RECON: TNO occultation with 10AW153

Event between 10AW153 and star GA1100:03368279 with event index number of 1566572

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/12/07 12:49:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:51:53.1 +20:00:18
Equinox of date position of star is 11:52:57.8 +19:53:19
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 16 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

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TNO is 21.1 AU from the Sun and 21.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 158 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1305 km.
The sky-plane scale is 15306.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.1
Diameter=92.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.1 sec chord
Diameter=37.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10AW153, (2020/12/07 12:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:29.1 +11:51:51  1.3 26.11  11
Denebola       11:50:07.6 +14:27:18  2.1  5.48  14
92 Leo         11:41:52.2 +21:14:10  5.3  2.93  14
PPM 101467     11:53:35.5 +20:17:38  7.7  0.43  16
PPM 128606     11:52:12.1 +19:38:08 11.4  0.31  16
10AW153        11:52:57.8 +19:53:19 15.4        16
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=2.0%

Site	Site mid-time (UT)	Sun alt (deg)	Sky	Moon	Star alt (deg)	Star az (deg)	Target	Observing Time (UT)	X-track (km)
Victoria	12:48:53	-29.3	Dark	Up	51.4	126.1	Up	12:35:11 - 13:02:34	5348
Clarence Fulton	12:49:16	-26.6	Dark	Up	52.4	133.3	Up	12:35:34 - 13:02:57	5287
Peachland	12:49:11	-26.9	Dark	Up	52.5	132.1	Up	12:35:29 - 13:02:52	5274
Kelowna	12:49:14	-26.7	Dark	Up	52.6	132.7	Up	12:35:32 - 13:02:55	5269
Summerland	12:49:11	-26.8	Dark	Up	52.7	132.1	Up	12:35:30 - 13:02:53	5261
Penticton	12:49:11	-26.8	Dark	Up	52.8	132.2	Up	12:35:30 - 13:02:53	5252
Oliver	12:49:09	-26.7	Dark	Up	53.0	131.8	Up	12:35:27 - 13:02:50	5230
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	12:49:09	-26.6	Dark	Up	53.2	131.9	Up	12:35:27 - 13:02:50	5212
Tonasket	12:49:07	-26.6	Dark	Up	53.4	131.5	Up	12:35:25 - 13:02:48	5194
Okanogan	12:49:05	-26.7	Dark	Up	53.5	131.0	Up	12:35:23 - 13:02:46	5179
Manson/Chelan	12:49:00	-27.0	Dark	Up	53.5	129.7	Up	12:35:19 - 13:02:42	5172
Brewster	12:49:03	-26.8	Dark	Up	53.6	130.4	Up	12:35:21 - 13:02:44	5170
Entiat	12:48:59	-27.1	Dark	Up	53.6	129.4	Up	12:35:18 - 13:02:41	5161
Wenatchee	12:48:58	-27.1	Dark	Up	53.7	128.9	Up	12:35:16 - 13:02:39	5149
Ellensburg	12:48:54	-27.3	Dark	Up	53.9	128.2	Up	12:35:12 - 13:02:35	5132
Yakima	12:48:52	-27.2	Dark	Up	54.1	127.7	Up	12:35:10 - 13:02:33	5106
Toppenish/White Swan	12:48:51	-27.1	Dark	Up	54.3	127.7	Up	12:35:09 - 13:02:32	5085
The Dalles	12:48:44	-27.6	Dark	Up	54.3	125.8	Up	12:35:03 - 13:02:26	5068
Goldendale	12:48:46	-27.4	Dark	Up	54.4	126.5	Up	12:35:05 - 13:02:28	5067
Maupin	12:48:42	-27.5	Dark	Up	54.6	125.4	Up	12:35:01 - 13:02:24	5036
Pasco	12:48:56	-26.2	Dark	Up	55.1	129.3	Up	12:35:14 - 13:02:37	5022
Sisters	12:48:37	-27.8	Dark	Up	54.8	123.7	Up	12:34:55 - 13:02:18	5000
PNWRO	12:48:54	-26.0	Dark	Up	55.4	129.3	Up	12:35:13 - 13:02:36	4995
Redmond	12:48:37	-27.5	Dark	Up	55.1	124.2	Up	12:34:55 - 13:02:18	4980
Bend	12:48:35	-27.6	Dark	Up	55.1	123.8	Up	12:34:54 - 13:02:17	4973
Oregon Observatory	12:48:34	-27.7	Dark	Up	55.1	123.4	Up	12:34:53 - 13:02:16	4967
La Pine/Gilchrist	12:48:32	-27.7	Dark	Up	55.2	123.1	Up	12:34:51 - 13:02:14	4956
