RECON: TNO occultation with 00CE105

Event between 00CE105 and star GA1040:03293351 with event index number of 1061961

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/16 08:56:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:25:28.2 +15:39:52
Equinox of date position of star is 09:26:40.7 +15:34:08
Stellar brightness G=12.1, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 41 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.8 AU from the Sun and 40.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 319 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2985 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29637.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=238.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Diameter=97.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00CE105, (2022/01/16 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:32.6 +11:51:31  1.3 11.05  52
PPM 126439     09:26:45.6 +16:29:22  6.3  0.92  40
PPM 126389     09:23:59.2 +15:40:52  7.8  0.66  40
PPM 126473     09:28:52.2 +15:38:43  9.0  0.53  41
PPM 126441     09:26:48.1 +15:45:50 11.5  0.20  40
00CE105        09:26:41.1 +15:34:06 12.1        41
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:57:00 -52.9 Dark Up 53.5 184.4 Up 08:42:00 - 09:12:00 10256
Kamloops 08:57:39 -58.9 Dark Up 53.8 161.0 Up 08:42:39 - 09:12:39 9839
Kelowna 08:57:36 -59.4 Dark Up 54.7 162.1 Up 08:42:36 - 09:12:36 9781
Peachland 08:57:39 -59.6 Dark Up 54.8 161.5 Up 08:42:39 - 09:12:39 9766
Summerland 08:57:36 -59.7 Dark Up 54.9 161.6 Up 08:42:36 - 09:12:36 9754
Penticton 08:57:36 -59.7 Dark Up 55.0 161.8 Up 08:42:36 - 09:12:36 9749
Oliver 08:57:36 -60.0 Dark Up 55.4 161.6 Up 08:42:36 - 09:12:36 9717
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:57:36 -60.2 Dark Up 55.6 161.8 Up 08:42:36 - 09:12:36 9705
Tonasket 08:57:37 -60.4 Dark Up 55.8 161.6 Up 08:42:37 - 09:12:37 9675
Okanogan 08:57:37 -60.8 Dark Up 56.1 161.2 Up 08:42:37 - 09:12:37 9640
Brewster 08:57:37 -61.1 Dark Up 56.3 160.7 Up 08:42:37 - 09:12:37 9611
Manson/Chelan 08:57:37 -61.4 Dark Up 56.5 160.0 Up 08:42:37 - 09:12:37 9584
Victoria 08:57:50 -61.5 Dark Up 55.0 155.0 Up 08:42:50 - 09:12:50 9584
Wenatchee 08:57:38 -61.9 Dark Up 56.9 159.4 Up 08:42:38 - 09:12:38 9536
Ellensburg 08:57:38 -62.3 Dark Up 57.2 158.8 Up 08:42:38 - 09:12:38 9493
Yakima 08:57:37 -62.7 Dark Up 57.6 158.6 Up 08:42:37 - 09:12:37 9454
Pasco 08:57:34 -62.6 Dark Up 58.2 160.9 Up 08:42:34 - 09:12:34 9450
Toppenish/White Swan 08:57:38 -62.8 Dark Up 57.8 158.7 Up 08:42:38 - 09:12:38 9437
PNWRO 08:57:33 -62.7 Dark Up 58.5 161.2 Up 08:42:33 - 09:12:33 9432
Goldendale 08:57:39 -63.5 Dark Up 58.2 157.7 Up 08:42:39 - 09:12:39 9376
The Dalles 08:57:39 -63.8 Dark Up 58.3 156.9 Up 08:42:39 - 09:12:39 9346
Maupin 08:57:39 -64.1 Dark Up 58.7 156.8 Up 08:42:39 - 09:12:39 9308
Redmond 08:57:38 -65.0 Dark Up 59.5 156.0 Up 08:42:38 - 09:12:38 9219
Dunrhomin 08:56:39 -60.2 Dark Up 65.2 187.9 Up 08:41:39 - 09:11:39 9216
Sisters 08:57:40 -65.1 Dark Up 59.4 155.3 Up 08:42:40 - 09:12:40 9213
Bend 08:57:38 -65.2 Dark Up 59.7 155.6 Up 08:42:38 - 09:12:38 9195
Oregon Observatory 08:57:40 -65.4 Dark Up 59.8 155.3 Up 08:42:40 - 09:12:40 9176
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:57:40 -65.6 Dark Up 60.0 155.0 Up 08:42:40 - 09:12:40 9154
