RECON: TNO occultation with 14WB510

Event between 14WB510 and star GA1160:02429546 with event index number of 1854251

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/02/04 03:24:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:38:04.8 +27:00:42
Equinox of date position of star is 06:39:22.9 +26:59:32
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 50 degrees from the moon. Moon is 54% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 33.3 AU from the Sun and 32.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1136 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3648 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23586.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=178.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=72.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14WB510, (2028/02/04 03:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:02.2 +27:57:22  1.1 14.93  64
Alhena         06:39:20.1 +16:22:22  1.9 10.61  52
49 Aur         06:36:58.2 +27:59:52  5.0  1.20  49
PPM 096294     06:40:20.7 +26:52:43  8.3  0.16  50
14WB510        06:39:50.0 +26:59:07 15.5        50
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.6%
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 03:26:24 -24.5 Dark Up 55.6 119.9 Up 03:11:24 - 03:41:24 6279
Kelowna 03:26:25 -24.4 Dark Up 55.7 119.2 Up 03:11:25 - 03:41:25 6243
Peachland 03:26:26 -24.3 Dark Up 55.6 118.7 Up 03:11:26 - 03:41:26 6236
Summerland 03:26:26 -24.3 Dark Up 55.7 118.6 Up 03:11:26 - 03:41:26 6220
Penticton 03:26:26 -24.4 Dark Up 55.8 118.6 Up 03:11:26 - 03:41:26 6212
Oliver 03:26:27 -24.4 Dark Up 56.0 118.2 Up 03:11:27 - 03:41:27 6177
Victoria 03:26:40 -21.9 Dark Up 54.0 112.9 Up 03:11:40 - 03:41:40 6170
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:26:26 -24.6 Dark Up 56.1 118.2 Up 03:11:26 - 03:41:26 6157
Tonasket 03:26:27 -24.5 Dark Up 56.3 117.7 Up 03:11:27 - 03:41:27 6127
Okanogan 03:26:28 -24.5 Dark Up 56.3 117.1 Up 03:11:28 - 03:41:28 6096
Brewster 03:26:29 -24.3 Dark Up 56.3 116.5 Up 03:11:29 - 03:41:29 6072
Manson/Chelan 03:26:32 -24.1 Dark Up 56.2 115.8 Up 03:11:32 - 03:41:32 6056
Entiat 03:26:32 -24.1 Dark Up 56.3 115.4 Up 03:11:32 - 03:41:32 6035
Wenatchee 03:26:33 -24.0 Dark Up 56.3 115.0 Up 03:11:33 - 03:41:33 6011
Ellensburg 03:26:34 -23.9 Dark Up 56.3 114.1 Up 03:11:34 - 03:41:34 5973
Yakima 03:26:35 -23.9 Dark Up 56.5 113.6 Up 03:11:35 - 03:41:35 5932
Toppenish/White Swan 03:26:35 -24.0 Dark Up 56.7 113.5 Up 03:11:35 - 03:41:35 5907
Pasco 03:26:31 -24.9 Dark Up 57.5 114.7 Up 03:11:31 - 03:41:31 5876
Goldendale 03:26:38 -23.7 Dark Up 56.6 112.2 Up 03:11:38 - 03:41:38 5858
PNWRO 03:26:30 -25.0 Dark Up 57.8 114.7 Up 03:11:30 - 03:41:30 5847
The Dalles 03:26:39 -23.5 Dark Up 56.5 111.5 Up 03:11:39 - 03:41:39 5841
Maupin 03:26:40 -23.5 Dark Up 56.7 111.0 Up 03:11:40 - 03:41:40 5797
Sisters 03:26:43 -23.2 Dark Up 56.7 109.2 Up 03:11:43 - 03:41:43 5715
Redmond 03:26:42 -23.5 Dark Up 57.0 109.6 Up 03:11:42 - 03:41:42 5706
Bend 03:26:43 -23.4 Dark Up 57.0 109.2 Up 03:11:43 - 03:41:43 5686
Oregon Observatory 03:26:43 -23.3 Dark Up 56.9 108.8 Up 03:11:43 - 03:41:43 5671
La Pine/Gilchrist 03:26:44 -23.2 Dark Up 56.9 108.4 Up 03:11:44 - 03:41:44 5651
North Lake 03:26:43 -23.7 Dark Up 57.5 108.4 Up 03:11:43 - 03:41:43 5596
