RECON: TNO occultation with 14WN510

Event between 14WN510 and star GA0960:03845176 with event index number of 1445548

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/01/18 11:21:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:47:08.0 +06:02:07
Equinox of date position of star is 12:48:06.6 +05:55:50
Stellar brightness G=13.8, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 106 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 38.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 344 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4047 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27693.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.3
Diameter=329.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 46.9 sec chord
Diameter=134.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14WN510, (2026/01/18 11:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:34.2 -11:17:47  1.0 19.63  90
Vindemiatrix   13:03:28.5 +10:49:11  2.8  6.17 105
31 Vir         12:43:16.4 +06:39:51  5.4  1.50 108
PPM 159165     12:48:21.7 +05:48:30  6.7  0.09 106
14WN510        12:48:27.3 +05:53:37 13.8       106
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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 7.1 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)
Niwot 11:29:36 -32.2 Dark Down 55.4 168.3 Up 11:14:36 - 11:44:36 2270
SwRI 11:29:36 -32.2 Dark Down 55.5 168.1 Up 11:14:36 - 11:44:36 2258
Kelowna 11:32:11 -40.3 Dark Down 43.0 152.0 Up 11:17:11 - 11:47:11 1648
Penticton 11:32:08 -40.5 Dark Down 43.2 151.6 Up 11:17:08 - 11:47:08 1618
Summerland 11:32:08 -40.6 Dark Down 43.1 151.5 Up 11:17:08 - 11:47:08 1614
Okanagan Falls 11:32:06 -40.6 Dark Down 43.4 151.4 Up 11:17:06 - 11:47:06 1607
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:32:03 -40.6 Dark Down 43.7 151.6 Up 11:17:03 - 11:47:03 1604
Oliver 11:32:04 -40.6 Dark Down 43.5 151.4 Up 11:17:04 - 11:47:04 1601
Oroville 11:32:02 -40.6 Dark Down 43.8 151.4 Up 11:17:02 - 11:47:02 1596
Tonasket 11:32:00 -40.7 Dark Down 44.0 151.3 Up 11:17:00 - 11:47:00 1584
Okanogan 11:31:56 -40.9 Dark Down 44.2 150.9 Up 11:16:56 - 11:46:56 1557
Brewster 11:31:55 -41.1 Dark Down 44.4 150.5 Up 11:16:55 - 11:46:55 1530
Manson/Chelan 11:31:54 -41.4 Dark Down 44.5 149.9 Up 11:16:54 - 11:46:54 1495
PNWRO 11:31:30 -41.1 Dark Down 46.5 150.5 Up 11:16:30 - 11:46:30 1484
Pasco 11:31:30 -41.2 Dark Down 46.2 150.4 Up 11:16:30 - 11:46:30 1481
Entiat 11:31:51 -41.5 Dark Down 44.6 149.7 Up 11:16:51 - 11:46:51 1479
Wenatchee 11:31:50 -41.7 Dark Down 44.8 149.5 Up 11:16:50 - 11:46:50 1459
George/Umatilla 11:31:31 -41.5 Dark Down 46.4 149.9 Up 11:16:31 - 11:46:31 1449
Ellensburg 11:31:47 -41.9 Dark Down 45.1 148.9 Up 11:16:47 - 11:46:47 1423
DCO 11:29:05 -38.6 Dark Down 57.9 151.5 Up 11:14:05 - 11:44:05 1415
Toppenish/White Swan 11:31:39 -42.0 Dark Down 45.6 148.8 Up 11:16:39 - 11:46:39 1400
Yakima 11:31:42 -42.1 Dark Down 45.4 148.7 Up 11:16:42 - 11:46:42 1400
Patrick 11:29:12 -39.2 Dark Down 57.4 150.6 Up 11:14:12 - 11:44:12 1369
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:29:08 -39.3 Dark Down 57.5 150.0 Up 11:14:08 - 11:44:08 1343
Goldendale 11:31:35 -42.5 Dark Down 46.0 147.9 Up 11:16:35 - 11:46:35 1343
The Dalles 11:31:33 -42.8 Dark Down 46.0 147.3 Up 11:16:33 - 11:46:33 1306
Henderson 11:29:24 -40.0 Dark Down 56.4 149.3 Up 11:14:24 - 11:44:24 1305
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:29:12 -39.7 Dark Down 57.3 149.2 Up 11:14:12 - 11:44:12 1300
Maupin 11:31:29 -42.8 Dark Down 46.4 147.1 Up 11:16:29 - 11:46:29 1291
