:04 - 11:43:04 -3050
Summerland 11:28:04 -24.6 Dark Down 45.3 181.5 Up 11:13:04 - 11:43:04 -3057
Penticton 11:28:06 -24.6 Dark Down 45.4 181.6 Up 11:13:06 - 11:43:06 -3067
Oliver 11:28:07 -24.7 Dark Down 45.7 181.7 Up 11:13:07 - 11:43:07 -3089
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:28:06 -24.7 Dark Down 45.9 181.9 Up 11:13:06 - 11:43:06 -3108
Tonasket 11:28:06 -24.9 Dark Down 46.2 181.9 Up 11:13:06 - 11:43:06 -3124
Okanogan 11:28:09 -25.1 Dark Down 46.5 181.7 Up 11:13:09 - 11:43:09 -3139
Manson/Chelan 11:28:13 -25.6 Dark Down 47.0 180.9 Up 11:13:13 - 11:43:13 -3143
Brewster 11:28:11 -25.3 Dark Down 46.8 181.4 Up 11:13:11 - 11:43:11 -3147
Wenatchee 11:28:14 -25.9 Dark Down 47.5 180.6 Up 11:13:14 - 11:43:14 -3165
Ellensburg 11:28:17 -26.2 Dark Down 47.9 180.3 Up 11:13:17 - 11:43:17 -3181
Yakima 11:28:18 -26.4 Dark Down 48.3 180.3 Up 11:13:18 - 11:43:18 -3207
Toppenish/White Swan 11:28:20 -26.4 Dark Down 48.5 180.6 Up 11:13:20 - 11:43:20 -3229
The Dalles 11:28:25 -27.2 Dark Down 49.3 179.4 Up 11:13:25 - 11:43:25 -3241
Goldendale 11:28:24 -26.9 Dark Down 49.1 180.0 Up 11:13:24 - 11:43:24 -3244
Maupin 11:28:25 -27.3 Dark Down 49.7 179.6 Up 11:13:25 - 11:43:25 -3274
Sisters 11:28:29 -28.0 Dark Down 50.6 178.8 Up 11:13:29 - 11:43:29 -3307
PNWRO 11:28:13 -25.6 Dark Down 48.9 182.8 Up 11:13:13 - 11:43:13 -3326
Bend 11:28:30 -28.0 Dark Down 50.9 179.2 Up 11:13:30 - 11:43:30 -3336
Oregon Observatory 11:28:31 -28.1 Dark Down 51.0 179.0 Up 11:13:31 - 11:43:31 -3340
Chiloquin 11:28:39 -28.9 Dark Down 52.3 178.4 Up 11:13:39 - 11:43:39 -3408
North Lake 11:28:31 -28.0 Dark Down 51.7 179.9 Up 11:13:31 - 11:43:31 -3411
Klamath Falls 11:28:38 -29.0 Dark Down 52.7 178.5 Up 11:13:38 - 11:43:38 -3435
Sleaford 11:27:11 -15.8 AT Down 41.3 199.5 Up 11:12:11 - 11:42:11 -3482
Lakeview 11:28:33 -28.1 Dark Down 52.7 180.8 Up 11:13:33 - 11:43:33 -3512
Fall River/Burney 11:28:41 -29.2 Dark Down 53.9 179.1 Up 11:13:41 - 11:43:41 -3536
Cedarville 11:28:34 -28.2 Dark Down 53.4 181.1 Up 11:13:34 - 11:43:34 -3567
Susanville 11:28:40 -28.9 Dark Down 54.5 180.4 Up 11:13:40 - 11:43:40 -3620
Greenville 11:28:42 -29.2 Dark Down 54.8 179.9 Up 11:13:42 - 11:43:42 -3623
Gimple 11:28:42 -29.2 Dark Down 54.8 180.0 Up 11:13:42 - 11:43:42 -3628
Quincy 11:28:43 -29.3 Dark Down 55.0 179.9 Up 11:13:43 - 11:43:43 -3638
Portola 11:28:43 -29.0 Dark Down 55.1 180.7 Up 11:13:43 - 11:43:43 -3672
Reno 11:28:40 -28.7 Dark Down 55.4 181.8 Up 11:13:40 - 11:43:40 -3726
Carson City 11:28:40 -28.8 Dark Down 55.7 181.9 Up 11:13:40 - 11:43:40 -3753
Gardnerville 11:28:41 -28.8 Dark Down 56.0 182.0 Up 11:13:41 - 11:43:41 -3773
Yerington 11:28:38 -28.4 Dark Down 55.9 183.0 Up 11:13:38 - 11:43:38 -3802
Hawthorne 11:28:38 -28.2 Dark Down 56.3 184.0 Up 11:13:38 - 11:43:38 -3864
Lee Vining 11:28:42 -28.7 Dark Down 56.9 183.2 Up 11:13:42 - 11:43:42 -3879
Bishop 11:28:42 -28.4 Dark Down 57.5 184.6 Up 11:13:42 - 11:43:42 -3964
Tonopah 11:28:34 -27.3 Dark Down 56.7 186.6 Up 11:13:34 - 11:43:34 -3976
Beatty 11:28:37 -27.3 Dark Down 57.8 187.7 Up 11:13:37 - 11:43:37 -4089
Indian Springs 11:28:33 -26.6 Dark Down 58.0 189.7 Up 11:13:33 - 11:43:33 -4174
Wildwood 11:28:54 -29.5 Dark Down 60.7 184.7 Up 11:13:54 - 11:43:54 -4201
Henderson 11:28:31 -26.2 Dark Down 58.4 191.2 Up 11:13:31 - 11:43:31 -4254
Idyllwild 11:28:47 -28.1 Dark Down 60.9 188.6 Up 11:13:47 - 11:43:47 -4337
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:28:32 -26.1 Dark Down 59.2 192.2 Up 11:13:32 - 11:43:32 -4346
Patrick 11:28:27 -25.5 Dark Down 58.8 193.5 Up 11:13:27 - 11:43:27 -4366
Mohave Valley 11:28:32 -26.2 Dark Down 59.5 192.4 Up 11:13:32 - 11:43:32 -4367
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:28:28 -25.7 Dark Down 59.1 193.2 Up 11:13:28 - 11:43:28 -4372
Lake Havasu City 11:28:33 -26.1 Dark Down 59.8 193.0 Up 11:13:33 - 11:43:33 -4413
Dunrhomin 11:27:35 -17.9 AT Down 52.0 205.5 Up 11:12:35 - 11:42:35 -4434
Parker 11:28:35 -26.1 Dark Down 60.2 193.2 Up 11:13:35 - 11:43:35 -4443
Calipatria 11:28:43 -27.4 Dark Down 61.4 191.2 Up 11:13:43 - 11:43:43 -4454
Yuma 11:28:40 -26.8 Dark Down 61.6 193.2 Up 11:13:40 - 11:43:40 -4540
George/Scottsdale 11:28:25 -24.3 Dark Down 60.0 198.1 Up 11:13:25 - 11:43:25 -4615

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 14QF562, (2025/10/01 11:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 13.58 133
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 16.16 107
40 Tau         04:03:44.6 +05:26:08  5.2  0.96 122
PPM 147288     04:11:40.1 +05:19:23  8.1  1.22 123
PPM 147212     04:06:47.9 +04:53:17  8.9  0.07 122
14QF562        04:07:01.3 +04:55:22 14.8       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/05 23:49:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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