RECON: TNO occultation with 09YS26

Event between 09YS26 and star GA1060:03074047 with event index number of 2076335

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/02 05:38:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:16:22.4 +17:25:38
Equinox of date position of star is 08:17:41.6 +17:21:17
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 20 degrees from the moon. Moon is 77% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.4

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Object is 36.4 AU from the Sun and 35.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 103 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1325 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25855.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=280.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.0 sec chord
Diameter=114.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 09YS26, (2023/03/02 05:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:43.9 +27:58:06  1.1 12.78  10
16Zet2Cnc      08:13:32.4 +17:34:36  5.2  1.02  19
PPM 125046     08:16:58.8 +17:29:59  8.3  0.22  20
09YS26         08:17:41.7 +17:21:16 15.7        21
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 27.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:38:33 -41.0 Dark Up 53.5 203.5 Up 05:29:26 - 05:47:40 8203
Kamloops 05:39:21 -36.1 Dark Up 56.8 180.2 Up 05:30:14 - 05:48:28 7765
Kelowna 05:39:16 -37.1 Dark Up 57.6 181.8 Up 05:30:09 - 05:48:23 7710
Peachland 05:39:18 -37.0 Dark Up 57.7 181.3 Up 05:30:11 - 05:48:25 7694
Summerland 05:39:17 -37.2 Dark Up 57.8 181.5 Up 05:30:10 - 05:48:24 7683
Penticton 05:39:15 -37.3 Dark Up 57.9 181.7 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7679
Oliver 05:39:16 -37.5 Dark Up 58.2 181.7 Up 05:30:09 - 05:48:23 7647
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:39:14 -37.7 Dark Up 58.4 182.0 Up 05:30:07 - 05:48:21 7636
Okanogan 05:39:13 -38.0 Dark Up 59.1 181.6 Up 05:30:06 - 05:48:20 7573
Brewster 05:39:15 -38.1 Dark Up 59.3 181.3 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7544
Manson/Chelan 05:39:15 -38.0 Dark Up 59.5 180.6 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7517
Victoria 05:39:29 -35.9 Dark Up 58.8 174.7 Up 05:30:22 - 05:48:36 7508
Wenatchee 05:39:15 -38.2 Dark Up 60.0 180.3 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7469
Ellensburg 05:39:15 -38.3 Dark Up 60.4 179.9 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7426
Yakima 05:39:15 -38.6 Dark Up 60.8 179.8 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7388
Toppenish/White Swan 05:39:14 -38.8 Dark Up 61.1 180.2 Up 05:30:07 - 05:48:21 7372
PNWRO 05:39:09 -39.8 Dark Up 61.4 183.1 Up 05:30:02 - 05:48:16 7371
The Dalles 05:39:17 -38.8 Dark Up 61.8 178.6 Up 05:30:10 - 05:48:24 7281
Maupin 05:39:15 -39.1 Dark Up 62.2 178.8 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7244
Dunrhomin 05:38:02 -50.8 Dark Up 63.7 214.0 Up 05:28:55 - 05:47:09 7196
Nikitin 05:38:01 -51.0 Dark Up 63.9 214.1 Up 05:28:54 - 05:47:08 7178
CU-SBO 05:38:02 -51.0 Dark Up 64.0 214.1 Up 05:28:55 - 05:47:09 7170
Sisters 05:39:16 -39.4 Dark Up 63.1 177.7 Up 05:30:09 - 05:48:23 7150
Bend 05:39:15 -39.6 Dark Up 63.4 178.2 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7133
Oregon Observatory 05:39:15 -39.7 Dark Up 63.5 177.9 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 7113
Chiloquin 05:39:15 -40.1 Dark Up 64.8 176.9 Up 05:30:08 - 05:48:22 6977
Klamath Falls 05:39:13 -40.4 Dark Up 65.2 177.0 Up 05:30:06 - 05:48:20 6946
Cedarville 05:39:06 -41.7 Dark Up 65.9 180.6 Up 05:29:59 - 05:48:13 6916
Fall River/Burney 05:39:12 -41.3 Dark Up 66.4 177.8 Up 05:30:05 - 05:48:19 6839
Gimple 05:39:07 -42.1 Dark Up 67.3 179.0 Up 05:30:00 - 05:48:14 6763
Greenville 05:39:07 -42.0 Dark Up 67.3 178.8 Up 05:30:00 - 05:48:14 6761
Quincy 05:39:07 -42.1 Dark Up 67.5 178.8 Up 05:30:00 - 05:48:14 6741
Portola 05:39:05 -42.5 Dark Up 67.6 179.9 Up 05:29:58 - 05:48:12 6740
Reno 05:39:01 -43.1 Dark Up 67.9 181.5 Up 05:29:54 - 05:48:08 6730
Carson City 05:39:01 -43.3 Dark Up 68.2 181.6 Up 05:29:54 - 05:48:08 6695
Yerington 05:38:58 -43.8 Dark Up 68.4 183.2 Up 05:29:51 - 05:48:05 6692
Gardnerville 05:39:01 -43.4 Dark Up 68.5 181.8 Up 05:29:54 - 05:48:08 6672
Hawthorne 05:38:54 -44.4 Dark Up 68.8 184.7 Up 05:29:47 - 05:48:01 6659
Lee Vining 05:38:56 -44.4 Dark Up 69.4 183.5 Up 05:29:49 - 05:48:03 6591
Bishop 05:38:51 -45.2 Dark Up 70.0 185.6 Up 05:29:44 - 05:47:58 6550
Beatty 05:38:44 -46.5 Dark Up 70.3 190.2 Up 05:29:37 - 05:47:51 6547
Patrick 05:38:28 -49.2 Dark Up 71.1 199.3 Up 05:29:21 - 05:47:35 6479
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:38:32 -48.9 Dark Up 71.5 197.5 Up 05:29:25 - 05:47:39 6434
Lake Havasu City 05:38:27 -49.4 Dark Up 72.1 198.8 Up 05:29:20 - 05:47:34 6375
George/Scottsdale 05:38:15 -51.5 Dark Up 72.1 206.8 Up 05:29:08 - 05:47:22 6369
Idyllwild 05:38:37 -48.2 Dark Up 73.4 192.1 Up 05:29:30 - 05:47:44 6231
Wildwood 05:38:47 -46.7 Dark Up 73.3 185.9 Up 05:29:40 - 05:47:54 6216
Calipatria 05:38:31 -49.3 Dark Up 73.7 196.5 Up 05:29:24 - 05:47:38 6203
Yuma 05:38:27 -50.2 Dark Up 73.9 199.8 Up 05:29:20 - 05:47:34 6185

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 09YS26, (2023/03/02 05:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 12.78  10
16Zet2Cnc      08:12:13.0 +17:38:50  5.2  1.02  19
PPM 125046     08:15:39.5 +17:34:19  8.3  0.22  20
09YS26         08:16:22.4 +17:25:38 15.7        20
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/02/17 04:10:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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