RECON: TNO occultation with 14WR510

Event between 14WR510 and star GA1000:02796944 with event index number of 2560441

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/26 07:20:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:25:03.2 +10:37:18
Equinox of date position of star is 07:26:15.9 +10:34:37
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 150 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

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TNO is 30.4 AU from the Sun and 29.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.4 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 174 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1586 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21356.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=195.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Diameter=79.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14WR510, (2025/01/26 07:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:50.9 +27:57:49  1.1 18.04 153
Alhena         06:39:09.6 +16:22:33  1.9 12.87 163
PPM 124011     07:27:50.6 +10:33:23  6.2  0.35 150
PPM 123983     07:26:39.4 +10:52:30 10.2  0.31 151
14WR510        07:26:26.1 +10:34:14 15.8       150
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=20.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:20:03 -56.5 Dark Down 45.9 206.9 Up 07:05:03 - 07:35:03 3111
Kamloops 07:20:42 -56.3 Dark Down 49.8 186.7 Up 07:05:42 - 07:35:42 2767
Kelowna 07:20:38 -57.2 Dark Down 50.5 188.2 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2714
Peachland 07:20:39 -57.2 Dark Down 50.7 187.7 Up 07:05:39 - 07:35:39 2700
Summerland 07:20:39 -57.4 Dark Down 50.8 187.9 Up 07:05:39 - 07:35:39 2689
Penticton 07:20:38 -57.5 Dark Down 50.9 188.1 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2686
Oliver 07:20:38 -57.8 Dark Down 51.2 188.1 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2656
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:20:37 -58.0 Dark Down 51.4 188.5 Up 07:05:37 - 07:35:37 2645
Tonasket 07:20:37 -58.3 Dark Down 51.7 188.4 Up 07:05:37 - 07:35:37 2618
Okanogan 07:20:37 -58.6 Dark Down 52.0 188.2 Up 07:05:37 - 07:35:37 2587
Brewster 07:20:37 -58.8 Dark Down 52.3 188.0 Up 07:05:37 - 07:35:37 2561
Victoria 07:20:49 -57.3 Dark Down 52.1 182.2 Up 07:05:49 - 07:35:49 2541
Manson/Chelan 07:20:38 -58.9 Dark Down 52.5 187.4 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2537
Wenatchee 07:20:38 -59.2 Dark Down 53.0 187.2 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2494
Ellensburg 07:20:38 -59.5 Dark Down 53.5 186.9 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2454
Yakima 07:20:38 -59.9 Dark Down 53.9 187.0 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2419
Toppenish/White Swan 07:20:37 -60.1 Dark Down 54.1 187.3 Up 07:05:37 - 07:35:37 2403
PNWRO 07:20:32 -60.9 Dark Down 54.3 189.8 Up 07:05:32 - 07:35:32 2396
Goldendale 07:20:38 -60.5 Dark Down 54.6 186.7 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2348
The Dalles 07:20:39 -60.6 Dark Down 54.9 186.1 Up 07:05:39 - 07:35:39 2321
Maupin 07:20:38 -61.0 Dark Down 55.3 186.3 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2286
Sisters 07:20:40 -61.6 Dark Down 56.2 185.6 Up 07:05:40 - 07:35:40 2200
