RECON: TNO occultation with 01ES24

Event between 01ES24 and star GA0920:03638815 with event index number of 1934777

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/30 05:30:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:08:29.0 +03:15:24
Equinox of date position of star is 12:09:34.6 +03:08:16
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 81% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 46.8 AU from the Sun and 46.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1445 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4546 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33680.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=202.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 28.1 sec chord
Diameter=82.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01ES24, (2021/05/30 05:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:19.4 -11:16:21  1.0 23.91  97
Denebola       11:50:09.0 +14:27:08  2.1 12.29 129
10 Vir         12:10:47.2 +01:46:40  5.9  1.39 119
PPM 158488     12:05:48.8 +03:27:14  7.8  0.99 121
PPM 158558     12:09:47.5 +02:59:24  9.3  0.16 120
01ES24         12:09:34.8 +03:08:16 16.2       120
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 0.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.2 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=2.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 05:28:15 -11.0 NT Down 37.2 216.8 Up 05:13:15 - 05:43:15 8179
Kelowna 05:28:12 -11.3 NT Down 37.6 216.8 Up 05:13:12 - 05:43:12 8151
Peachland 05:28:12 -11.2 NT Down 37.8 216.5 Up 05:13:12 - 05:43:12 8140
Summerland 05:28:08 -11.4 NT Down 37.8 216.7 Up 05:13:08 - 05:43:08 8131
Penticton 05:28:08 -11.5 NT Down 37.9 216.8 Up 05:13:08 - 05:43:08 8127
Oliver 05:28:08 -11.8 NT Down 38.1 217.0 Up 05:13:08 - 05:43:08 8103
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:28:05 -12.0 NT Down 38.2 217.3 Up 05:13:05 - 05:43:05 8094
Tonasket 05:28:01 -12.2 AT Down 38.5 217.4 Up 05:13:01 - 05:43:01 8071
Okanogan 05:28:01 -12.4 AT Down 38.8 217.3 Up 05:13:01 - 05:43:01 8046
Brewster 05:28:01 -12.6 AT Down 39.1 217.2 Up 05:13:01 - 05:43:01 8024
Victoria 05:28:36 -10.9 NT Down 40.1 212.9 Up 05:13:36 - 05:43:36 8008
Manson/Chelan 05:28:03 -12.6 AT Down 39.4 216.9 Up 05:13:03 - 05:43:03 8004
Wenatchee 05:28:05 -12.9 AT Down 39.9 217.0 Up 05:13:05 - 05:43:05 7968
Ellensburg 05:27:58 -13.2 AT Down 40.3 216.9 Up 05:12:58 - 05:42:58 7936
Yakima 05:27:58 -13.5 AT Down 40.6 217.1 Up 05:12:58 - 05:42:58 7906
Pasco 05:27:42 -14.3 AT Down 40.3 218.9 Up 05:12:42 - 05:42:42 7900
Toppenish/White Swan 05:27:58 -13.7 AT Down 40.7 217.4 Up 05:12:58 - 05:42:58 7892
PNWRO 05:27:37 -14.6 AT Down 40.4 219.2 Up 05:12:37 - 05:42:37 7885
Goldendale 05:27:54 -14.0 AT Down 41.4 217.1 Up 05:12:54 - 05:42:54 7846
The Dalles 05:27:58 -14.0 AT Down 41.7 216.8 Up 05:12:58 - 05:42:58 7824
Maupin 05:27:53 -14.4 AT Down 42.0 217.2 Up 05:12:53 - 05:42:53 7794
Redmond 05:27:47 -15.1 AT Down 42.8 217.5 Up 05:12:47 - 05:42:47 7724
Sisters 05:27:52 -14.9 AT Down 42.9 217.0 Up 05:12:52 - 05:42:52 7721
Bend 05:27:47 -15.2 AT Down 43.0 217.5 Up 05:12:47 - 05:42:47 7706
Oregon Observatory 05:27:48 -15.3 AT Down 43.2 217.4 Up 05:12:48 - 05:42:48 7691
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:27:51 -15.4 AT Down 43.4 217.5 Up 05:12:51 - 05:42:51 7675
