RECON: TNO occultation with 14XU40

Event between 14XU40 and star GA1120:01607127 with event index number of 1497925

Geocentric closest approach at 2026/02/26 06:01:49 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:56:37.3 +22:24:00
Equinox of date position of star is 05:57:47.0 +22:24:04
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 6 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 33.5 AU from the Sun and 33.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.1 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 394 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1301 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23995.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 37.5 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14XU40, (2026/02/26 06:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:35.3 +07:24:35  0.4 15.00  21
Alnath         05:27:56.8 +28:37:38  1.6  9.23   8
PPM 095249     06:03:16.4 +22:23:58  6.2  1.17   6
PPM 095201     06:01:17.3 +22:28:14  7.7  0.72   6
PPM 095132     05:58:48.7 +22:21:52  9.7  0.15   6
14XU40         05:58:12.1 +22:24:06 15.1         6
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=33.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 05:55:15 -40.2 Dark Up 50.4 239.4 Up 05:40:15 - 06:10:15 734
Summerland 05:55:16 -40.2 Dark Up 50.8 239.4 Up 05:40:16 - 06:10:16 702
Penticton 05:55:14 -40.3 Dark Up 50.7 239.6 Up 05:40:14 - 06:10:14 698
Okanagan Falls 05:55:13 -40.4 Dark Up 50.8 239.8 Up 05:40:13 - 06:10:13 680
Oliver 05:55:11 -40.6 Dark Up 50.9 240.0 Up 05:40:11 - 06:10:11 665
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:55:08 -40.8 Dark Up 50.9 240.4 Up 05:40:08 - 06:10:08 652
Oroville 05:55:08 -40.8 Dark Up 51.0 240.3 Up 05:40:08 - 06:10:08 643
Tonasket 05:55:06 -40.9 Dark Up 51.1 240.6 Up 05:40:06 - 06:10:06 622
Okanogan 05:55:05 -41.1 Dark Up 51.3 240.8 Up 05:40:05 - 06:10:05 588
Brewster 05:55:05 -41.2 Dark Up 51.6 240.8 Up 05:40:05 - 06:10:05 559
Manson/Chelan 05:55:07 -41.1 Dark Up 51.9 240.7 Up 05:40:07 - 06:10:07 533
Entiat 05:55:06 -41.3 Dark Up 52.1 240.8 Up 05:40:06 - 06:10:06 511
Wenatchee 05:55:06 -41.4 Dark Up 52.2 241.0 Up 05:40:06 - 06:10:06 485
Ellensburg 05:55:04 -41.5 Dark Up 52.6 241.2 Up 05:40:04 - 06:10:04 442
Yakima 05:55:02 -41.8 Dark Up 52.8 241.6 Up 05:40:02 - 06:10:02 403
Pasco 05:54:45 -42.7 Dark Up 52.1 243.6 Up 05:39:45 - 06:09:45 394
Toppenish/White Swan 05:54:58 -42.0 Dark Up 52.8 242.1 Up 05:39:58 - 06:09:58 385
PNWRO 05:54:41 -43.0 Dark Up 52.1 244.1 Up 05:39:41 - 06:09:41 374
George/Umatilla 05:54:44 -42.8 Dark Up 52.4 243.7 Up 05:39:44 - 06:09:44 358
Goldendale 05:54:59 -42.1 Dark Up 53.3 242.2 Up 05:39:59 - 06:09:59 324
The Dalles 05:55:01 -42.1 Dark Up 53.6 242.1 Up 05:40:01 - 06:10:01 296
Maupin 05:54:57 -42.4 Dark Up 53.8 242.7 Up 05:39:57 - 06:09:57 257
Madras/Culver 05:54:54 -42.7 Dark Up 54.1 243.3 Up 05:39:54 - 06:09:54 203
Redmond 05:54:52 -42.9 Dark Up 54.3 243.7 Up 05:39:52 - 06:09:52 167
Sisters 05:54:56 -42.7 Dark Up 54.5 243.2 Up 05:39:56 - 06:09:56 163
Bend 05:54:52 -42.9 Dark Up 54.4 243.8 Up 05:39:52 - 06:09:52 144
Oregon Observatory 05:54:52 -43.0 Dark Up 54.6 243.8 Up 05:39:52 - 06:09:52 124
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:54:51 -43.1 Dark Up 54.7 244.0 Up 05:39:51 - 06:09:51 103
Niwot 05:51:46 -53.7 Dark Up 44.6 262.4 Up 05:36:46 - 06:06:46 87
SwRI 05:51:46 -53.7 Dark Up 44.7 262.5 Up 05:36:46 - 06:06:46 74
