RECON: TNO occultation with 05VA123

Event between 05VA123 and star GA1140:01960278 with event index number of 1987911

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/17 11:51:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:11:13.5 +24:39:35
Equinox of date position of star is 06:12:38.4 +24:39:11
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 144 degrees from the moon. Moon is 25% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 38.0 AU from the Sun and 37.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 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 244 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1528 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26925.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=226.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Diameter=92.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 05VA123, (2023/01/17 11:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:25.2 +07:24:34  0.4 17.67 144
Alhena         06:39:02.6 +16:22:40  1.9 10.32 137
3 Gem          06:11:08.0 +23:06:27  5.5  1.58 144
5 Gem          06:12:57.1 +24:24:47  6.7  0.25 144
PPM 095546     06:11:52.5 +24:31:56  9.4  0.21 144
PPM 095589     06:13:17.6 +24:42:19 10.4  0.16 144
05VA123        06:12:38.5 +24:39:11 16.6       144
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.8 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=14.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:48:18 -29.2 Dark Up 16.3 289.4 Really Low 11:33:18 - 12:03:18 -291
Kamloops 11:48:14 -38.4 Dark Up 24.7 279.4 Low 11:33:14 - 12:03:14 -800
Kelowna 11:48:11 -38.0 Dark Up 24.0 280.4 Low 11:33:11 - 12:03:11 -831
Peachland 11:48:10 -38.2 Dark Up 24.1 280.3 Low 11:33:10 - 12:03:10 -847
Summerland 11:48:10 -38.2 Dark Up 24.1 280.4 Low 11:33:10 - 12:03:10 -855
Penticton 11:48:10 -38.1 Dark Up 24.0 280.5 Low 11:33:10 - 12:03:10 -856
Oliver 11:48:08 -38.2 Dark Up 23.9 280.6 Low 11:33:08 - 12:03:08 -881
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:48:08 -38.1 Dark Up 23.8 280.9 Low 11:33:08 - 12:03:08 -887
Okanogan 11:48:05 -38.4 Dark Up 23.8 281.0 Low 11:33:05 - 12:03:05 -940
Brewster 11:48:05 -38.6 Dark Up 23.9 281.0 Low 11:33:05 - 12:03:05 -966
Manson/Chelan 11:48:04 -38.9 Dark Up 24.1 280.8 Low 11:33:04 - 12:03:04 -993
Wenatchee 11:48:02 -39.1 Dark Up 24.1 280.9 Low 11:33:02 - 12:03:02 -1033
Victoria 11:48:08 -40.8 Dark Up 26.3 278.2 Low 11:33:08 - 12:03:08 -1046
Dunrhomin 11:47:37 -28.8 Dark Up 11.7 292.5 Really Low 11:32:37 - 12:02:37 -1052
Nikitin 11:47:36 -28.8 Dark Up 11.6 292.6 Really Low 11:32:36 - 12:02:36 -1066
Ellensburg 11:48:01 -39.4 Dark Up 24.2 280.9 Low 11:33:01 - 12:03:01 -1070
CU-SBO 11:47:36 -28.9 Dark Up 11.6 292.5 Really Low 11:32:36 - 12:02:36 -1074
PNWRO 11:47:57 -38.4 Dark Up 22.9 282.4 Low 11:32:57 - 12:02:57 -1091
Yakima 11:48:00 -39.5 Dark Up 24.1 281.1 Low 11:33:00 - 12:03:00 -1101