Lake Havasu City 11:28:59 -39.6 Dark Down 57.9 149.0 Up 11:13:59 - 11:43:59 1291
Mohave Valley 11:29:06 -39.8 Dark Down 57.5 148.9 Up 11:14:06 - 11:44:06 1287
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:29:15 -40.0 Dark Down 56.9 148.9 Up 11:14:15 - 11:44:15 1284
Parker 11:28:56 -39.6 Dark Down 58.3 148.7 Up 11:13:56 - 11:43:56 1277
Indian Springs 11:29:29 -40.5 Dark Down 55.6 148.6 Up 11:14:29 - 11:44:29 1273
Madras/Culver 11:31:22 -43.0 Dark Down 46.8 146.7 Up 11:16:22 - 11:46:22 1260
Redmond 11:31:20 -43.1 Dark Down 47.1 146.4 Up 11:16:20 - 11:46:20 1237
Blythe 11:28:52 -39.9 Dark Down 58.6 147.7 Up 11:13:52 - 11:43:52 1228
Tonopah 11:29:54 -41.5 Dark Down 53.8 147.5 Up 11:14:54 - 11:44:54 1220
Bend 11:31:18 -43.3 Dark Down 47.2 146.1 Up 11:16:18 - 11:46:18 1216
Sisters 11:31:22 -43.4 Dark Down 46.9 145.9 Up 11:16:22 - 11:46:22 1210
North Lake 11:31:08 -43.2 Dark Down 48.0 146.1 Up 11:16:08 - 11:46:08 1202
Beatty 11:29:40 -41.3 Dark Down 54.9 147.2 Up 11:14:40 - 11:44:40 1201
Paisley 11:31:00 -43.1 Dark Down 48.6 146.2 Up 11:16:00 - 11:46:00 1200
Oregon Observatory 11:31:17 -43.4 Dark Down 47.3 145.8 Up 11:16:17 - 11:46:17 1197
Lakeview 11:30:54 -43.1 Dark Down 49.1 146.1 Up 11:15:54 - 11:45:54 1187
Yuma 11:28:38 -39.9 Dark Down 59.3 146.7 Up 11:13:38 - 11:43:38 1183
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:31:15 -43.5 Dark Down 47.4 145.6 Up 11:16:15 - 11:46:15 1182
Cedarville 11:30:45 -43.1 Dark Down 49.7 145.9 Up 11:15:45 - 11:45:45 1166
Hawthorne 11:30:08 -42.5 Dark Down 52.8 145.8 Up 11:15:08 - 11:45:08 1132
Calipatria 11:28:47 -40.7 Dark Down 58.5 145.7 Up 11:13:47 - 11:43:47 1127
Yerington 11:30:12 -42.9 Dark Down 52.2 145.4 Up 11:15:12 - 11:45:12 1114
Chiloquin 11:31:04 -44.1 Dark Down 48.2 144.4 Up 11:16:04 - 11:46:04 1098
Bishop 11:29:51 -42.5 Dark Down 53.8 145.1 Up 11:14:51 - 11:44:51 1093
Tulelake 11:30:56 -44.0 Dark Down 48.8 144.4 Up 11:15:56 - 11:45:56 1093
Reno 11:30:22 -43.3 Dark Down 51.5 144.9 Up 11:15:22 - 11:45:22 1091
Klamath Falls 11:30:59 -44.1 Dark Down 48.5 144.2 Up 11:15:59 - 11:45:59 1085
Lone Pine 11:29:40 -42.4 Dark Down 54.6 145.0 Up 11:14:40 - 11:44:40 1082
Carson City 11:30:16 -43.3 Dark Down 51.8 144.6 Up 11:15:16 - 11:45:16 1075
Susanville 11:30:33 -43.7 Dark Down 50.4 144.4 Up 11:15:33 - 11:45:33 1074
Gardnerville 11:30:12 -43.3 Dark Down 52.0 144.5 Up 11:15:12 - 11:45:12 1067
Lee Vining 11:30:03 -43.0 Dark Down 53.0 144.6 Up 11:15:03 - 11:45:03 1065
Idyllwild 11:29:00 -41.6 Dark Down 57.5 144.4 Up 11:14:00 - 11:44:00 1056
Portola 11:30:29 -43.7 Dark Down 51.0 144.2 Up 11:15:29 - 11:45:29 1056
Fall River/Burney 11:30:44 -44.1 Dark Down 49.6 143.9 Up 11:15:44 - 11:45:44 1051
Gimple 11:30:29 -43.9 Dark Down 50.5 143.9 Up 11:15:29 - 11:45:29 1044
Greenville 11:30:33 -44.0 Dark Down 50.5 143.8 Up 11:15:33 - 11:45:33 1037
Quincy 11:30:32 -44.0 Dark Down 50.7 143.6 Up 11:15:32 - 11:45:32 1027
Wildwood 11:29:14 -43.1 Dark Down 56.3 141.8 Up 11:14:14 - 11:44:14 917
CPSLO 11:29:34 -44.6 Dark Down 54.3 140.0 Up 11:14:34 - 11:44:34 811

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 14WN510, (2026/01/18 11:21UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 19.63  90
Vindemiatrix   13:02:10.3 +10:57:33  2.8  6.17 105
31 Vir         12:41:57.0 +06:48:24  5.4  1.50 108
PPM 159165     12:47:02.4 +05:57:00  6.7  0.09 106
14WN510        12:47:08.0 +06:02:07 13.8       106
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/23 00:16:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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