RECON: TNO occultation with 14WB510

Event between 14WB510 and star GA1140:02017583 with event index number of 1983898

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/30 05:55:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:14:10.4 +25:54:31
Equinox of date position of star is 06:15:32.3 +25:54:02
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 177 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

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TNO is 32.7 AU from the Sun and 31.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 236 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1729 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23017.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=178.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Diameter=72.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14WB510, (2024/12/30 05:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.6 +07:24:35  0.4 19.05 159
Alnath         05:27:52.5 +28:37:35  1.6 10.97 172
9 Gem          06:18:30.2 +23:43:49  6.1  2.26 174
PPM 095576     06:13:07.1 +25:00:07  8.5  1.07 176
PPM 095621     06:15:00.8 +25:40:25  9.2  0.28 176
14WB510        06:15:43.5 +25:53:58 15.0       176
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 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 32.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=31.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:56:27 -58.1 Dark Down 62.5 157.8 Up 05:41:27 - 06:11:27 1165
Kamloops 05:57:06 -53.1 Dark Down 58.5 132.3 Up 05:42:06 - 06:12:06 1097
Kelowna 05:57:05 -54.0 Dark Down 59.5 132.6 Up 05:42:05 - 06:12:05 1007
Peachland 05:57:05 -53.9 Dark Down 59.4 132.0 Up 05:42:05 - 06:12:05 999
Summerland 05:57:05 -54.1 Dark Down 59.6 132.0 Up 05:42:05 - 06:12:05 983
Penticton 05:57:05 -54.2 Dark Down 59.7 132.0 Up 05:42:05 - 06:12:05 975
Oliver 05:57:06 -54.4 Dark Down 59.9 131.6 Up 05:42:06 - 06:12:06 940
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:57:05 -54.6 Dark Down 60.1 131.7 Up 05:42:05 - 06:12:05 921
Victoria 05:57:17 -52.6 Dark Down 58.3 125.2 Up 05:42:17 - 06:12:17 911
Tonasket 05:57:06 -54.7 Dark Down 60.3 131.2 Up 05:42:06 - 06:12:06 890
Okanogan 05:57:07 -54.8 Dark Down 60.4 130.5 Up 05:42:07 - 06:12:07 857
Brewster 05:57:08 -54.9 Dark Down 60.5 129.8 Up 05:42:08 - 06:12:08 832
Manson/Chelan 05:57:09 -54.8 Dark Down 60.4 129.0 Up 05:42:09 - 06:12:09 814
Wenatchee 05:57:10 -55.0 Dark Down 60.6 128.1 Up 05:42:10 - 06:12:10 767
Ellensburg 05:57:11 -55.1 Dark Down 60.8 127.2 Up 05:42:11 - 06:12:11 727
Yakima 05:57:11 -55.3 Dark Down 61.0 126.6 Up 05:42:11 - 06:12:11 685
Toppenish/White Swan 05:57:11 -55.5 Dark Down 61.2 126.5 Up 05:42:11 - 06:12:11 661
PNWRO 05:57:07 -56.5 Dark Down 62.3 128.2 Up 05:42:07 - 06:12:07 609
Goldendale 05:57:13 -55.5 Dark Down 61.3 125.1 Up 05:42:13 - 06:12:13 608
The Dalles 05:57:14 -55.4 Dark Down 61.2 124.2 Up 05:42:14 - 06:12:14 589
Maupin 05:57:14 -55.7 Dark Down 61.5 123.7 Up 05:42:14 - 06:12:14 545
Sisters 05:57:17 -55.8 Dark Down 61.7 121.7 Up 05:42:17 - 06:12:17 458
Bend 05:57:16 -56.1 Dark Down 62.0 121.7 Up 05:42:16 - 06:12:16 431
Oregon Observatory 05:57:17 -56.1 Dark Down 62.0 121.2 Up 05:42:17 - 06:12:17 414
