RECON: TNO occultation with 543734

Event between (543734) 14OL394 and star GA1020:00208190 with event index number of 2137333

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/30 05:27:38 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:17:18.7 +12:55:17
Equinox of date position of star is 02:18:29.8 +13:01:18
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 98 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 31.1 AU from the Sun and 30.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 299 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2211 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22205.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=165.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 19.6 sec chord
Diameter=67.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 543734, (2023/12/30 05:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:18.0 +16:33:20  0.8 33.67  66
6Bet Ari       01:55:58.2 +20:55:28  2.6  9.57 100
19 Ari         02:14:22.1 +15:23:28  5.7  2.57  98
PPM 118118     02:20:10.5 +13:06:08  7.9  0.39  98
543734         02:18:36.7 +13:01:53 15.4        98
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:22:00 -48.4 Dark Up 47.4 216.2 Up 05:07:00 - 05:37:00 8543
Sleaford 05:20:22 -54.7 Dark Up 40.3 232.3 Up 05:05:22 - 05:35:22 8497
Kelowna 05:21:55 -49.3 Dark Up 47.7 217.9 Up 05:06:55 - 05:36:55 8453
Peachland 05:21:56 -49.2 Dark Up 47.9 217.6 Up 05:06:56 - 05:36:56 8447
Summerland 05:21:55 -49.3 Dark Up 48.0 217.8 Up 05:06:55 - 05:36:55 8431
Penticton 05:21:55 -49.4 Dark Up 48.0 218.0 Up 05:06:55 - 05:36:55 8423
Victoria 05:22:25 -47.5 Dark Up 50.3 213.6 Up 05:07:25 - 05:37:25 8391
Oliver 05:21:54 -49.5 Dark Up 48.3 218.2 Up 05:06:54 - 05:36:54 8390
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:21:53 -49.7 Dark Up 48.4 218.6 Up 05:06:53 - 05:36:53 8371
Tonasket 05:21:53 -49.8 Dark Up 48.6 218.7 Up 05:06:53 - 05:36:53 8342
Okanogan 05:21:54 -49.9 Dark Up 49.0 218.8 Up 05:06:54 - 05:36:54 8313
Brewster 05:21:56 -49.8 Dark Up 49.2 218.7 Up 05:06:56 - 05:36:56 8290
Manson/Chelan 05:21:58 -49.7 Dark Up 49.6 218.4 Up 05:06:58 - 05:36:58 8276
Wenatchee 05:21:58 -49.8 Dark Up 50.0 218.5 Up 05:06:58 - 05:36:58 8233
Ellensburg 05:22:03 -49.8 Dark Up 50.4 218.5 Up 05:07:03 - 05:37:03 8197
Yakima 05:22:02 -50.0 Dark Up 50.7 218.8 Up 05:07:02 - 05:37:02 8158
Toppenish/White Swan 05:22:01 -50.1 Dark Up 50.8 219.2 Up 05:07:01 - 05:37:01 8134
Pasco 05:21:51 -51.0 Dark Up 50.4 221.0 Up 05:06:51 - 05:36:51 8101
Goldendale 05:22:04 -50.1 Dark Up 51.4 219.1 Up 05:07:04 - 05:37:04 8088
PNWRO 05:21:49 -51.2 Dark Up 50.5 221.5 Up 05:06:49 - 05:36:49 8074
The Dalles 05:22:07 -49.9 Dark Up 51.8 218.8 Up 05:07:07 - 05:37:07 8072
Maupin 05:22:06 -50.1 Dark Up 52.1 219.2 Up 05:07:06 - 05:37:06 8030
Sisters 05:22:12 -50.1 Dark Up 52.9 219.3 Up 05:07:12 - 05:37:12 7952
Redmond 05:22:07 -50.4 Dark Up 52.8 219.9 Up 05:07:07 - 05:37:07 7943
Bend 05:22:09 -50.3 Dark Up 53.0 219.9 Up 05:07:09 - 05:37:09 7924
Oregon Observatory 05:22:11 -50.3 Dark Up 53.2 219.8 Up 05:07:11 - 05:37:11 7910
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:22:11 -50.3 Dark Up 53.4 219.9 Up 05:07:11 - 05:37:11 7890
North Lake 05:22:05 -50.9 Dark Up 53.5 221.1 Up 05:07:05 - 05:37:05 7837
