RECON: TNO occultation with 05LB54

Event between 05LB54 and star GA0660:21076684 with event index number of 1942402

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/23 10:17:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:52:11.4 -22:58:22
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:36.2 -22:58:37
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 162 degrees from the moon. Moon is 14% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

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Object is 41.6 AU from the Sun and 40.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 776 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2988 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29539.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=440.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.5 sec chord
Diameter=179.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05LB54, (2023/05/23 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.7 -26:28:55  0.9 19.10 144
35Eta Oph      17:11:43.3 -15:45:08  2.6 12.23 150
PPM 267309     17:49:10.5 -22:29:04  6.1  1.14 161
PPM 267401     17:52:33.0 -22:55:34  7.5  0.25 161
05LB54         17:53:36.6 -22:58:37 15.6       162
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 1.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.6 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 10:17:07 -12.5 AT Down 16.1 186.4 Really Low 10:02:07 - 10:32:07 11789
Kelowna 10:17:04 -12.8 AT Down 16.9 187.2 Really Low 10:02:04 - 10:32:04 11760
Peachland 10:17:06 -13.0 AT Down 17.0 187.0 Really Low 10:02:06 - 10:32:06 11758
Summerland 10:17:04 -13.1 AT Down 17.1 187.1 Really Low 10:02:04 - 10:32:04 11752
Penticton 10:17:05 -13.1 AT Down 17.2 187.2 Really Low 10:02:05 - 10:32:05 11750
Sleaford 10:16:25 -5.8 CT Down 12.7 199.7 Really Low 10:01:25 - 10:31:25 11748
Oliver 10:17:03 -13.4 AT Down 17.5 187.2 Really Low 10:02:03 - 10:32:03 11738
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:17:03 -13.5 AT Down 17.7 187.4 Really Low 10:02:03 - 10:32:03 11732
Victoria 10:17:17 -15.3 AT Down 18.4 183.5 Really Low 10:02:17 - 10:32:17 11723
Okanogan 10:17:04 -14.1 AT Down 18.4 187.2 Really Low 10:02:04 - 10:32:04 11709
Brewster 10:17:04 -14.4 AT Down 18.6 187.0 Really Low 10:02:04 - 10:32:04 11700
Manson/Chelan 10:17:05 -14.7 AT Down 18.9 186.7 Really Low 10:02:05 - 10:32:05 11694
Wenatchee 10:17:06 -15.2 AT Down 19.4 186.5 Really Low 10:02:06 - 10:32:06 11676
Ellensburg 10:17:06 -15.6 AT Down 19.8 186.3 Really Low 10:02:06 - 10:32:06 11662
Yakima 10:17:06 -16.0 AT Down 20.2 186.3 Low 10:02:06 - 10:32:06 11646
Toppenish/White Swan 10:17:06 -16.1 AT Down 20.4 186.5 Low 10:02:06 - 10:32:06 11637
PNWRO 10:17:00 -15.8 AT Down 20.6 188.0 Low 10:02:00 - 10:32:00 11617
The Dalles 10:17:08 -17.0 AT Down 21.2 185.8 Low 10:02:08 - 10:32:08 11608
Maupin 10:17:07 -17.3 AT Down 21.6 185.9 Low 10:02:07 - 10:32:07 11590
Sisters 10:17:09 -18.3 Dark Down 22.5 185.4 Low 10:02:09 - 10:32:09 11555
Bend 10:17:08 -18.4 Dark Down 22.8 185.7 Low 10:02:08 - 10:32:08 11544
Oregon Observatory 10:17:08 -18.5 Dark Down 22.9 185.6 Low 10:02:08 - 10:32:08 11537
Chiloquin 10:17:10 -19.8 Dark Down 24.3 185.2 Low 10:02:10 - 10:32:10 11479
Klamath Falls 10:17:09 -20.1 Dark Down 24.6 185.3 Low 10:02:09 - 10:32:09 11463
Cedarville 10:17:03 -20.0 Dark Down 25.2 186.9 Low 10:02:03 - 10:32:03 11426
Fall River/Burney 10:17:07 -20.9 Dark Down 25.8 185.7 Low 10:02:07 - 10:32:07 11405
Greenville 10:17:05 -21.5 Dark Down 26.6 186.2 Low 10:02:05 - 10:32:05 11359
Gimple 10:17:05 -21.4 Dark Down 26.6 186.3 Low 10:02:05 - 10:32:05 11359
Quincy 10:17:05 -21.6 Dark Down 26.8 186.2 Low 10:02:05 - 10:32:05 11349
Portola 10:17:03 -21.5 Dark Down 26.9 186.7 Low 10:02:03 - 10:32:03 11342
Reno 10:17:01 -21.5 Dark Down 27.1 187.4 Low 10:02:01 - 10:32:01 11326
Carson City 10:17:01 -21.7 Dark Down 27.5 187.5 Low 10:02:01 - 10:32:01 11307
Yerington 10:16:58 -21.6 Dark Down 27.6 188.1 Low 10:01:58 - 10:31:58 11295
Gardnerville 10:17:01 -21.9 Dark Down 27.7 187.5 Low 10:02:01 - 10:32:01 11294
Hawthorne 10:16:56 -21.7 Dark Down 28.0 188.7 Low 10:01:56 - 10:31:56 11268
Dunrhomin 10:16:07 -13.6 AT Down 23.7 201.7 Low 10:01:07 - 10:31:07 11252
Nikitin 10:16:05 -13.7 AT Down 23.8 201.7 Low 10:01:05 - 10:31:05 11242
Lee Vining 10:16:58 -22.4 Dark Down 28.6 188.2 Low 10:01:58 - 10:31:58 11240
CU-SBO 10:16:07 -13.8 AT Down 23.9 201.7 Low 10:01:07 - 10:31:07 11240
Bishop 10:16:54 -22.6 Dark Down 29.1 189.0 Low 10:01:54 - 10:31:54 11204
Beatty 10:16:48 -22.1 Dark Down 29.4 190.8 Low 10:01:48 - 10:31:48 11170
Patrick 10:16:35 -21.8 Dark Down 30.3 193.9 Up 10:01:35 - 10:31:35 11066
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:16:37 -22.4 Dark Down 30.7 193.2 Up 10:01:37 - 10:31:37 11056
Wildwood 10:16:54 -25.3 Dark Down 32.4 189.1 Up 10:01:54 - 10:31:54 11015
Lake Havasu City 10:16:36 -22.7 Dark Down 31.3 193.6 Up 10:01:36 - 10:31:36 11014
Idyllwild 10:16:47 -24.6 Dark Down 32.5 191.2 Up 10:01:47 - 10:31:47 10984
George/Scottsdale 10:16:26 -22.0 Dark Down 31.5 196.2 Up 10:01:26 - 10:31:26 10948
Calipatria 10:16:41 -24.4 Dark Down 32.9 192.5 Up 10:01:41 - 10:31:41 10938
Yuma 10:16:36 -24.3 Dark Down 33.1 193.5 Up 10:01:36 - 10:31:36 10905

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 05LB54, (2023/05/23 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.10 144
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.23 150
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  1.14 161
PPM 267401     17:51:07.8 -22:55:18  7.5  0.25 161
05LB54         17:52:11.4 -22:58:22 15.6       162
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:25:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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