Paisley 03:26:43 -23.9 Dark Up 57.9 108.0 Up 03:11:43 - 03:41:43 5533
Klamath Falls 03:26:48 -23.0 Dark Up 57.2 106.0 Up 03:11:48 - 03:41:48 5505
Lakeview 03:26:43 -24.1 Dark Up 58.2 107.4 Up 03:11:43 - 03:41:43 5477
Cedarville 03:26:43 -24.2 Dark Up 58.5 106.5 Up 03:11:43 - 03:41:43 5406
Fall River/Burney 03:26:49 -23.3 Dark Up 57.8 104.6 Up 03:11:49 - 03:41:49 5376
Susanville 03:26:47 -23.8 Dark Up 58.5 104.3 Up 03:11:47 - 03:41:47 5297
Greenville 03:26:49 -23.6 Dark Up 58.3 103.6 Up 03:11:49 - 03:41:49 5274
Gimple 03:26:49 -23.6 Dark Up 58.4 103.7 Up 03:11:49 - 03:41:49 5272
Quincy 03:26:49 -23.6 Dark Up 58.4 103.3 Up 03:11:49 - 03:41:49 5252
Portola 03:26:48 -23.9 Dark Up 58.8 103.6 Up 03:11:48 - 03:41:48 5231
Reno 03:26:45 -24.4 Dark Up 59.3 103.7 Up 03:11:45 - 03:41:45 5192
Carson City 03:26:46 -24.4 Dark Up 59.4 103.2 Up 03:11:46 - 03:41:46 5153
Gardnerville 03:26:46 -24.5 Dark Up 59.5 102.8 Up 03:11:46 - 03:41:46 5127
Yerington 03:26:45 -24.9 Dark Up 59.9 103.4 Up 03:11:45 - 03:41:45 5122
Niwot 03:25:47 -35.4 Dark Up 69.3 123.2 Up 03:10:47 - 03:40:47 5072
Hawthorne 03:26:43 -25.3 Dark Up 60.4 103.1 Up 03:11:43 - 03:41:43 5064
SwRI 03:25:47 -35.4 Dark Up 69.3 122.8 Up 03:10:47 - 03:40:47 5062
Lee Vining 03:26:45 -24.9 Dark Up 60.2 101.7 Up 03:11:45 - 03:41:45 5013
Tonopah 03:26:38 -26.4 Dark Up 61.6 103.6 Up 03:11:38 - 03:41:38 4992
Bishop 03:26:44 -25.5 Dark Up 60.9 101.3 Up 03:11:44 - 03:41:44 4937
Beatty 03:26:38 -26.7 Dark Up 62.2 101.9 Up 03:11:38 - 03:41:38 4861
Indian Springs 03:26:34 -27.6 Dark Up 63.1 102.3 Up 03:11:34 - 03:41:34 4809
CPSLO 03:26:56 -23.6 Dark Up 59.4 96.0 Up 03:11:56 - 03:41:56 4756
Henderson 03:26:32 -28.1 Dark Up 63.8 101.9 Up 03:11:32 - 03:41:32 4742
Searchlight/Boulder City 03:26:32 -28.2 Dark Up 63.9 100.8 Up 03:11:32 - 03:41:32 4679
Patrick 03:26:28 -29.0 Dark Up 64.8 101.6 Up 03:11:28 - 03:41:28 4658
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:26:31 -28.5 Dark Up 64.3 100.5 Up 03:11:31 - 03:41:31 4642
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:26:29 -28.9 Dark Up 64.7 101.0 Up 03:11:29 - 03:41:29 4637
DCO 03:26:25 -29.6 Dark Up 65.4 101.6 Up 03:11:25 - 03:41:25 4615
Mohave Valley 03:26:31 -28.5 Dark Up 64.3 100.0 Up 03:11:31 - 03:41:31 4612
Wildwood 03:26:49 -25.2 Dark Up 61.2 95.3 Up 03:11:49 - 03:41:49 4590
Lake Havasu City 03:26:31 -28.7 Dark Up 64.6 99.3 Up 03:11:31 - 03:41:31 4565
Parker 03:26:31 -28.7 Dark Up 64.7 98.6 Up 03:11:31 - 03:41:31 4526
Idyllwild 03:26:42 -26.7 Dark Up 62.8 96.0 Up 03:11:42 - 03:41:42 4519
Blythe 03:26:33 -28.4 Dark Up 64.5 97.3 Up 03:11:33 - 03:41:33 4474
George/Scottsdale 03:26:21 -30.7 Dark Up 66.7 99.7 Up 03:11:21 - 03:41:21 4447
Calipatria 03:26:37 -27.6 Dark Up 63.8 95.6 Up 03:11:37 - 03:41:37 4435
Yuma 03:26:34 -28.4 Dark Up 64.6 95.3 Up 03:11:34 - 03:41:34 4374

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, (2028/02/04 03:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 14.93  64
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 10.61  52
49 Aur         06:35:12.1 +28:01:20  5.0  1.20  49
PPM 096294     06:38:35.5 +26:54:19  8.3  0.16  50
14WB510        06:38:04.8 +27:00:42 15.5        49
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/11/05 23:07:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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