RECON: TNO occultation with 01KO77

Event between 01KO77 and star GA0760:11633115 with event index number of 1065519

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/12 08:55:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:01:47.8 -13:59:35
Equinox of date position of star is 18:03:00.6 -13:59:31
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 131 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.6 AU from the Sun and 36.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 614 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4913 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26570.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.1 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01KO77, (2021/07/12 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.8 -26:28:41  0.9 24.92 113
35Eta Oph      17:11:36.9 -15:45:00  2.6 12.54 120
PPM 234113     18:10:56.7 -13:55:45  6.4  1.92 133
PPM 233896     18:01:56.9 -13:46:46  8.5  0.34 131
PPM 233926     18:03:08.5 -13:59:30  9.7  0.03 131
01KO77         18:03:01.2 -13:59:31 16.3       132
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 1.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.0 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=6.1%
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 08:54:12 -16.9 AT Down 19.1 215.3 Really Low 08:39:12 - 09:09:12 3715
Kelowna 08:54:12 -17.4 AT Down 19.5 215.2 Really Low 08:39:12 - 09:09:12 3696
Peachland 08:54:12 -17.5 AT Down 19.7 215.0 Really Low 08:39:12 - 09:09:12 3694
Summerland 08:54:12 -17.6 AT Down 19.7 215.1 Really Low 08:39:12 - 09:09:12 3685
Penticton 08:54:11 -17.7 AT Down 19.8 215.2 Really Low 08:39:11 - 09:09:11 3680
Victoria 08:54:20 -19.1 Dark Down 22.0 211.8 Low 08:39:20 - 09:09:20 3662
Oliver 08:54:11 -18.0 Dark Down 20.0 215.3 Low 08:39:11 - 09:09:11 3661
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:54:10 -18.2 Dark Down 20.1 215.5 Low 08:39:10 - 09:09:10 3651
Tonasket 08:54:09 -18.5 Dark Down 20.4 215.5 Low 08:39:09 - 09:09:09 3634
Okanogan 08:54:09 -18.8 Dark Down 20.7 215.4 Low 08:39:09 - 09:09:09 3617
Brewster 08:54:09 -19.1 Dark Down 21.0 215.3 Low 08:39:09 - 09:09:09 3604
Manson/Chelan 08:54:10 -19.4 Dark Down 21.3 215.0 Low 08:39:10 - 09:09:10 3596
Wenatchee 08:54:09 -19.9 Dark Down 21.8 214.9 Low 08:39:09 - 09:09:09 3571
Ellensburg 08:54:09 -20.3 Dark Down 22.2 214.8 Low 08:39:09 - 09:09:09 3550
Yakima 08:54:08 -20.7 Dark Down 22.6 214.9 Low 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3527
Toppenish/White Swan 08:54:08 -20.9 Dark Down 22.7 215.1 Low 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3512
Pasco 08:54:04 -20.8 Dark Down 22.3 216.3 Low 08:39:04 - 09:09:04 3492
Goldendale 08:54:08 -21.5 Dark Down 23.3 214.8 Low 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3485
PNWRO 08:54:03 -21.0 Dark Down 22.4 216.6 Low 08:39:03 - 09:09:03 3475
The Dalles 08:54:08 -21.8 Dark Down 23.6 214.5 Low 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3475
Maupin 08:54:08 -22.2 Dark Down 23.9 214.8 Low 08:39:08 - 09:09:08 3449
Sisters 08:54:07 -23.1 Dark Down 24.8 214.5 Low 08:39:07 - 09:09:07 3401
Redmond 08:54:06 -23.1 Dark Down 24.7 214.9 Low 08:39:06 - 09:09:06 3395
Bend 08:54:06 -23.3 Dark Down 24.9 214.8 Low 08:39:06 - 09:09:06 3384
Oregon Observatory 08:54:06 -23.5 Dark Down 25.1 214.7 Low 08:39:06 - 09:09:06 3375
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:54:06 -23.7 Dark Down 25.3 214.7 Low 08:39:06 - 09:09:06 3363