Chiloquin 05:22:14 -50.4 Dark Up 54.4 220.4 Up 05:07:14 - 05:37:14 7787
Paisley 05:22:02 -51.3 Dark Up 53.7 222.1 Up 05:07:02 - 05:37:02 7775
Klamath Falls 05:22:13 -50.5 Dark Up 54.6 220.8 Up 05:07:13 - 05:37:13 7751
Lakeview 05:22:03 -51.5 Dark Up 54.0 222.9 Up 05:07:03 - 05:37:03 7721
Cedarville 05:22:00 -51.9 Dark Up 54.4 223.7 Up 05:07:00 - 05:37:00 7652
Fall River/Burney 05:22:11 -51.1 Dark Up 55.3 222.5 Up 05:07:11 - 05:37:11 7626
Susanville 05:22:05 -51.8 Dark Up 55.4 224.2 Up 05:07:05 - 05:37:05 7548
Greenville 05:22:07 -51.7 Dark Up 55.8 224.0 Up 05:07:07 - 05:37:07 7526
Gimple 05:22:07 -51.7 Dark Up 55.7 224.1 Up 05:07:07 - 05:37:07 7524
Quincy 05:22:08 -51.7 Dark Up 55.9 224.2 Up 05:07:08 - 05:37:08 7505
Portola 05:22:04 -52.1 Dark Up 55.7 225.0 Up 05:07:04 - 05:37:04 7483
Reno 05:21:58 -52.6 Dark Up 55.6 226.2 Up 05:06:58 - 05:36:58 7444
Carson City 05:21:59 -52.7 Dark Up 55.8 226.6 Up 05:06:59 - 05:36:59 7407
Gardnerville 05:22:00 -52.8 Dark Up 56.0 227.0 Up 05:07:00 - 05:37:00 7381
Yerington 05:21:52 -53.2 Dark Up 55.6 227.7 Up 05:06:52 - 05:36:52 7375
Hawthorne 05:21:48 -53.7 Dark Up 55.6 228.9 Up 05:06:48 - 05:36:48 7318
Dunrhomin 05:19:55 -62.4 Dark Up 46.3 242.4 Up 05:04:55 - 05:34:55 7301
Lee Vining 05:21:54 -53.5 Dark Up 56.3 228.9 Up 05:06:54 - 05:36:54 7269
Tonopah 05:21:36 -54.9 Dark Up 55.1 231.3 Up 05:06:36 - 05:36:36 7245
Bishop 05:21:46 -54.2 Dark Up 56.2 230.5 Up 05:06:46 - 05:36:46 7193
Beatty 05:21:32 -55.5 Dark Up 55.5 233.2 Up 05:06:32 - 05:36:32 7116
Indian Springs 05:21:22 -56.4 Dark Up 55.0 234.9 Up 05:06:22 - 05:36:22 7063
CPSLO 05:22:10 -52.8 Dark Up 58.9 230.0 Up 05:07:10 - 05:37:10 7022
Henderson 05:21:16 -57.0 Dark Up 54.9 236.3 Up 05:06:16 - 05:36:16 6995
Patrick 05:21:07 -58.0 Dark Up 54.5 238.4 Up 05:06:07 - 05:36:07 6910
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:21:13 -57.5 Dark Up 55.1 237.9 Up 05:06:13 - 05:36:13 6896
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:21:09 -57.9 Dark Up 54.7 238.4 Up 05:06:09 - 05:36:09 6890
Mohave Valley 05:21:13 -57.6 Dark Up 55.2 238.2 Up 05:06:13 - 05:36:13 6867
Wildwood 05:21:53 -54.6 Dark Up 58.3 234.3 Up 05:06:53 - 05:36:53 6855
Lake Havasu City 05:21:11 -57.9 Dark Up 55.3 239.0 Up 05:06:11 - 05:36:11 6821
Parker 05:21:12 -58.0 Dark Up 55.4 239.5 Up 05:06:12 - 05:36:12 6783
Idyllwild 05:21:34 -56.1 Dark Up 57.3 237.2 Up 05:06:34 - 05:36:34 6782
Blythe 05:21:15 -57.8 Dark Up 55.9 239.8 Up 05:06:15 - 05:36:15 6732
George/Scottsdale 05:20:50 -59.9 Dark Up 53.9 242.6 Up 05:05:50 - 05:35:50 6698
Calipatria 05:21:23 -57.1 Dark Up 56.8 239.4 Up 05:06:23 - 05:36:23 6696
Yuma 05:21:16 -57.9 Dark Up 56.4 240.9 Up 05:06:16 - 05:36:16 6634

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 543734, (2023/12/30 05:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 33.67  66
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:26  2.6  9.57 100
19 Ari         02:13:03.4 +15:16:47  5.7  2.57  98
PPM 118118     02:18:52.5 +12:59:33  7.9  0.39  98
543734         02:17:18.7 +12:55:17 15.4        98
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/15 01:03:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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