RECON: TNO occultation with 07JF45

Event between 07JF45 and star GA0780:06390136 with event index number of 1158575

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/18 07:48:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:24:36.1 -11:56:56
Equinox of date position of star is 17:25:47.6 -11:58:01
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

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TNO is 39.8 AU from the Sun and 38.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 112 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1580 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28187.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=394.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.7 sec chord
Diameter=161.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07JF45, (2021/05/18 07:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.3 -26:28:39  0.9 19.45 120
35Eta Oph      17:11:36.3 -15:45:00  2.6  5.12 127
53Nu Ser       17:22:01.9 -12:52:01  4.0  1.29 128
PPM 233017     17:25:14.4 -11:43:12  8.1  0.28 129
PPM 233031     17:25:57.1 -11:54:19  9.7  0.07 129
07JF45         17:25:47.9 -11:58:01 16.1       129
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 18.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=14.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 07:50:41 -20.1 Dark Up 23.6 151.5 Low 07:40:52 - 08:00:29 -1332
Kelowna 07:50:42 -20.5 Dark Up 23.9 151.2 Low 07:40:53 - 08:00:30 -1358
Peachland 07:50:43 -20.6 Dark Up 23.9 150.9 Low 07:40:54 - 08:00:31 -1370
Summerland 07:50:42 -20.8 Dark Up 24.1 151.0 Low 07:40:54 - 08:00:31 -1377
Penticton 07:50:42 -20.8 Dark Up 24.2 151.1 Low 07:40:53 - 08:00:30 -1380
Oliver 07:50:42 -21.2 Dark Up 24.5 151.0 Low 07:40:54 - 08:00:31 -1401
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:50:43 -21.4 Dark Up 24.7 151.2 Low 07:40:54 - 08:00:31 -1408
Tonasket 07:50:43 -21.7 Dark Up 24.9 151.0 Low 07:40:54 - 08:00:31 -1429
Okanogan 07:50:43 -22.0 Dark Up 25.2 150.8 Low 07:40:55 - 08:00:32 -1452
Brewster 07:50:44 -22.3 Dark Up 25.3 150.5 Low 07:40:56 - 08:00:33 -1473
Manson/Chelan 07:50:46 -22.5 Dark Up 25.4 150.1 Low 07:40:58 - 08:00:35 -1493
Victoria 07:50:54 -21.7 Dark Up 23.7 147.0 Low 07:41:05 - 08:00:42 -1512
Wenatchee 07:50:47 -22.9 Dark Up 25.8 149.8 Low 07:40:58 - 08:00:35 -1526
Ellensburg 07:50:49 -23.4 Dark Up 26.0 149.5 Low 07:41:00 - 08:00:37 -1557
Pasco 07:50:45 -24.1 Dark Up 27.2 150.8 Low 07:40:56 - 08:00:33 -1579
Yakima 07:50:48 -23.8 Dark Up 26.4 149.4 Low 07:41:00 - 08:00:37 -1584
PNWRO 07:50:45 -24.4 Dark Up 27.5 150.9 Low 07:40:56 - 08:00:33 -1591
Toppenish/White Swan 07:50:48 -24.0 Dark Up 26.6 149.5 Low 07:41:00 - 08:00:37 -1595
Goldendale 07:50:50 -24.5 Dark Up 27.0 148.9 Low 07:41:02 - 08:00:39 -1639
The Dalles 07:50:51 -24.7 Dark Up 27.0 148.5 Low 07:41:03 - 08:00:40 -1661
Maupin 07:50:52 -25.2 Dark Up 27.4 148.5 Low 07:41:03 - 08:00:40 -1687
Dunrhomin 07:50:03 -28.9 Dark Down 36.5 164.6 Up 07:40:14 - 07:59:51 -1729
Redmond 07:50:53 -26.1 Dark Up 28.2 148.2 Low 07:41:05 - 08:00:42 -1751
Sisters 07:50:54 -26.0 Dark Up 28.0 147.8 Low 07:41:06 - 08:00:43 -1757
Bend 07:50:54 -26.3 Dark Up 28.3 148.0 Low 07:41:05 - 08:00:42 -1768
Oregon Observatory 07:50:55 -26.4 Dark Up 28.4 147.8 Low 07:41:06 - 08:00:43 -1783
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:50:55 -26.6 Dark Up 28.5 147.7 Low 07:41:06 - 08:00:43 -1798
