RECON: TNO occultation with 534314

Event between (534314) 14SJ349 and star GA1040:00565729 with event index number of 2691074

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/07 08:31:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:43:10.8 +15:10:06
Equinox of date position of star is 04:44:34.5 +15:12:46
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 169 degrees from the moon. Moon is 34% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 35.4 AU from the Sun and 35.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 7.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1939 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4057 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25414.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=219.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.5 sec chord
Diameter=89.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 534314, (2029/02/07 08:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:35.6 +16:33:56  0.8  2.20 171
Bellatrix      05:26:41.6 +06:22:25  1.6 13.55 156
91Sig1Tau      04:40:49.1 +15:51:18  5.3  1.16 170
PPM 120174     04:44:39.9 +15:32:35  8.1  0.32 169
534314         04:44:50.3 +15:13:16 15.6       169
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 0.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.8 km RECON observability=0.8 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)
Sleaford 08:27:34 -50.6 Dark Down 13.2 277.9 Really Low 08:12:34 - 08:42:34 10078
Kamloops 08:27:19 -54.4 Dark Down 22.1 267.1 Low 08:12:19 - 08:42:19 9726
Kelowna 08:27:06 -55.2 Dark Down 21.6 268.1 Low 08:12:06 - 08:42:06 9717
Peachland 08:27:05 -55.3 Dark Down 21.8 267.9 Low 08:12:05 - 08:42:05 9705
Penticton 08:27:03 -55.5 Dark Down 21.7 268.1 Low 08:12:03 - 08:42:03 9702
Summerland 08:27:03 -55.5 Dark Down 21.8 268.0 Low 08:12:03 - 08:42:03 9702
Oliver 08:26:58 -55.9 Dark Down 21.7 268.2 Low 08:11:58 - 08:41:58 9688
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:26:55 -56.0 Dark Down 21.6 268.4 Low 08:11:55 - 08:41:55 9686
Okanogan 08:26:44 -56.7 Dark Down 21.8 268.5 Low 08:11:44 - 08:41:44 9653
Brewster 08:26:41 -57.0 Dark Down 22.0 268.4 Low 08:11:41 - 08:41:41 9637
Dunrhomin 08:24:57 -60.6 Dark Down 11.2 280.5 Really Low 08:09:57 - 08:39:57 9632
Nikitin 08:24:52 -60.8 Dark Down 11.2 280.5 Really Low 08:09:52 - 08:39:52 9622
Manson/Chelan 08:26:39 -57.2 Dark Down 22.2 268.2 Low 08:11:39 - 08:41:39 9619
CU-SBO 08:24:48 -60.9 Dark Down 11.3 280.4 Really Low 08:09:48 - 08:39:48 9617
Wenatchee 08:26:35 -57.7 Dark Down 22.4 268.3 Low 08:11:35 - 08:41:35 9594
Ellensburg 08:26:27 -58.1 Dark Down 22.6 268.3 Low 08:11:27 - 08:41:27 9570
PNWRO 08:26:13 -59.0 Dark Down 21.5 269.8 Low 08:11:13 - 08:41:13 9569
Victoria 08:26:55 -56.7 Dark Down 24.3 265.5 Low 08:11:55 - 08:41:55 9561
Yakima 08:26:22 -58.5 Dark Down 22.6 268.4 Low 08:11:22 - 08:41:22 9551
Toppenish/White Swan 08:26:20 -58.7 Dark Down 22.5 268.6 Low 08:11:20 - 08:41:20 9546
The Dalles 08:26:11 -59.5 Dark Down 23.1 268.4 Low 08:11:11 - 08:41:11 9488
Maupin 08:26:06 -60.0 Dark Down 23.0 268.6 Low 08:11:06 - 08:41:06 9472
Sisters 08:25:54 -60.9 Dark Down 23.4 268.6 Low 08:10:54 - 08:40:54 9416
Bend 08:25:50 -61.1 Dark Down 23.3 268.9 Low 08:10:50 - 08:40:50 9411
Oregon Observatory 08:25:51 -61.3 Dark Down 23.4 268.8 Low 08:10:51 - 08:40:51 9399
Chiloquin 08:25:32 -62.6 Dark Down 23.8 269.1 Low 08:10:32 - 08:40:32 9320
Cedarville 08:25:17 -63.5 Dark Down 22.6 270.6 Low 08:10:17 - 08:40:17 9313
Klamath Falls 08:25:28 -62.9 Dark Down 23.7 269.3 Low 08:10:28 - 08:40:28 9304
Fall River/Burney 08:25:13 -64.1 Dark Down 23.5 270.0 Low 08:10:13 - 08:40:13 9251
Gimple 08:25:00 -65.0 Dark Down 23.1 270.7 Low 08:10:00 - 08:40:00 9217
Reno 08:24:50 -65.5 Dark Down 22.3 271.6 Low 08:09:50 - 08:39:50 9215
Greenville 08:25:02 -65.0 Dark Down 23.2 270.6 Low 08:10:02 - 08:40:02 9215
Portola 08:24:56 -65.3 Dark Down 22.8 271.1 Low 08:09:56 - 08:39:56 9211
Quincy 08:24:58 -65.2 Dark Down 23.2 270.7 Low 08:09:58 - 08:39:58 9203
Yerington 08:24:43 -66.0 Dark Down 21.8 272.2 Low 08:09:43 - 08:39:43 9203
Carson City 08:24:48 -65.9 Dark Down 22.3 271.7 Low 08:09:48 - 08:39:48 9195
Hawthorne 08:24:37 -66.4 Dark Down 21.4 272.7 Low 08:09:37 - 08:39:37 9192
Gardnerville 08:24:44 -66.1 Dark Down 22.3 271.9 Low 08:09:44 - 08:39:44 9183
Beatty 08:24:13 -67.7 Dark Down 19.9 274.4 Really Low 08:09:13 - 08:39:13 9152
Patrick 08:23:50 -68.4 Dark Down 17.5 276.4 Really Low 08:08:50 - 08:38:50 9146
Lee Vining 08:24:30 -67.0 Dark Down 21.8 272.6 Low 08:09:30 - 08:39:30 9145
Bishop 08:24:16 -67.5 Dark Down 21.2 273.2 Low 08:09:16 - 08:39:16 9131
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:23:50 -68.8 Dark Down 18.1 276.1 Really Low 08:08:50 - 08:38:50 9111
George/Scottsdale 08:23:29 -69.2 Dark Down 15.7 278.0 Really Low 08:08:29 - 08:38:29 9099
Lake Havasu City 08:23:41 -69.4 Dark Down 17.8 276.5 Really Low 08:08:41 - 08:38:41 9077
Idyllwild 08:23:34 -70.7 Dark Down 19.7 275.4 Really Low 08:08:34 - 08:38:34 8959
Calipatria 08:23:27 -71.0 Dark Down 18.7 276.2 Really Low 08:08:27 - 08:38:27 8955
Yuma 08:23:17 -71.1 Dark Down 18.0 276.8 Really Low 08:08:17 - 08:38:17 8954
Wildwood 08:23:41 -70.8 Dark Down 21.3 274.3 Low 08:08:41 - 08:38:41 8923

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 534314, (2029/02/07 08:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  2.20 171
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6 13.55 156
91Sig1Tau      04:39:09.2 +15:47:58  5.3  1.16 170
PPM 120174     04:43:00.2 +15:29:25  8.1  0.32 169
534314         04:43:10.8 +15:10:06 15.6       169
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/26 21:31:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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