North Lake 08:54:03 -24.0 Dark Down 25.4 215.4 Low 08:39:03 - 09:09:03 3329
Chiloquin 08:54:05 -24.8 Dark Down 26.4 214.7 Low 08:39:05 - 09:09:05 3296
Paisley 08:54:01 -24.5 Dark Down 25.7 215.9 Low 08:39:01 - 09:09:01 3290
Klamath Falls 08:54:04 -25.2 Dark Down 26.6 214.9 Low 08:39:04 - 09:09:04 3273
Lakeview 08:54:00 -25.0 Dark Down 26.1 216.2 Low 08:39:00 - 09:09:00 3256
Cedarville 08:53:58 -25.6 Dark Down 26.5 216.6 Low 08:38:58 - 09:08:58 3211
Fall River/Burney 08:54:01 -26.3 Dark Down 27.4 215.6 Low 08:39:01 - 09:09:01 3192
Susanville 08:53:58 -26.8 Dark Down 27.6 216.5 Low 08:38:58 - 09:08:58 3142
Greenville 08:53:58 -27.1 Dark Down 28.0 216.3 Low 08:38:58 - 09:08:58 3126
Gimple 08:53:58 -27.1 Dark Down 27.9 216.3 Low 08:38:58 - 09:08:58 3125
Quincy 08:53:58 -27.3 Dark Down 28.1 216.3 Low 08:38:58 - 09:08:58 3112
Portola 08:53:56 -27.3 Dark Down 28.0 216.8 Low 08:38:56 - 09:08:56 3099
Reno 08:53:54 -27.5 Dark Down 27.9 217.5 Low 08:38:54 - 09:08:54 3073
Carson City 08:53:53 -27.8 Dark Down 28.2 217.7 Low 08:38:53 - 09:08:53 3048
Gardnerville 08:53:53 -28.1 Dark Down 28.4 217.8 Low 08:38:53 - 09:08:53 3031
Yerington 08:53:51 -27.9 Dark Down 28.1 218.3 Low 08:38:51 - 09:08:51 3027
Hawthorne 08:53:49 -28.3 Dark Down 28.2 219.0 Low 08:38:49 - 09:08:49 2988
Lee Vining 08:53:49 -28.9 Dark Down 28.9 218.7 Low 08:38:49 - 09:08:49 2955
Tonopah 08:53:43 -28.4 Dark Down 27.8 220.5 Low 08:38:43 - 09:08:43 2938
Dunrhomin 08:53:14 -23.0 Dark Down 19.7 230.2 Really Low 08:38:14 - 09:08:14 2925
Bishop 08:53:45 -29.3 Dark Down 29.0 219.6 Low 08:38:45 - 09:08:45 2902
Beatty 08:53:39 -29.5 Dark Down 28.5 221.3 Low 08:38:39 - 09:08:39 2848
Indian Springs 08:53:36 -29.5 Dark Down 28.2 222.4 Low 08:38:36 - 09:08:36 2810
CPSLO 08:53:50 -31.8 Dark Down 31.7 218.2 Up 08:38:50 - 09:08:50 2777
Henderson 08:53:33 -29.9 Dark Down 28.2 223.2 Low 08:38:33 - 09:08:33 2761
Patrick 08:53:28 -30.2 Dark Down 28.0 224.4 Low 08:38:28 - 09:08:28 2698
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:53:30 -30.6 Dark Down 28.6 223.9 Low 08:38:30 - 09:08:30 2689
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:53:28 -30.4 Dark Down 28.3 224.3 Low 08:38:28 - 09:08:28 2684
Mohave Valley 08:53:29 -30.8 Dark Down 28.8 224.0 Low 08:38:29 - 09:08:29 2668
Wildwood 08:53:41 -32.6 Dark Down 31.6 220.6 Up 08:38:41 - 09:08:41 2661
Lake Havasu City 08:53:28 -31.2 Dark Down 28.9 224.3 Low 08:38:28 - 09:08:28 2634
Idyllwild 08:53:34 -32.5 Dark Down 30.8 222.5 Up 08:38:34 - 09:08:34 2609
Parker 08:53:27 -31.5 Dark Down 29.2 224.5 Low 08:38:27 - 09:08:27 2606
Blythe 08:53:27 -32.1 Dark Down 29.7 224.4 Low 08:38:27 - 09:08:27 2570
Calipatria 08:53:30 -32.8 Dark Down 30.6 223.8 Up 08:38:30 - 09:08:30 2544
George/Scottsdale 08:53:19 -31.2 Dark Down 28.0 226.8 Low 08:38:19 - 09:08:19 2539
Yuma 08:53:26 -32.9 Dark Down 30.4 224.8 Up 08:38:26 - 09:08:26 2498

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 01KO77, (2021/07/12 08:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 24.92 113
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.54 120
PPM 234113     18:09:43.4 -13:56:04  6.4  1.92 133
PPM 233896     18:00:43.6 -13:46:49  8.5  0.34 131
PPM 233926     18:01:55.1 -13:59:34  9.7  0.03 131
01KO77         18:01:47.8 -13:59:35 16.3       131
Positions are for J2000

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

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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