North Lake 05:57:16 -56.7 Dark Down 62.7 120.9 Up 05:42:16 - 06:12:16 342
Chiloquin 05:57:19 -56.4 Dark Down 62.4 118.5 Up 05:42:19 - 06:12:19 281
Klamath Falls 05:57:20 -56.6 Dark Down 62.6 118.0 Up 05:42:20 - 06:12:20 244
Lakeview 05:57:15 -57.5 Dark Down 63.6 119.9 Up 05:42:15 - 06:12:15 225
Cedarville 05:57:15 -57.9 Dark Down 64.0 119.0 Up 05:42:15 - 06:12:15 153
Fall River/Burney 05:57:20 -57.3 Dark Down 63.4 116.5 Up 05:42:20 - 06:12:20 115
Susanville 05:57:18 -58.1 Dark Down 64.2 116.3 Up 05:42:18 - 06:12:18 40
Greenville 05:57:19 -58.0 Dark Down 64.1 115.4 Up 05:42:19 - 06:12:19 14
Gimple 05:57:19 -58.0 Dark Down 64.2 115.5 Up 05:42:19 - 06:12:19 13
Quincy 05:57:19 -58.0 Dark Down 64.2 115.0 Up 05:42:19 - 06:12:19 -8
Portola 05:57:18 -58.4 Dark Down 64.6 115.4 Up 05:42:18 - 06:12:18 -26
Reno 05:57:16 -59.0 Dark Down 65.2 115.8 Up 05:42:16 - 06:12:16 -61
Dunrhomin 05:56:28 -67.8 Dark Down 73.2 145.7 Up 05:41:28 - 06:11:28 -69
Carson City 05:57:17 -59.1 Dark Down 65.3 115.1 Up 05:42:17 - 06:12:17 -100
Gardnerville 05:57:17 -59.3 Dark Down 65.5 114.7 Up 05:42:17 - 06:12:17 -127
Yerington 05:57:15 -59.7 Dark Down 65.9 115.6 Up 05:42:15 - 06:12:15 -127
Hawthorne 05:57:13 -60.2 Dark Down 66.4 115.3 Up 05:42:13 - 06:12:13 -182
Lee Vining 05:57:15 -60.1 Dark Down 66.3 113.5 Up 05:42:15 - 06:12:15 -238
Tonopah 05:57:09 -61.4 Dark Down 67.6 116.3 Up 05:42:09 - 06:12:09 -246
Bishop 05:57:14 -60.8 Dark Down 67.1 113.2 Up 05:42:14 - 06:12:14 -310
Beatty 05:57:08 -62.2 Dark Down 68.4 114.4 Up 05:42:08 - 06:12:08 -375
Indian Springs 05:57:05 -63.1 Dark Down 69.3 115.2 Up 05:42:05 - 06:12:05 -420
Henderson 05:57:03 -63.8 Dark Down 70.1 114.9 Up 05:42:03 - 06:12:03 -484
Patrick 05:57:00 -64.9 Dark Down 71.2 115.0 Up 05:42:00 - 06:12:00 -560
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:57:02 -64.4 Dark Down 70.7 113.3 Up 05:42:02 - 06:12:02 -582
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:57:00 -64.8 Dark Down 71.1 114.2 Up 05:42:00 - 06:12:00 -583
Mohave Valley 05:57:02 -64.5 Dark Down 70.8 112.6 Up 05:42:02 - 06:12:02 -612
Lake Havasu City 05:57:02 -64.9 Dark Down 71.2 111.9 Up 05:42:02 - 06:12:02 -657
Wildwood 05:57:17 -61.7 Dark Down 68.0 105.5 Up 05:42:17 - 06:12:17 -663
Parker 05:57:02 -65.0 Dark Down 71.3 111.0 Up 05:42:02 - 06:12:02 -696
Idyllwild 05:57:10 -63.2 Dark Down 69.6 106.7 Up 05:42:10 - 06:12:10 -720
George/Scottsdale 05:56:53 -67.0 Dark Down 73.3 113.4 Up 05:41:53 - 06:11:53 -759
Calipatria 05:57:07 -64.4 Dark Down 70.7 106.6 Up 05:42:07 - 06:12:07 -798
Yuma 05:57:04 -65.2 Dark Down 71.5 106.4 Up 05:42:04 - 06:12:04 -852

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 14WB510, (2024/12/30 05:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 19.05 159
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 10.97 172
9 Gem          06:16:58.7 +23:44:27  6.1  2.26 174
PPM 095576     06:11:34.7 +25:00:34  8.5  1.07 176
PPM 095621     06:13:27.9 +25:40:57  9.2  0.28 176
14WB510        06:14:10.4 +25:54:31 15.0       176
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/26 23:58:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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