RECON: TNO occultation with 09KN30

Event between 09KN30 and star GA0660:35271108 with event index number of 2073964

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/20 08:44:48 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:49:41.2 -23:11:22
Equinox of date position of star is 18:51:05.9 -23:09:40
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 135 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
Object is 35.1 AU from the Sun and 34.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 561 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2731 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24757.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=164.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=67.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:2EEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09KN30, (2023/07/20 08:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.3 -26:28:56  0.9 31.90 104
Nunki          18:56:43.4 -26:15:55  2.0  3.36 137
30 Sgr         18:52:15.4 -22:07:59  6.3  1.06 136
PPM 268954     18:51:37.4 -22:49:10  7.5  0.36 136
PPM 268949     18:51:15.1 -23:20:02  9.4  0.18 135
09KN30         18:51:06.8 -23:09:39 16.6       136
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 1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.0 km RECON observability=0.5 and success probability=6.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:43:13 -18.2 Dark Down 12.7 204.3 Really Low 08:28:13 - 08:58:13 -1566
Victoria 08:43:18 -20.6 Dark Down 15.4 201.7 Really Low 08:28:18 - 08:58:18 -1600
Peachland 08:43:10 -19.1 Dark Down 13.4 204.9 Really Low 08:28:10 - 08:58:10 -1610
Kelowna 08:43:09 -18.9 Dark Down 13.2 205.2 Really Low 08:28:09 - 08:58:09 -1611
Summerland 08:43:09 -19.2 Dark Down 13.5 205.0 Really Low 08:28:09 - 08:58:09 -1618
Penticton 08:43:09 -19.3 Dark Down 13.5 205.1 Really Low 08:28:09 - 08:58:09 -1622
Oliver 08:43:08 -19.6 Dark Down 13.8 205.2 Really Low 08:28:08 - 08:58:08 -1636
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:43:07 -19.8 Dark Down 13.9 205.3 Really Low 08:28:07 - 08:58:07 -1645
Okanogan 08:43:07 -20.4 Dark Down 14.6 205.2 Really Low 08:28:07 - 08:58:07 -1668
Brewster 08:43:07 -20.7 Dark Down 14.9 205.1 Really Low 08:28:07 - 08:58:07 -1676
Manson/Chelan 08:43:08 -21.0 Dark Down 15.2 204.8 Really Low 08:28:08 - 08:58:08 -1678
Wenatchee 08:43:08 -21.4 Dark Down 15.6 204.7 Really Low 08:28:08 - 08:58:08 -1695
Ellensburg 08:43:08 -21.9 Dark Down 16.1 204.5 Really Low 08:28:08 - 08:58:08 -1709
Yakima 08:43:07 -22.3 Dark Down 16.5 204.5 Really Low 08:28:07 - 08:58:07 -1726
Toppenish/White Swan 08:43:06 -22.5 Dark Down 16.6 204.7 Really Low 08:28:06 - 08:58:06 -1739
The Dalles 08:43:08 -23.3 Dark Down 17.5 204.1 Really Low 08:28:08 - 08:58:08 -1760
Sleaford 08:42:39 -14.5 AT Down 6.9 216.7 Really Low 08:27:39 - 08:57:39 -1777
Maupin 08:43:07 -23.7 Dark Down 17.9 204.2 Really Low 08:28:07 - 08:58:07 -1781
