RECON: TNO occultation with 05LB54

Event between 05LB54 and star GA0660:19785519 with event index number of 1942501

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/06 07:31:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:48:29.8 -22:58:00
Equinox of date position of star is 17:49:54.6 -22:58:22
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 57 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% 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 23.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 660 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2309 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29489.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=440.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.8 sec chord
Diameter=179.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05LB54, (2023/07/06 07:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.2 -26:28:56  0.9 18.27  74
35Eta Oph      17:11:43.7 -15:45:09  2.6 11.54  67
PPM 267309     17:49:10.9 -22:29:04  6.1  0.52  57
PPM 267328     17:49:48.3 -23:14:20  8.3  0.27  57
PPM 267313     17:49:16.8 -22:58:41  9.1  0.15  57
05LB54         17:49:55.4 -22:58:22 16.9        56
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 1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.9 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=8.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:31:27 -16.2 AT Up 15.9 189.0 Really Low 07:16:27 - 07:46:27 2708
Kelowna 07:31:23 -17.1 AT Up 16.6 189.9 Really Low 07:16:23 - 07:46:23 2678
Peachland 07:31:24 -17.2 AT Up 16.7 189.6 Really Low 07:16:24 - 07:46:24 2676
Summerland 07:31:24 -17.3 AT Up 16.9 189.7 Really Low 07:16:24 - 07:46:24 2670
Penticton 07:31:23 -17.4 AT Up 16.9 189.8 Really Low 07:16:23 - 07:46:23 2668
Oliver 07:31:23 -17.8 AT Up 17.3 189.8 Really Low 07:16:23 - 07:46:23 2656
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:31:22 -18.0 AT Up 17.4 190.0 Really Low 07:16:22 - 07:46:22 2649
Sleaford 07:30:48 -15.1 AT Up 12.1 202.2 Really Low 07:15:48 - 07:45:48 2649
Victoria 07:31:35 -18.0 Dark Up 18.3 186.2 Really Low 07:16:35 - 07:46:35 2646
Okanogan 07:31:23 -18.6 Dark Up 18.1 189.8 Really Low 07:16:23 - 07:46:23 2627
Brewster 07:31:23 -18.8 Dark Up 18.4 189.7 Really Low 07:16:23 - 07:46:23 2618
Manson/Chelan 07:31:25 -19.0 Dark Up 18.6 189.3 Really Low 07:16:25 - 07:46:25 2612
Wenatchee 07:31:25 -19.5 Dark Up 19.1 189.2 Really Low 07:16:25 - 07:46:25 2595
Ellensburg 07:31:26 -19.8 Dark Up 19.5 189.0 Really Low 07:16:26 - 07:46:26 2580
Yakima 07:31:25 -20.2 Dark Up 19.9 189.0 Really Low 07:16:25 - 07:46:25 2565
Toppenish/White Swan 07:31:25 -20.5 Dark Up 20.1 189.2 Low 07:16:25 - 07:46:25 2555
PNWRO 07:31:19 -21.0 Dark Up 20.3 190.6 Low 07:16:19 - 07:46:19 2534
The Dalles 07:31:27 -21.2 Dark Up 21.0 188.5 Low 07:16:27 - 07:46:27 2527
Maupin 07:31:27 -21.6 Dark Up 21.4 188.6 Low 07:16:27 - 07:46:27 2510
Sisters 07:31:27 -22.4 Dark Up 22.3 188.2 Low 07:16:27 - 07:46:27 2475
Bend 07:31:26 -22.7 Dark Up 22.5 188.4 Low 07:16:26 - 07:46:26 2464
Oregon Observatory 07:31:27 -22.8 Dark Up 22.7 188.3 Low 07:16:27 - 07:46:27 2457
Chiloquin 07:31:27 -24.1 Dark Up 24.1 188.0 Low 07:16:27 - 07:46:27 2399
Klamath Falls 07:31:27 -24.4 Dark Up 24.4 188.1 Low 07:16:27 - 07:46:27 2383
Cedarville 07:31:21 -25.3 Dark Up 24.9 189.7 Low 07:16:21 - 07:46:21 2343
Fall River/Burney 07:31:26 -25.6 Dark Up 25.5 188.5 Low 07:16:26 - 07:46:26 2325
Greenville 07:31:23 -26.6 Dark Up 26.4 189.0 Low 07:16:23 - 07:46:23 2278
Gimple 07:31:23 -26.6 Dark Up 26.4 189.1 Low 07:16:23 - 07:46:23 2277
Quincy 07:31:23 -26.8 Dark Up 26.6 189.1 Low 07:16:23 - 07:46:23 2267
Portola 07:31:21 -26.9 Dark Up 26.6 189.6 Low 07:16:21 - 07:46:21 2259
Reno 07:31:19 -27.3 Dark Up 26.8 190.2 Low 07:16:19 - 07:46:19 2242
Carson City 07:31:19 -27.6 Dark Up 27.2 190.3 Low 07:16:19 - 07:46:19 2223
Gardnerville 07:31:18 -27.9 Dark Up 27.4 190.4 Low 07:16:18 - 07:46:18 2210
Yerington 07:31:16 -27.9 Dark Up 27.3 190.9 Low 07:16:16 - 07:46:16 2210
Hawthorne 07:31:14 -28.4 Dark Up 27.6 191.5 Low 07:16:14 - 07:46:14 2182
Lee Vining 07:31:16 -28.9 Dark Up 28.3 191.1 Low 07:16:16 - 07:46:16 2155
Dunrhomin 07:30:29 -26.8 Dark Up 22.8 204.3 Low 07:15:29 - 07:45:29 2145
Nikitin 07:30:29 -27.0 Dark Up 23.0 204.4 Low 07:15:29 - 07:45:29 2136
CU-SBO 07:30:29 -27.0 Dark Up 23.1 204.3 Low 07:15:29 - 07:45:29 2134
Bishop 07:31:13 -29.6 Dark Up 28.7 191.9 Low 07:16:13 - 07:46:13 2117
Beatty 07:31:06 -30.2 Dark Up 28.9 193.6 Low 07:16:06 - 07:46:06 2081
Patrick 07:30:54 -31.8 Dark Up 29.7 196.7 Low 07:15:54 - 07:45:54 1972
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:30:57 -32.1 Dark Up 30.1 196.1 Up 07:15:57 - 07:45:57 1963
Wildwood 07:31:12 -32.8 Dark Up 32.0 192.1 Up 07:16:12 - 07:46:12 1928
Lake Havasu City 07:30:55 -32.7 Dark Up 30.7 196.4 Up 07:15:55 - 07:45:55 1920
Idyllwild 07:31:04 -33.4 Dark Up 32.0 194.1 Up 07:16:04 - 07:46:04 1894
George/Scottsdale 07:30:46 -33.6 Dark Up 30.9 199.1 Up 07:15:46 - 07:45:46 1850
Calipatria 07:30:59 -34.0 Dark Up 32.3 195.4 Up 07:15:59 - 07:45:59 1846
Yuma 07:30:56 -34.5 Dark Up 32.5 196.4 Up 07:15:56 - 07:45:56 1811

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, (2023/07/06 07:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.27  74
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.54  67
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  0.52  57
PPM 267328     17:48:22.6 -23:13:58  8.3  0.27  57
PPM 267313     17:47:51.2 -22:58:18  9.1  0.15  57
05LB54         17:48:29.8 -22:58:00 16.9        57
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:29:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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