North Lake	12:48:32	-27.2	Dark	Up	55.8	123.3	Up	12:34:51 - 13:02:14	4899
Klamath Falls	12:48:24	-27.8	Dark	Up	55.8	120.9	Up	12:34:43 - 13:02:06	4869
Paisley	12:48:31	-26.9	Dark	Up	56.3	123.1	Up	12:34:50 - 13:02:13	4844
Lakeview	12:48:29	-26.7	Dark	Up	56.7	122.7	Up	12:34:47 - 13:02:10	4800
Fall River/Burney	12:48:19	-27.3	Dark	Up	56.6	119.8	Up	12:34:38 - 13:02:01	4770
Cedarville	12:48:27	-26.5	Dark	Up	57.2	122.0	Up	12:34:45 - 13:02:08	4746
Susanville	12:48:20	-26.7	Dark	Up	57.4	119.9	Up	12:34:38 - 13:02:01	4690
Greenville	12:48:16	-26.9	Dark	Up	57.4	119.1	Up	12:34:34 - 13:01:57	4684
Gimple	12:48:17	-26.8	Dark	Up	57.4	119.2	Up	12:34:35 - 13:01:58	4680
Quincy	12:48:15	-26.9	Dark	Up	57.4	118.8	Up	12:34:33 - 13:01:56	4669
Portola	12:48:17	-26.5	Dark	Up	57.8	119.3	Up	12:34:36 - 13:01:59	4638
Reno	12:48:18	-25.9	Dark	Up	58.4	119.7	Up	12:34:36 - 13:01:59	4587
Carson City	12:48:15	-25.9	Dark	Up	58.6	119.2	Up	12:34:34 - 13:01:57	4560
Gardnerville	12:48:15	-25.8	Dark	Up	58.7	118.9	Up	12:34:33 - 13:01:56	4539
Yerington	12:48:17	-25.4	Dark	Up	59.1	119.7	Up	12:34:35 - 13:01:58	4514
Hawthorne	12:48:17	-24.9	Dark	Up	59.7	119.7	Up	12:34:36 - 13:01:59	4454
Lee Vining	12:48:13	-25.2	Dark	Up	59.6	118.3	Up	12:34:31 - 13:01:54	4436
Bishop	12:48:12	-24.5	Dark	Up	60.4	118.2	Up	12:34:30 - 13:01:53	4355
Tonopah	12:48:21	-23.7	Dark	Up	60.9	120.9	Up	12:34:39 - 13:02:02	4349
CPSLO	12:47:51	-26.0	Dark	Up	59.6	112.2	Up	12:34:09 - 13:01:32	4313
Beatty	12:48:16	-23.1	Dark	Up	61.8	119.7	Up	12:34:34 - 13:01:57	4238
Indian Springs	12:48:20	-22.2	Dark	Up	62.7	120.6	Up	12:34:38 - 13:02:01	4158
Wildwood	12:47:54	-24.1	Dark	Up	61.6	112.6	Up	12:34:13 - 13:01:36	4113
Henderson	12:48:20	-21.5	Dark	Up	63.5	120.7	Up	12:34:38 - 13:02:01	4081
Searchlight/Boulder City	12:48:17	-21.3	Dark	Up	63.8	119.8	Up	12:34:36 - 13:01:59	4033
Laughlin/Bullhead City	12:48:18	-21.0	Dark	Up	64.2	119.7	Up	12:34:37 - 13:02:00	3991
Idyllwild	12:48:01	-22.4	Dark	Up	63.2	114.2	Up	12:34:20 - 13:01:43	3987
Patrick	12:48:21	-20.5	Dark	Up	64.6	121.2	Up	12:34:40 - 13:02:03	3975
Mohave Valley	12:48:16	-20.9	Dark	Up	64.3	119.2	Up	12:34:34 - 13:01:57	3969
Kingman/Dolan Springs	12:48:19	-20.6	Dark	Up	64.6	120.5	Up	12:34:38 - 13:02:01	3967
Niwot	12:49:23	-14.9	AT	Up	66.6	145.0	Up	12:35:42 - 13:03:05	3938
SwRI	12:49:22	-15.0	AT	Up	66.6	144.7	Up	12:35:41 - 13:03:04	3934
Lake Havasu City	12:48:16	-20.6	Dark	Up	64.7	118.8	Up	12:34:34 - 13:01:57	3924
DCO	12:48:23	-19.8	Dark	Up	65.2	121.7	Up	12:34:41 - 13:02:04	3915
Parker	12:48:14	-20.5	Dark	Up	64.9	118.2	Up	12:34:33 - 13:01:56	3894
Calipatria	12:48:04	-21.3	Dark	Up	64.4	114.6	Up	12:34:22 - 13:01:45	3876
Blythe	12:48:10	-20.7	Dark	Up	64.9	116.8	Up	12:34:29 - 13:01:52	3867
Yuma	12:48:05	-20.5	Dark	Up	65.3	114.9	Up	12:34:23 - 13:01:46	3794
George/Scottsdale	12:48:23	-18.4	Dark	Up	66.9	121.0	Up	12:34:41 - 13:02:04	3734

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 10AW153, (2020/12/07 12:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 26.11  11
Denebola       11:49:02.9 +14:34:17  2.1  5.48  14
92 Leo         11:40:47.0 +21:21:09  5.3  2.93  14
PPM 101467     11:52:30.8 +20:24:37  7.7  0.43  16
PPM 128606     11:51:07.4 +19:45:07 11.4  0.31  16
10AW153        11:51:53.1 +20:00:18 15.4        16
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/12/02 11:30:59 UT

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