PNWRO 08:43:01 -22.7 Dark Down 16.5 206.1 Really Low 08:28:01 - 08:58:01 -1782
Sisters 08:43:07 -24.7 Dark Down 18.8 203.9 Really Low 08:28:07 - 08:58:07 -1813
Bend 08:43:06 -24.9 Dark Down 19.0 204.2 Really Low 08:28:06 - 08:58:06 -1828
Oregon Observatory 08:43:06 -25.0 Dark Down 19.2 204.1 Really Low 08:28:06 - 08:58:06 -1834
Chiloquin 08:43:06 -26.4 Dark Down 20.5 203.9 Low 08:28:06 - 08:58:06 -1891
Klamath Falls 08:43:05 -26.7 Dark Down 20.8 204.0 Low 08:28:05 - 08:58:05 -1910
Cedarville 08:42:59 -27.2 Dark Down 20.9 205.6 Low 08:27:59 - 08:57:59 -1975
Fall River/Burney 08:43:02 -27.9 Dark Down 21.8 204.5 Low 08:28:02 - 08:58:02 -1978
Greenville 08:43:00 -28.7 Dark Down 22.4 205.1 Low 08:28:00 - 08:58:00 -2035
Gimple 08:43:00 -28.7 Dark Down 22.4 205.2 Low 08:28:00 - 08:58:00 -2036
Quincy 08:43:00 -28.9 Dark Down 22.6 205.1 Low 08:28:00 - 08:58:00 -2046
Portola 08:42:58 -29.0 Dark Down 22.6 205.6 Low 08:27:58 - 08:57:58 -2062
Reno 08:42:55 -29.2 Dark Down 22.6 206.2 Low 08:27:55 - 08:57:55 -2089
Carson City 08:42:55 -29.5 Dark Down 22.9 206.3 Low 08:27:55 - 08:57:55 -2109
Gardnerville 08:42:54 -29.7 Dark Down 23.1 206.4 Low 08:27:54 - 08:57:54 -2124
Yerington 08:42:53 -29.6 Dark Down 22.9 206.9 Low 08:27:53 - 08:57:53 -2133
Hawthorne 08:42:50 -30.0 Dark Down 23.1 207.5 Low 08:27:50 - 08:57:50 -2170
Lee Vining 08:42:51 -30.6 Dark Down 23.8 207.2 Low 08:27:51 - 08:57:51 -2192
Bishop 08:42:48 -31.1 Dark Down 24.0 208.0 Low 08:27:48 - 08:57:48 -2243
Beatty 08:42:42 -31.3 Dark Down 23.8 209.5 Low 08:27:42 - 08:57:42 -2306
Dunrhomin 08:42:11 -25.2 Dark Down 16.0 218.7 Really Low 08:27:11 - 08:57:11 -2381
Nikitin 08:42:11 -25.3 Dark Down 16.2 218.7 Really Low 08:27:11 - 08:57:11 -2392
CU-SBO 08:42:11 -25.4 Dark Down 16.3 218.7 Really Low 08:27:11 - 08:57:11 -2394
Wildwood 08:42:45 -34.3 Dark Down 27.0 208.5 Low 08:27:45 - 08:57:45 -2442
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:42:32 -32.5 Dark Down 24.4 211.9 Low 08:27:32 - 08:57:32 -2464
Patrick 08:42:30 -32.1 Dark Down 23.9 212.4 Low 08:27:30 - 08:57:30 -2464
Idyllwild 08:42:38 -34.3 Dark Down 26.6 210.3 Low 08:27:38 - 08:57:38 -2506
Lake Havasu City 08:42:30 -33.1 Dark Down 24.9 212.2 Low 08:27:30 - 08:57:30 -2513
Calipatria 08:42:33 -34.7 Dark Down 26.6 211.5 Low 08:27:33 - 08:57:33 -2575
George/Scottsdale 08:42:21 -33.2 Dark Down 24.4 214.6 Low 08:27:21 - 08:57:21 -2624
Yuma 08:42:29 -34.9 Dark Down 26.6 212.4 Low 08:27:29 - 08:57:29 -2625

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 09KN30, (2023/07/20 08:45UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 31.90 104
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  3.36 137
30 Sgr         18:50:50.5 -22:09:45  6.3  1.06 136
PPM 268954     18:50:12.0 -22:50:54  7.5  0.36 136
PPM 268949     18:49:49.4 -23:21:45  9.4  0.18 135
09KN30         18:49:41.2 -23:11:22 16.6       135
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:30:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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