RECON: TNO occultation with 05PS21

Event between 05PS21 and star GA0880:19266268 with event index number of 2569355

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/10/23 07:07:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:51:56.3 -00:22:32
Equinox of date position of star is 23:53:06.6 -00:14:54
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 44 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

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TNO is 43.7 AU from the Sun and 42.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 151 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2568 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31071.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=281.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.0 sec chord
Diameter=115.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05PS21, (2023/10/23 06:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:57.6 -29:29:44  1.2 31.98  25
Algenib        00:14:27.9 +15:18:57  2.8 16.42  57
PPM 174549     23:55:59.8 +00:14:30  5.6  0.86  45
PPM 181698     23:48:55.2 -00:37:48  7.9  1.13  43
PPM 181712     23:55:48.2 -00:27:11  9.6  0.69  44
PPM 181707     23:54:12.8 -00:10:10 10.7  0.27  44
05PS21         23:53:09.5 -00:14:35 14.4        44
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:05:23 -49.8 Dark Up 36.3 204.4 Up 06:52:18 - 07:18:28 10284
Victoria 07:05:35 -51.2 Dark Up 39.1 201.4 Up 06:52:30 - 07:18:40 10206
Kelowna 07:05:20 -50.7 Dark Up 36.8 205.7 Up 06:52:15 - 07:18:25 10197
Peachland 07:05:23 -50.8 Dark Up 37.0 205.4 Up 06:52:18 - 07:18:28 10197
Summerland 07:05:21 -50.9 Dark Up 37.1 205.6 Up 06:52:16 - 07:18:26 10183
Penticton 07:05:22 -51.0 Dark Up 37.1 205.7 Up 06:52:17 - 07:18:27 10174
Oliver 07:05:22 -51.4 Dark Up 37.5 205.8 Up 06:52:17 - 07:18:27 10147
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:05:22 -51.6 Dark Up 37.6 206.1 Up 06:52:17 - 07:18:27 10128
Okanogan 07:05:21 -52.2 Dark Up 38.2 206.1 Up 06:52:16 - 07:18:26 10084
Brewster 07:05:24 -52.4 Dark Up 38.5 206.0 Up 06:52:19 - 07:18:29 10068
Manson/Chelan 07:05:23 -52.5 Dark Up 38.8 205.6 Up 06:52:18 - 07:18:28 10062
Wenatchee 07:05:25 -52.9 Dark Up 39.3 205.5 Up 06:52:20 - 07:18:30 10030
Sleaford 07:04:46 -49.1 Dark Down 30.4 220.1 Up 06:51:41 - 07:17:51 10027
Ellensburg 07:05:27 -53.3 Dark Up 39.7 205.4 Up 06:52:22 - 07:18:32 10003
Yakima 07:05:26 -53.7 Dark Up 40.1 205.5 Up 06:52:21 - 07:18:31 9971
Toppenish/White Swan 07:05:26 -53.9 Dark Up 40.2 205.8 Up 06:52:21 - 07:18:31 9949
The Dalles 07:05:30 -54.5 Dark Up 41.2 205.1 Up 06:52:25 - 07:18:35 9910
PNWRO 07:05:20 -54.6 Dark Up 40.1 207.8 Up 06:52:15 - 07:18:25 9875
Maupin 07:05:28 -54.9 Dark Up 41.5 205.4 Up 06:52:23 - 07:18:33 9873
Sisters 07:05:31 -55.6 Dark Up 42.5 205.1 Up 06:52:26 - 07:18:36 9816
Bend 07:05:29 -55.9 Dark Up 42.6 205.6 Up 06:52:24 - 07:18:34 9789
Oregon Observatory 07:05:30 -56.1 Dark Up 42.8 205.5 Up 06:52:25 - 07:18:35 9778
Chiloquin 07:05:32 -57.2 Dark Up 44.1 205.5 Up 06:52:27 - 07:18:37 9682
Klamath Falls 07:05:34 -57.5 Dark Up 44.4 205.7 Up 06:52:29 - 07:18:39 9651
Cedarville 07:05:27 -58.6 Dark Up 44.5 208.1 Up 06:52:22 - 07:18:32 9540
Fall River/Burney 07:05:32 -58.7 Dark Up 45.3 206.7 Up 06:52:27 - 07:18:37 9538
Greenville 07:05:31 -59.7 Dark Up 46.0 207.8 Up 06:52:26 - 07:18:36 9446
Gimple 07:05:31 -59.7 Dark Up 45.9 207.9 Up 06:52:26 - 07:18:36 9442
Quincy 07:05:31 -59.9 Dark Up 46.2 207.9 Up 06:52:26 - 07:18:36 9428
Portola 07:05:29 -60.1 Dark Up 46.1 208.6 Up 06:52:24 - 07:18:34 9401
Reno 07:05:27 -60.5 Dark Up 46.1 209.6 Up 06:52:22 - 07:18:32 9356
Carson City 07:05:27 -60.9 Dark Up 46.4 209.8 Up 06:52:22 - 07:18:32 9324
Gardnerville 07:05:27 -61.1 Dark Up 46.6 210.0 Up 06:52:22 - 07:18:32 9301
Yerington 07:05:26 -61.2 Dark Up 46.3 210.7 Up 06:52:21 - 07:18:31 9286
Hawthorne 07:05:23 -61.8 Dark Up 46.5 211.7 Up 06:52:18 - 07:18:28 9227
Lee Vining 07:05:26 -62.2 Dark Up 47.2 211.3 Up 06:52:21 - 07:18:31 9193
Bishop 07:05:24 -63.0 Dark Up 47.4 212.6 Up 06:52:19 - 07:18:29 9115
Beatty 07:05:18 -63.8 Dark Up 47.1 215.0 Up 06:52:13 - 07:18:23 9018
Dunrhomin 07:04:37 -60.8 Dark Down 38.7 226.5 Up 06:51:32 - 07:17:42 8965
CU-SBO 07:04:39 -61.0 Dark Down 38.9 226.5 Up 06:51:34 - 07:17:44 8945
Wildwood 07:05:27 -66.0 Dark Up 50.2 214.4 Up 06:52:22 - 07:18:32 8822
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:05:12 -65.8 Dark Up 47.4 218.9 Up 06:52:07 - 07:18:17 8784
Patrick 07:05:09 -65.7 Dark Up 46.8 219.7 Up 06:52:04 - 07:18:14 8783
Idyllwild 07:05:20 -66.8 Dark Up 49.6 217.2 Up 06:52:15 - 07:18:25 8723
Lake Havasu City 07:05:11 -66.5 Dark Up 47.8 219.7 Up 06:52:06 - 07:18:16 8712
Calipatria 07:05:17 -67.7 Dark Up 49.5 219.2 Up 06:52:12 - 07:18:22 8624
George/Scottsdale 07:05:03 -67.6 Dark Up 47.0 223.3 Up 06:51:58 - 07:18:08 8555
Yuma 07:05:13 -68.3 Dark Up 49.3 220.7 Up 06:52:08 - 07:18:18 8552

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 05PS21, (2023/10/23 06:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 31.98  25
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8 16.42  57
PPM 174549     23:54:46.6 +00:06:33  5.6  0.86  45
PPM 181698     23:47:42.0 -00:45:44  7.9  1.13  43
PPM 181712     23:54:35.0 -00:35:08  9.6  0.69  44
PPM 181707     23:52:59.6 -00:18:07 10.7  0.27  44
05PS21         23:51:56.3 -00:22:32 14.4        44
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/13 03:36:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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