North Lake 05:54:42 -43.6 Dark Up 54.6 245.2 Up 05:39:42 - 06:09:42 70
Paisley 05:54:35 -44.2 Dark Up 54.6 246.3 Up 05:39:35 - 06:09:35 22
Chiloquin 05:54:48 -43.5 Dark Up 55.5 245.0 Up 05:39:48 - 06:09:48 -13
Lakeview 05:54:29 -44.6 Dark Up 54.6 247.1 Up 05:39:29 - 06:09:29 -25
Klamath Falls 05:54:45 -43.7 Dark Up 55.6 245.6 Up 05:39:45 - 06:09:45 -46
Tulelake 05:54:40 -44.1 Dark Up 55.5 246.3 Up 05:39:40 - 06:09:40 -68
Cedarville 05:54:23 -45.1 Dark Up 54.8 248.1 Up 05:39:23 - 06:09:23 -88
Fall River/Burney 05:54:33 -44.6 Dark Up 55.8 247.5 Up 05:39:33 - 06:09:33 -158
Susanville 05:54:21 -45.4 Dark Up 55.5 249.1 Up 05:39:21 - 06:09:21 -208
Gimple 05:54:22 -45.5 Dark Up 55.8 249.3 Up 05:39:22 - 06:09:22 -240
Greenville 05:54:23 -45.4 Dark Up 55.8 249.2 Up 05:39:23 - 06:09:23 -242
Quincy 05:54:21 -45.5 Dark Up 55.9 249.5 Up 05:39:21 - 06:09:21 -262
Portola 05:54:15 -45.9 Dark Up 55.6 250.1 Up 05:39:15 - 06:09:15 -266
Reno 05:54:07 -46.4 Dark Up 55.3 251.1 Up 05:39:07 - 06:09:07 -281
Carson City 05:54:04 -46.6 Dark Up 55.4 251.6 Up 05:39:04 - 06:09:04 -317
Yerington 05:53:56 -47.1 Dark Up 55.0 252.5 Up 05:38:56 - 06:08:56 -325
Gardnerville 05:54:03 -46.8 Dark Up 55.4 252.0 Up 05:39:03 - 06:09:03 -342
Hawthorne 05:53:47 -47.7 Dark Up 54.8 253.6 Up 05:38:47 - 06:08:47 -363
Tonopah 05:53:28 -48.8 Dark Up 53.9 255.4 Up 05:38:28 - 06:08:28 -383
Lee Vining 05:53:49 -47.7 Dark Up 55.3 253.9 Up 05:38:49 - 06:08:49 -430
Bishop 05:53:38 -48.5 Dark Up 54.9 255.3 Up 05:38:38 - 06:08:38 -477
Beatty 05:53:17 -49.8 Dark Up 53.8 257.3 Up 05:38:17 - 06:08:17 -492
Indian Springs 05:53:03 -50.6 Dark Up 53.1 258.6 Up 05:38:03 - 06:08:03 -503
Henderson 05:52:52 -51.4 Dark Up 52.7 259.8 Up 05:37:52 - 06:07:52 -543
Lone Pine 05:53:29 -49.1 Dark Up 54.9 256.6 Up 05:38:29 - 06:08:29 -548
Patrick 05:52:36 -52.4 Dark Up 52.0 261.4 Up 05:37:36 - 06:07:36 -583
DCO 05:52:27 -53.1 Dark Up 51.5 262.3 Up 05:37:27 - 06:07:27 -599
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:52:48 -51.8 Dark Up 52.8 260.6 Up 05:37:48 - 06:07:48 -600
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:52:37 -52.5 Dark Up 52.1 261.5 Up 05:37:37 - 06:07:37 -610
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:42 -52.2 Dark Up 52.5 261.2 Up 05:37:42 - 06:07:42 -624
Mohave Valley 05:52:40 -52.3 Dark Up 52.6 261.5 Up 05:37:40 - 06:07:40 -651
Lake Havasu City 05:52:35 -52.7 Dark Up 52.5 262.2 Up 05:37:35 - 06:07:35 -687
Parker 05:52:33 -52.9 Dark Up 52.5 262.7 Up 05:37:33 - 06:07:33 -723
CPSLO 05:53:51 -48.1 Dark Up 57.2 256.3 Up 05:38:51 - 06:08:51 -733
Blythe 05:52:33 -53.0 Dark Up 52.8 263.2 Up 05:37:33 - 06:07:33 -784
Idyllwild 05:52:57 -51.6 Dark Up 54.4 261.6 Up 05:37:57 - 06:07:57 -818
Wildwood 05:53:21 -50.1 Dark Up 55.9 259.7 Up 05:38:21 - 06:08:21 -819
Calipatria 05:52:40 -52.7 Dark Up 53.6 263.2 Up 05:37:40 - 06:07:40 -856
Yuma 05:52:27 -53.5 Dark Up 53.0 264.3 Up 05:37:27 - 06:07:27 -881

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 14XU40, (2026/02/26 06:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 15.00  21
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  9.23   8
PPM 095249     06:01:41.6 +22:24:04  6.2  1.17   6
PPM 095201     05:59:42.4 +22:28:15  7.7  0.72   6
PPM 095132     05:57:13.9 +22:21:47  9.7  0.15   6
14XU40         05:56:37.3 +22:24:00 15.1         6
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/25 01:36:15 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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