RECON: TNO occultation with 14WO510

Event between 14WO510 and star GA1120:00870396 with event index number of 308396

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/02/03 09:46:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:57:25.5 +23:33:38
Equinox of date position of star is 04:58:37.4 +23:35:24
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 17 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

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TNO is 32.5 AU from the Sun and 31.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 10.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 279 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1453 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23156.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=234.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.1 sec chord
Diameter=95.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14WO510, (2020/02/03 09:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:04.6 +16:32:53  0.8  8.67  11
Alnath         05:27:33.8 +28:37:21  1.6  8.21  25
98 Tau         04:59:23.3 +25:04:47  5.8  1.50  18
PPM 093909     04:57:48.8 +23:19:32  8.5  0.33  17
14WO510        04:58:38.6 +23:35:26 15.5        17
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 3.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.7 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.2%
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 09:39:46 -51.9 Dark Up 21.4 281.5 Low 09:24:46 - 09:54:46 6585
Kelowna 09:39:44 -52.3 Dark Up 21.5 281.5 Low 09:24:44 - 09:54:44 6550
Summerland 09:39:41 -52.6 Dark Up 21.5 281.5 Low 09:24:41 - 09:54:41 6525
Penticton 09:39:40 -52.6 Dark Up 21.5 281.6 Low 09:24:40 - 09:54:40 6523
Oliver 09:39:39 -52.9 Dark Up 21.4 281.7 Low 09:24:39 - 09:54:39 6495
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:39:37 -53.0 Dark Up 21.2 281.9 Low 09:24:37 - 09:54:37 6488
Tonasket 09:39:35 -53.2 Dark Up 21.2 282.0 Low 09:24:35 - 09:54:35 6461
Okanogan 09:39:32 -53.6 Dark Up 21.3 282.0 Low 09:24:32 - 09:54:32 6431
Brewster 09:39:32 -53.9 Dark Up 21.3 282.0 Low 09:24:32 - 09:54:32 6404
Manson/Chelan 09:39:31 -54.2 Dark Up 21.5 281.8 Low 09:24:31 - 09:54:31 6376
Entiat 09:39:29 -54.4 Dark Up 21.5 281.8 Low 09:24:29 - 09:54:29 6357
Victoria 09:39:39 -54.9 Dark Up 23.8 279.3 Low 09:24:39 - 09:54:39 6335
Wenatchee 09:39:26 -54.6 Dark Up 21.6 281.8 Low 09:24:26 - 09:54:26 6334
Ellensburg 09:39:24 -55.1 Dark Up 21.6 281.8 Low 09:24:24 - 09:54:24 6294
Pasco 09:39:18 -55.1 Dark Up 20.5 283.1 Low 09:24:18 - 09:54:18 6276
PNWRO 09:39:16 -55.2 Dark Up 20.3 283.3 Low 09:24:16 - 09:54:16 6263
Yakima 09:39:20 -55.4 Dark Up 21.6 282.0 Low 09:24:20 - 09:54:20 6261
Toppenish/White Swan 09:39:20 -55.5 Dark Up 21.4 282.2 Low 09:24:20 - 09:54:20 6248
Niwot 09:38:34 -51.0 Dark Down 9.1 293.2 Really Low 09:23:34 - 09:53:34 6235
SwRI 09:38:34 -51.1 Dark Down 9.1 293.2 Really Low 09:23:34 - 09:53:34 6223
Goldendale 09:39:16 -56.1 Dark Up 21.6 282.1 Low 09:24:16 - 09:54:16 6190
The Dalles 09:39:14 -56.5 Dark Up 21.8 281.9 Low 09:24:14 - 09:54:14 6160
Maupin 09:39:12 -56.8 Dark Up 21.6 282.2 Low 09:24:12 - 09:54:12 6129
Redmond 09:39:06 -57.5 Dark Up 21.5 282.4 Low 09:24:06 - 09:54:06 6051
Sisters 09:39:07 -57.7 Dark Up 21.8 282.2 Low 09:24:07 - 09:54:07 6041
Bend 09:39:05 -57.8 Dark Up 21.6 282.4 Low 09:24:05 - 09:54:05 6029
Oregon Observatory 09:39:04 -58.0 Dark Up 21.6 282.4 Low 09:24:04 - 09:54:04 6010
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:39:03 -58.2 Dark Up 21.7 282.4 Low 09:24:03 - 09:54:03 5991