North Lake 08:57:37 -65.8 Dark Up 60.6 155.8 Up 08:42:37 - 09:12:37 9124
Paisley 08:57:36 -66.2 Dark Up 61.2 156.1 Up 08:42:36 - 09:12:36 9077
Chiloquin 08:57:41 -66.7 Dark Up 60.9 153.5 Up 08:42:41 - 09:12:41 9038
Lakeview 08:57:35 -66.6 Dark Up 61.7 156.0 Up 08:42:35 - 09:12:35 9031
Klamath Falls 08:57:40 -67.0 Dark Up 61.2 153.4 Up 08:42:40 - 09:12:40 9006
Cedarville 08:57:32 -67.1 Dark Up 62.3 155.9 Up 08:42:32 - 09:12:32 8970
Fall River/Burney 08:57:37 -68.0 Dark Up 62.4 153.1 Up 08:42:37 - 09:12:37 8896
Susanville 08:57:34 -68.2 Dark Up 63.2 154.0 Up 08:42:34 - 09:12:34 8849
Gimple 08:57:34 -68.6 Dark Up 63.4 153.3 Up 08:42:34 - 09:12:34 8816
Greenville 08:57:34 -68.6 Dark Up 63.3 153.2 Up 08:42:34 - 09:12:34 8815
Quincy 08:57:36 -68.8 Dark Up 63.5 153.0 Up 08:42:36 - 09:12:36 8795
Portola 08:57:34 -68.7 Dark Up 63.8 153.8 Up 08:42:34 - 09:12:34 8792
Reno 08:57:31 -68.7 Dark Up 64.2 154.9 Up 08:42:31 - 09:12:31 8780
Carson City 08:57:30 -69.0 Dark Up 64.6 154.6 Up 08:42:30 - 09:12:30 8744
Yerington 08:57:28 -68.8 Dark Up 65.0 155.8 Up 08:42:28 - 09:12:28 8739
Gardnerville 08:57:29 -69.1 Dark Up 64.8 154.5 Up 08:42:29 - 09:12:29 8721
Hawthorne 08:57:25 -69.0 Dark Up 65.5 156.5 Up 08:42:25 - 09:12:25 8704
Tonopah 08:57:19 -68.7 Dark Up 66.4 159.3 Up 08:42:19 - 09:12:19 8690
Lee Vining 08:57:26 -69.7 Dark Up 65.9 154.9 Up 08:42:26 - 09:12:26 8636
Bishop 08:57:23 -69.8 Dark Up 66.7 156.0 Up 08:42:23 - 09:12:23 8592
Beatty 08:57:17 -69.3 Dark Up 67.6 159.4 Up 08:42:17 - 09:12:17 8585
Indian Springs 08:57:13 -68.9 Dark Up 68.2 161.7 Up 08:42:13 - 09:12:13 8578
Henderson 08:57:09 -68.9 Dark Up 68.9 163.0 Up 08:42:09 - 09:12:09 8542
Patrick 08:57:04 -68.6 Dark Up 69.7 165.5 Up 08:42:04 - 09:12:04 8507
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:57:06 -68.8 Dark Up 69.9 164.8 Up 08:42:06 - 09:12:06 8480
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:57:08 -69.2 Dark Up 69.8 163.4 Up 08:42:08 - 09:12:08 8464
Mohave Valley 08:57:07 -69.3 Dark Up 70.1 163.2 Up 08:42:07 - 09:12:07 8436
Lake Havasu City 08:57:05 -69.4 Dark Up 70.5 163.6 Up 08:42:05 - 09:12:05 8402
George/Scottsdale 08:56:55 -68.2 Dark Up 71.7 170.1 Up 08:41:55 - 09:11:55 8389
Parker 08:57:04 -69.6 Dark Up 70.8 163.3 Up 08:42:04 - 09:12:04 8367
CPSLO 08:57:29 -72.5 Dark Up 67.7 148.6 Up 08:42:29 - 09:12:29 8329
Blythe 08:57:06 -70.1 Dark Up 71.3 162.0 Up 08:42:06 - 09:12:06 8306
Idyllwild 08:57:14 -71.4 Dark Up 70.5 156.3 Up 08:42:14 - 09:12:14 8263
Wildwood 08:57:21 -72.3 Dark Up 69.5 151.9 Up 08:42:21 - 09:12:21 8253
Calipatria 08:57:07 -71.0 Dark Up 71.5 158.9 Up 08:42:07 - 09:12:07 8231
Yuma 08:57:04 -70.7 Dark Up 72.1 161.0 Up 08:42:04 - 09:12:04 8210

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 00CE105, (2022/01/16 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 11.05  52
PPM 126439     09:25:32.4 +16:35:07  6.3  0.92  40
PPM 126389     09:22:46.2 +15:46:34  7.8  0.66  40
PPM 126473     09:27:39.3 +15:44:31  9.0  0.53  41
PPM 126441     09:25:35.1 +15:51:36 11.5  0.20  40
00CE105        09:25:28.2 +15:39:52 12.1        41
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/03 01:44:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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