North Lake 07:50:53 -27.1 Dark Up 29.1 148.2 Low 07:41:05 - 08:00:42 -1817
Paisley 07:50:53 -27.7 Dark Up 29.7 148.4 Low 07:41:04 - 08:00:41 -1848
Lakeview 07:50:53 -28.2 Dark Up 30.2 148.4 Up 07:41:04 - 08:00:41 -1881
Chiloquin 07:50:57 -27.7 Dark Up 29.3 147.0 Low 07:41:09 - 08:00:46 -1884
Klamath Falls 07:50:57 -28.1 Dark Up 29.6 147.0 Low 07:41:09 - 08:00:46 -1907
Cedarville 07:50:53 -28.8 Dark Up 30.9 148.4 Up 07:41:04 - 08:00:41 -1925
Fall River/Burney 07:50:58 -29.3 Dark Up 30.8 147.0 Up 07:41:09 - 08:00:46 -1985
Susanville 07:50:56 -29.9 Dark Up 31.6 147.5 Up 07:41:07 - 08:00:44 -2016
Gimple 07:50:57 -30.2 Dark Up 31.8 147.2 Up 07:41:08 - 08:00:45 -2042
Greenville 07:50:57 -30.2 Dark Up 31.7 147.1 Up 07:41:08 - 08:00:45 -2043
Portola 07:50:56 -30.5 Dark Up 32.2 147.5 Up 07:41:07 - 08:00:44 -2058
Quincy 07:50:57 -30.4 Dark Up 31.9 147.1 Up 07:41:09 - 08:00:46 -2058
Reno 07:50:54 -30.8 Dark Up 32.7 148.1 Up 07:41:05 - 08:00:42 -2064
Carson City 07:50:54 -31.2 Dark Up 33.0 148.0 Up 07:41:05 - 08:00:42 -2091
Yerington 07:50:52 -31.4 Dark Up 33.4 148.6 Up 07:41:03 - 08:00:40 -2092
Gardnerville 07:50:54 -31.4 Dark Up 33.2 148.0 Up 07:41:05 - 08:00:42 -2108
Hawthorne 07:50:51 -31.9 Dark Up 34.0 149.0 Up 07:41:02 - 08:00:39 -2116
Tonopah 07:50:47 -32.3 Dark Up 35.0 150.4 Up 07:40:58 - 08:00:35 -2122
Lee Vining 07:50:53 -32.4 Dark Up 34.3 148.3 Up 07:41:04 - 08:00:41 -2169
Bishop 07:50:50 -33.0 Dark Up 35.1 148.9 Up 07:41:02 - 08:00:39 -2201
Beatty 07:50:46 -33.4 Dark Up 36.2 150.5 Up 07:40:57 - 08:00:34 -2202
Indian Springs 07:50:42 -33.7 Dark Up 36.9 151.5 Up 07:40:54 - 08:00:31 -2205
Henderson 07:50:40 -34.2 Dark Up 37.6 152.1 Up 07:40:51 - 08:00:28 -2233
Patrick 07:50:36 -34.8 Dark Up 38.6 153.2 Up 07:40:47 - 08:00:24 -2258
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:50:36 -35.0 Dark Up 38.7 152.9 Up 07:40:48 - 08:00:25 -2280
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:50:38 -35.1 Dark Up 38.5 152.3 Up 07:40:50 - 08:00:27 -2293
Mohave Valley 07:50:38 -35.4 Dark Up 38.8 152.2 Up 07:40:50 - 08:00:27 -2315
Lake Havasu City 07:50:38 -35.7 Dark Up 39.2 152.3 Up 07:40:49 - 08:00:26 -2341
George/Scottsdale 07:50:29 -36.3 Dark Down 40.8 154.9 Up 07:40:41 - 08:00:18 -2352
Parker 07:50:38 -36.1 Dark Up 39.6 152.2 Up 07:40:50 - 08:00:27 -2369
CPSLO 07:51:00 -35.0 Dark Up 35.9 145.7 Up 07:41:11 - 08:00:48 -2414
Blythe 07:50:39 -36.6 Dark Up 39.9 151.7 Up 07:40:51 - 08:00:28 -2418
Idyllwild 07:50:47 -36.6 Dark Up 38.9 149.3 Up 07:40:59 - 08:00:36 -2454
Wildwood 07:50:54 -36.3 Dark Up 37.8 147.4 Up 07:41:05 - 08:00:42 -2466
Calipatria 07:50:43 -37.2 Dark Up 40.0 150.4 Up 07:40:55 - 08:00:32 -2479
Yuma 07:50:39 -37.5 Dark Down 40.7 151.2 Up 07:40:51 - 08:00:28 -2495

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 07JF45, (2021/05/18 07:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 19.45 120
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  5.12 127
53Nu Ser       17:20:49.7 -12:50:49  4.0  1.29 128
PPM 233017     17:24:02.8 -11:42:06  8.1  0.28 129
PPM 233031     17:24:45.4 -11:53:15  9.7  0.07 129
07JF45         17:24:36.1 -11:56:56 16.1       129
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/19 23:03:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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