North Lake 09:38:59 -58.2 Dark Up 21.1 283.0 Low 09:23:59 - 09:53:59 5973
Paisley 09:38:54 -58.5 Dark Up 20.8 283.4 Low 09:23:54 - 09:53:54 5937
Lakeview 09:38:50 -58.8 Dark Up 20.5 283.7 Low 09:23:50 - 09:53:50 5900
Klamath Falls 09:38:53 -59.4 Dark Up 21.6 282.8 Low 09:23:53 - 09:53:53 5858
Cedarville 09:38:45 -59.2 Dark Up 20.3 284.0 Low 09:23:45 - 09:53:45 5849
Fall River/Burney 09:38:45 -60.2 Dark Up 21.0 283.5 Low 09:23:45 - 09:53:45 5767
Susanville 09:38:40 -60.3 Dark Up 20.4 284.1 Low 09:23:40 - 09:53:40 5736
Gimple 09:38:40 -60.6 Dark Up 20.4 284.1 Low 09:23:40 - 09:53:40 5705
Greenville 09:38:41 -60.6 Dark Up 20.5 284.1 Low 09:23:41 - 09:53:41 5702
Portola 09:38:38 -60.6 Dark Up 20.1 284.4 Low 09:23:38 - 09:53:38 5689
Reno 09:38:34 -60.5 Dark Up 19.5 284.9 Really Low 09:23:34 - 09:53:34 5687
Quincy 09:38:39 -60.8 Dark Up 20.5 284.1 Low 09:23:39 - 09:53:39 5685
Yerington 09:38:30 -60.5 Dark Up 18.9 285.4 Really Low 09:23:30 - 09:53:30 5660
Carson City 09:38:33 -60.7 Dark Up 19.4 285.0 Really Low 09:23:33 - 09:53:33 5656
Tonopah 09:38:22 -60.0 Dark Up 17.2 286.8 Really Low 09:23:22 - 09:53:22 5644
Hawthorne 09:38:27 -60.5 Dark Up 18.4 285.9 Really Low 09:23:27 - 09:53:27 5637
Gardnerville 09:38:30 -60.9 Dark Up 19.3 285.1 Really Low 09:23:30 - 09:53:30 5636
Lee Vining 09:38:24 -61.2 Dark Up 18.6 285.8 Really Low 09:23:24 - 09:53:24 5571
Indian Springs 09:38:12 -59.9 Dark Down 15.6 288.0 Really Low 09:23:12 - 09:53:12 5566
Beatty 09:38:16 -60.4 Dark Down 16.5 287.4 Really Low 09:23:16 - 09:53:16 5557
Henderson 09:38:09 -59.8 Dark Down 14.9 288.5 Really Low 09:23:09 - 09:53:09 5543
Bishop 09:38:19 -61.2 Dark Up 17.9 286.4 Really Low 09:23:19 - 09:53:19 5542
Patrick 09:38:05 -59.3 Dark Down 13.9 289.2 Really Low 09:23:05 - 09:53:05 5527
DCO 09:38:05 -59.0 Dark Down 13.2 289.7 Really Low 09:23:05 - 09:53:05 5526
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:38:05 -59.6 Dark Down 14.0 289.2 Really Low 09:23:05 - 09:53:05 5500
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:38:06 -60.0 Dark Down 14.7 288.7 Really Low 09:23:06 - 09:53:06 5494
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:38:05 -60.0 Dark Down 14.4 288.9 Really Low 09:23:05 - 09:53:05 5479
Mohave Valley 09:38:04 -60.1 Dark Down 14.3 289.0 Really Low 09:23:04 - 09:53:04 5455
George/Scottsdale 09:37:57 -58.7 Dark Down 11.8 290.6 Really Low 09:22:57 - 09:52:57 5449
Lake Havasu City 09:38:00 -60.1 Dark Down 14.0 289.2 Really Low 09:23:00 - 09:53:00 5428
Parker 09:37:59 -60.3 Dark Down 13.8 289.3 Really Low 09:22:59 - 09:52:59 5398
Blythe 09:37:56 -60.8 Dark Down 13.9 289.3 Really Low 09:22:56 - 09:52:56 5339
CPSLO 09:38:12 -63.9 Dark Up 19.1 285.8 Really Low 09:23:12 - 09:53:12 5276
Idyllwild 09:37:58 -62.2 Dark Down 15.6 288.2 Really Low 09:22:58 - 09:52:58 5273
Calipatria 09:37:55 -61.7 Dark Down 14.5 288.9 Really Low 09:22:55 - 09:52:55 5260
Yuma 09:37:52 -61.3 Dark Down 13.6 289.5 Really Low 09:22:52 - 09:52:52 5253
Wildwood 09:38:04 -63.3 Dark Up 17.2 287.2 Really Low 09:23:04 - 09:53:04 5237

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 14WO510, (2020/02/03 09:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8  8.67  11
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  8.21  25
98 Tau         04:58:09.4 +25:03:00  5.8  1.50  18
PPM 093909     04:56:35.9 +23:17:43  8.5  0.33  17
14WO510        04:57:25.5 +23:33:38 15.5        17
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/10/15 22:07:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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