Toppenish/White Swan 11:47:59 -39.4 Dark Up 24.0 281.3 Low 11:32:59 - 12:02:59 -1112
The Dalles 11:47:57 -40.1 Dark Up 24.4 281.1 Low 11:32:57 - 12:02:57 -1196
Maupin 11:47:55 -40.1 Dark Up 24.2 281.3 Low 11:32:55 - 12:02:55 -1224
Sisters 11:47:52 -40.6 Dark Up 24.4 281.4 Low 11:32:52 - 12:02:52 -1308
Bend 11:47:51 -40.5 Dark Up 24.2 281.7 Low 11:32:51 - 12:02:51 -1318
Oregon Observatory 11:47:51 -40.6 Dark Up 24.2 281.7 Low 11:32:51 - 12:02:51 -1336
Chiloquin 11:47:47 -41.1 Dark Up 24.3 282.0 Low 11:32:47 - 12:02:47 -1454
Klamath Falls 11:47:46 -41.1 Dark Up 24.1 282.2 Low 11:32:46 - 12:02:46 -1479
Cedarville 11:47:43 -40.1 Dark Up 22.8 283.4 Low 11:32:43 - 12:02:43 -1480
Fall River/Burney 11:47:42 -41.0 Dark Up 23.6 282.9 Low 11:32:42 - 12:02:42 -1561
Gimple 11:47:39 -40.8 Dark Up 23.0 283.6 Low 11:32:39 - 12:02:39 -1617
Greenville 11:47:39 -40.8 Dark Up 23.1 283.5 Low 11:32:39 - 12:02:39 -1620
Reno 11:47:36 -40.0 Dark Up 22.1 284.4 Low 11:32:36 - 12:02:36 -1629
Portola 11:47:37 -40.5 Dark Up 22.6 283.9 Low 11:32:37 - 12:02:37 -1630
Quincy 11:47:38 -40.9 Dark Up 23.0 283.6 Low 11:32:38 - 12:02:38 -1636
Yerington 11:47:34 -39.6 Dark Up 21.5 285.0 Low 11:32:34 - 12:02:34 -1651
Carson City 11:47:35 -40.1 Dark Up 22.0 284.6 Low 11:32:35 - 12:02:35 -1657
Hawthorne 11:47:32 -39.2 Dark Up 21.0 285.4 Low 11:32:32 - 12:02:32 -1670
Gardnerville 11:47:34 -40.0 Dark Up 21.9 284.7 Low 11:32:34 - 12:02:34 -1676
Lee Vining 11:47:31 -39.6 Dark Up 21.2 285.4 Low 11:32:31 - 12:02:31 -1734
Beatty 11:47:27 -37.8 Dark Up 19.1 287.0 Really Low 11:32:27 - 12:02:27 -1737
Patrick 11:47:21 -35.5 Dark Up 16.4 288.9 Really Low 11:32:21 - 12:02:21 -1752
Bishop 11:47:29 -39.1 Dark Up 20.5 286.0 Low 11:32:29 - 12:02:29 -1758
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:47:21 -36.1 Dark Up 16.9 288.6 Really Low 11:32:21 - 12:02:21 -1800
George/Scottsdale 11:47:16 -33.8 Dark Up 14.3 290.3 Really Low 11:32:16 - 12:02:16 -1818
Lake Havasu City 11:47:19 -35.8 Dark Up 16.5 288.9 Really Low 11:32:19 - 12:02:19 -1847
Idyllwild 11:47:18 -37.8 Dark Up 18.1 288.0 Really Low 11:32:18 - 12:02:18 -2003
Calipatria 11:47:16 -36.8 Dark Up 17.0 288.7 Really Low 11:32:16 - 12:02:16 -2011
Yuma 11:47:14 -36.0 Dark Up 16.2 289.3 Really Low 11:32:14 - 12:02:14 -2013
Wildwood 11:47:19 -39.4 Dark Up 19.7 287.0 Really Low 11:32:19 - 12:02:19 -2045

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 05VA123, (2023/01/17 11:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.67 144
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 10.32 137
3 Gem          06:09:44.0 +23:06:48  5.5  1.58 144
5 Gem          06:11:32.3 +24:25:12  6.7  0.25 144
PPM 095546     06:10:27.6 +24:32:18  9.4  0.21 144
PPM 095589     06:11:52.6 +24:42:45 10.4  0.16 144
05VA123        06:11:13.5 +24:39:35 16.6       144
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/07 03:18:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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