North Lake 05:27:38 -16.0 AT Down 43.5 218.4 Up 05:12:38 - 05:42:38 7649
Dunrhomin 05:24:55 -24.3 Dark Down 37.1 236.8 Up 05:09:55 - 05:39:55 7630
Paisley 05:27:31 -16.6 AT Down 43.7 219.1 Up 05:12:31 - 05:42:31 7611
Chiloquin 05:27:42 -16.1 AT Down 44.4 217.6 Up 05:12:42 - 05:42:42 7583
Lakeview 05:27:24 -17.1 AT Down 44.1 219.6 Up 05:12:24 - 05:42:24 7574
Klamath Falls 05:27:44 -16.4 AT Down 44.6 217.9 Up 05:12:44 - 05:42:44 7557
Cedarville 05:27:23 -17.7 AT Down 44.5 220.3 Up 05:12:23 - 05:42:23 7524
Fall River/Burney 05:27:30 -17.5 AT Down 45.4 219.1 Up 05:12:30 - 05:42:30 7467
Susanville 05:27:21 -18.3 Dark Down 45.6 220.4 Up 05:12:21 - 05:42:21 7427
Gimple 05:27:19 -18.5 Dark Down 45.9 220.3 Up 05:12:19 - 05:42:19 7401
Greenville 05:27:23 -18.4 Dark Down 45.9 220.2 Up 05:12:23 - 05:42:23 7400
Quincy 05:27:19 -18.6 Dark Down 46.1 220.3 Up 05:12:19 - 05:42:19 7383
Portola 05:27:11 -18.9 Dark Down 45.9 221.0 Up 05:12:11 - 05:42:11 7380
Reno 05:27:07 -19.4 Dark Down 45.8 221.9 Up 05:12:07 - 05:42:07 7368
Carson City 05:27:02 -19.7 Dark Down 46.1 222.2 Up 05:12:02 - 05:42:02 7338
Yerington 05:26:55 -20.1 Dark Down 45.9 223.0 Up 05:11:55 - 05:41:55 7331
Gardnerville 05:26:59 -19.9 Dark Down 46.3 222.4 Up 05:11:59 - 05:41:59 7319
Hawthorne 05:26:45 -20.7 Dark Down 46.0 224.0 Up 05:11:45 - 05:41:45 7300
Tonopah 05:26:30 -21.7 Dark Down 45.6 225.9 Up 05:11:30 - 05:41:30 7282
Lee Vining 05:26:48 -21.0 Dark Down 46.7 223.8 Up 05:11:48 - 05:41:48 7246
Bishop 05:26:40 -21.8 Dark Down 46.7 225.1 Up 05:11:40 - 05:41:40 7206
Beatty 05:26:17 -22.9 Dark Down 46.1 227.3 Up 05:11:17 - 05:41:17 7191
Indian Springs 05:26:04 -23.6 Dark Down 45.7 228.7 Up 05:11:04 - 05:41:04 7179
Henderson 05:25:56 -24.3 Dark Down 45.7 229.9 Up 05:10:56 - 05:40:56 7143
Patrick 05:25:37 -25.3 Dark Down 45.4 231.5 Up 05:10:37 - 05:40:37 7106
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:25:39 -25.4 Dark Down 45.7 231.5 Up 05:10:39 - 05:40:39 7084
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:25:45 -25.2 Dark Down 46.0 231.0 Up 05:10:45 - 05:40:45 7074
Mohave Valley 05:25:41 -25.4 Dark Down 46.2 231.2 Up 05:10:41 - 05:40:41 7050
Lake Havasu City 05:25:38 -25.9 Dark Down 46.3 231.7 Up 05:10:38 - 05:40:38 7019
CPSLO 05:26:48 -22.3 Dark Down 49.4 223.9 Up 05:11:48 - 05:41:48 6993
Parker 05:25:37 -26.2 Dark Down 46.5 232.1 Up 05:10:37 - 05:40:37 6989
George/Scottsdale 05:25:07 -27.6 Dark Down 45.2 234.9 Up 05:10:07 - 05:40:07 6988
Blythe 05:25:33 -26.5 Dark Down 47.0 232.2 Up 05:10:33 - 05:40:33 6938
Wildwood 05:26:18 -24.2 Dark Down 49.1 227.3 Up 05:11:18 - 05:41:18 6918
Idyllwild 05:25:56 -25.4 Dark Down 48.3 229.8 Up 05:10:56 - 05:40:56 6916
Calipatria 05:25:44 -26.5 Dark Down 47.9 231.6 Up 05:10:44 - 05:40:44 6879
Yuma 05:25:28 -27.2 Dark Down 47.6 232.9 Up 05:10:28 - 05:40:28 6855

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 01ES24, (2021/05/30 05:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 23.91  97
Denebola       11:49:02.9 +14:34:17  2.1 12.29 129
10 Vir         12:09:41.4 +01:53:49  5.9  1.39 119
PPM 158488     12:04:43.0 +03:34:23  7.8  0.99 121
PPM 158558     12:08:41.7 +03:06:33  9.3  0.16 120
01ES24         12:08:29.0 +03:15:24 16.2       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/17 01:02:11 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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