Bend 07:20:38 -61.9 Dark Down 56.4 186.1 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2183
Oregon Observatory 07:20:39 -62.0 Dark Down 56.6 185.9 Up 07:05:39 - 07:35:39 2165
Dunrhomin 07:19:39 -68.3 Dark Down 55.8 215.4 Up 07:04:39 - 07:34:39 2149
North Lake 07:20:36 -62.7 Dark Down 57.2 187.0 Up 07:05:36 - 07:35:36 2117
Chiloquin 07:20:38 -63.0 Dark Down 58.0 185.3 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2038
Lakeview 07:20:33 -63.9 Dark Down 58.2 188.2 Up 07:05:33 - 07:35:33 2030
Klamath Falls 07:20:38 -63.3 Dark Down 58.3 185.5 Up 07:05:38 - 07:35:38 2008
Cedarville 07:20:32 -64.5 Dark Down 58.8 188.6 Up 07:05:32 - 07:35:32 1972
Fall River/Burney 07:20:36 -64.4 Dark Down 59.4 186.4 Up 07:05:36 - 07:35:36 1906
Susanville 07:20:32 -65.3 Dark Down 60.0 188.0 Up 07:05:32 - 07:35:32 1860
Gimple 07:20:33 -65.4 Dark Down 60.3 187.7 Up 07:05:33 - 07:35:33 1830
Greenville 07:20:33 -65.4 Dark Down 60.3 187.5 Up 07:05:33 - 07:35:33 1829
Quincy 07:20:33 -65.5 Dark Down 60.5 187.5 Up 07:05:33 - 07:35:33 1810
Portola 07:20:31 -65.8 Dark Down 60.6 188.5 Up 07:05:31 - 07:35:31 1807
Reno 07:20:28 -66.3 Dark Down 60.8 189.9 Up 07:05:28 - 07:35:28 1794
Carson City 07:20:29 -66.6 Dark Down 61.1 190.0 Up 07:05:29 - 07:35:29 1761
Yerington 07:20:26 -67.1 Dark Down 61.2 191.3 Up 07:05:26 - 07:35:26 1754
Gardnerville 07:20:27 -66.9 Dark Down 61.3 190.2 Up 07:05:27 - 07:35:27 1738
Hawthorne 07:20:23 -67.7 Dark Down 61.6 192.6 Up 07:05:23 - 07:35:23 1720
Tonopah 07:20:18 -68.6 Dark Down 61.8 195.6 Up 07:05:18 - 07:35:18 1703
Lee Vining 07:20:24 -68.0 Dark Down 62.2 191.8 Up 07:05:24 - 07:35:24 1657
Bishop 07:20:21 -68.8 Dark Down 62.7 193.5 Up 07:05:21 - 07:35:21 1614
Beatty 07:20:15 -69.8 Dark Down 62.8 197.1 Up 07:05:15 - 07:35:15 1601
Indian Springs 07:20:10 -70.5 Dark Down 62.8 199.5 Up 07:05:10 - 07:35:10 1592
Henderson 07:20:07 -71.2 Dark Down 63.1 201.3 Up 07:05:07 - 07:35:07 1554
Patrick 07:20:02 -72.1 Dark Down 63.4 204.1 Up 07:05:02 - 07:35:02 1517
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:20:03 -72.3 Dark Down 63.6 203.9 Up 07:05:03 - 07:35:03 1492
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:20:05 -72.1 Dark Down 63.8 202.8 Up 07:05:05 - 07:35:05 1478
Mohave Valley 07:20:04 -72.4 Dark Down 64.1 203.0 Up 07:05:04 - 07:35:04 1452
Lake Havasu City 07:20:03 -72.8 Dark Down 64.4 203.9 Up 07:05:03 - 07:35:03 1419
George/Scottsdale 07:19:52 -74.3 Dark Down 64.1 209.7 Up 07:04:52 - 07:34:52 1396
Parker 07:20:02 -73.1 Dark Down 64.7 204.2 Up 07:05:02 - 07:35:02 1385
Idyllwild 07:20:11 -72.5 Dark Down 65.8 199.3 Up 07:05:11 - 07:35:11 1295
Wildwood 07:20:18 -71.4 Dark Down 65.9 194.7 Up 07:05:18 - 07:35:18 1292
Calipatria 07:20:05 -73.6 Dark Down 66.0 202.4 Up 07:05:05 - 07:35:05 1259
Yuma 07:20:01 -74.3 Dark Down 66.1 204.8 Up 07:05:01 - 07:35:01 1236

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 14WR510, (2025/01/26 07:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 18.04 153
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 12.87 163
PPM 124011     07:26:27.7 +10:36:29  6.2  0.35 150
PPM 123983     07:25:16.3 +10:55:34 10.2  0.31 151
14WR510        07:25:03.2 +10:37:18 15.8       150
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/27 23:56:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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