RECON: TNO occultation with 05LB54

Event between 05LB54 and star GA0660:21761414 with event index number of 1943112

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/05 09:18:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:54:35.6 -23:03:37
Equinox of date position of star is 17:56:02.5 -23:03:46
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 170 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% 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 23.6 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 768 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2536 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29483.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=440.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.6 sec chord
Diameter=179.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05LB54, (2024/07/05 09:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.9 -26:29:03  0.9 19.61 153
35Eta Oph      17:11:47.1 -15:45:13  2.6 12.74 158
PPM 267552     17:58:37.4 -23:56:26  6.5  1.05 171
PPM 267541     17:57:59.2 -23:23:30  8.2  0.55 171
PPM 267500     17:56:29.5 -22:59:02  8.7  0.12 170
05LB54         17:56:04.9 -23:03:47 15.8       171
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 50.7 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=6.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:16:52 -15.0 AT Down 10.4 211.6 Really Low 09:01:52 - 09:31:52 1733
Victoria 09:16:56 -17.6 AT Down 13.2 209.2 Really Low 09:01:56 - 09:31:56 1697
Peachland 09:16:49 -15.7 AT Down 11.0 212.2 Really Low 09:01:49 - 09:31:49 1689
Kelowna 09:16:48 -15.6 AT Down 10.8 212.4 Really Low 09:01:48 - 09:31:48 1688
Summerland 09:16:48 -15.9 AT Down 11.1 212.3 Really Low 09:01:48 - 09:31:48 1682
Penticton 09:16:48 -15.9 AT Down 11.1 212.4 Really Low 09:01:48 - 09:31:48 1677
Oliver 09:16:47 -16.2 AT Down 11.4 212.4 Really Low 09:01:47 - 09:31:47 1663
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:16:46 -16.4 AT Down 11.4 212.6 Really Low 09:01:46 - 09:31:46 1654
Okanogan 09:16:46 -17.0 AT Down 12.1 212.5 Really Low 09:01:46 - 09:31:46 1631
Brewster 09:16:46 -17.3 AT Down 12.4 212.4 Really Low 09:01:46 - 09:31:46 1623
Manson/Chelan 09:16:46 -17.6 AT Down 12.7 212.1 Really Low 09:01:46 - 09:31:46 1620
Wenatchee 09:16:46 -18.1 Dark Down 13.1 212.0 Really Low 09:01:46 - 09:31:46 1603
Ellensburg 09:16:46 -18.5 Dark Down 13.6 211.8 Really Low 09:01:46 - 09:31:46 1589
Yakima 09:16:45 -18.9 Dark Down 13.9 211.9 Really Low 09:01:45 - 09:31:45 1571
Toppenish/White Swan 09:16:44 -19.1 Dark Down 14.0 212.0 Really Low 09:01:44 - 09:31:44 1559
The Dalles 09:16:45 -20.0 Dark Down 15.0 211.5 Really Low 09:01:45 - 09:31:45 1537
Sleaford 09:16:24 -10.1 NT Down 3.8 223.6 Really Low 09:01:24 - 09:31:24 1529
PNWRO 09:16:39 -19.1 Dark Down 13.8 213.4 Really Low 09:01:39 - 09:31:39 1516
Maupin 09:16:44 -20.4 Dark Down 15.3 211.6 Really Low 09:01:44 - 09:31:44 1516
Sisters 09:16:44 -21.3 Dark Down 16.3 211.3 Really Low 09:01:44 - 09:31:44 1484
Bend 09:16:42 -21.5 Dark Down 16.4 211.6 Really Low 09:01:42 - 09:31:42 1468
Oregon Observatory 09:16:43 -21.7 Dark Down 16.6 211.5 Really Low 09:01:43 - 09:31:43 1462
Chiloquin 09:16:41 -23.0 Dark Down 17.8 211.3 Really Low 09:01:41 - 09:31:41 1404
Klamath Falls 09:16:41 -23.3 Dark Down 18.1 211.4 Really Low 09:01:41 - 09:31:41 1385
Cedarville 09:16:35 -23.7 Dark Down 18.1 212.9 Really Low 09:01:35 - 09:31:35 1321
Fall River/Burney 09:16:38 -24.4 Dark Down 19.0 212.0 Really Low 09:01:38 - 09:31:38 1317
Greenville 09:16:35 -25.2 Dark Down 19.6 212.5 Really Low 09:01:35 - 09:31:35 1260
Gimple 09:16:35 -25.2 Dark Down 19.5 212.6 Really Low 09:01:35 - 09:31:35 1258
Quincy 09:16:34 -25.4 Dark Down 19.7 212.6 Really Low 09:01:34 - 09:31:34 1249
Portola 09:16:33 -25.4 Dark Down 19.6 213.0 Really Low 09:01:33 - 09:31:33 1233
Reno 09:16:30 -25.5 Dark Down 19.6 213.6 Really Low 09:01:30 - 09:31:30 1206
Carson City 09:16:30 -25.8 Dark Down 19.9 213.7 Really Low 09:01:30 - 09:31:30 1186
Gardnerville 09:16:29 -26.0 Dark Down 20.1 213.8 Low 09:01:29 - 09:31:29 1171
Yerington 09:16:28 -25.8 Dark Down 19.8 214.3 Really Low 09:01:28 - 09:31:28 1162
Hawthorne 09:16:25 -26.1 Dark Down 19.9 214.8 Really Low 09:01:25 - 09:31:25 1125
Lee Vining 09:16:26 -26.8 Dark Down 20.6 214.5 Low 09:01:26 - 09:31:26 1102
Bishop 09:16:23 -27.2 Dark Down 20.8 215.3 Low 09:01:23 - 09:31:23 1052
Beatty 09:16:17 -27.1 Dark Down 20.4 216.7 Low 09:01:17 - 09:31:17 990
Dunrhomin 09:15:53 -20.1 Dark Down 12.0 225.2 Really Low 09:00:53 - 09:30:53 922
Nikitin 09:15:52 -20.2 Dark Down 12.1 225.3 Really Low 09:00:52 - 09:30:52 911
CU-SBO 09:15:52 -20.3 Dark Down 12.2 225.2 Really Low 09:00:52 - 09:30:52 909
Wildwood 09:16:18 -30.3 Dark Down 23.5 215.8 Low 09:01:18 - 09:31:18 852
Patrick 09:16:06 -27.6 Dark Down 20.1 219.4 Low 09:01:06 - 09:31:06 833
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:16:08 -28.0 Dark Down 20.7 218.9 Low 09:01:08 - 09:31:08 833
Idyllwild 09:16:12 -30.1 Dark Down 22.9 217.5 Low 09:01:12 - 09:31:12 789
Lake Havasu City 09:16:06 -28.6 Dark Down 21.1 219.3 Low 09:01:06 - 09:31:06 783
Calipatria 09:16:07 -30.2 Dark Down 22.8 218.6 Low 09:01:07 - 09:31:07 720
George/Scottsdale 09:15:57 -28.4 Dark Down 20.4 221.4 Low 09:00:57 - 09:30:57 674
Yuma 09:16:04 -30.3 Dark Down 22.6 219.5 Low 09:01:04 - 09:31:04 671

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, (2024/07/05 09:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.61 153
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 12.74 158
PPM 267552     17:57:07.5 -23:56:22  6.5  1.05 171
PPM 267541     17:56:29.6 -23:23:24  8.2  0.55 171
PPM 267500     17:55:00.2 -22:58:53  8.7  0.12 170
05LB54         17:54:35.6 -23:03:37 15.8       170
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/08 05:20:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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