RECON: TNO occultation with 10JE215

Event between 10JE215 and star GA0720:21968704 with event index number of 2091477

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/23 06:39:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:24:22.3 -17:22:02
Equinox of date position of star is 18:25:44.5 -17:21:10
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 50 degrees from the moon. Moon is 38% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.0

[RECON map]
Object is 28.5 AU from the Sun and 27.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 11.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 919 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2816 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20255.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=133.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Diameter=54.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10JE215, (2023/08/23 06:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.7 -26:28:57  0.9 28.09  24
Nunki          18:56:43.8 -26:15:55  2.0 11.44  56
PPM 234421     18:22:46.4 -18:50:51  5.9  1.65  49
PPM 234457     18:24:23.6 -17:39:49  8.1  0.45  50
PPM 234505     18:26:10.9 -17:14:04  9.1  0.16  50
10JE215        18:25:44.8 -17:21:10 15.4        50
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 1.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 31.2 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=13.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:33:24 -24.7 Dark Down 16.0 212.9 Really Low 06:18:24 - 06:48:24 1405
Victoria 06:33:35 -25.8 Dark Down 18.8 210.5 Really Low 06:18:35 - 06:48:35 1375
Peachland 06:33:20 -25.7 Dark Down 16.5 213.6 Really Low 06:18:20 - 06:48:20 1330
Kelowna 06:33:19 -25.7 Dark Down 16.3 213.9 Really Low 06:18:19 - 06:48:19 1327
Summerland 06:33:20 -25.9 Dark Down 16.6 213.7 Really Low 06:18:20 - 06:48:20 1318
Penticton 06:33:18 -26.0 Dark Down 16.7 213.8 Really Low 06:18:18 - 06:48:18 1310
Oliver 06:33:18 -26.3 Dark Down 16.9 213.9 Really Low 06:18:18 - 06:48:18 1288
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:33:16 -26.5 Dark Down 17.0 214.1 Really Low 06:18:16 - 06:48:16 1271
Okanogan 06:33:16 -27.0 Dark Down 17.6 214.0 Really Low 06:18:16 - 06:48:16 1238
Brewster 06:33:16 -27.2 Dark Down 17.9 213.9 Really Low 06:18:16 - 06:48:16 1227
Manson/Chelan 06:33:18 -27.3 Dark Down 18.2 213.6 Really Low 06:18:18 - 06:48:18 1227
Wenatchee 06:33:17 -27.7 Dark Down 18.7 213.5 Really Low 06:18:17 - 06:48:17 1202
Ellensburg 06:33:18 -28.0 Dark Down 19.1 213.4 Really Low 06:18:18 - 06:48:18 1183
Yakima 06:33:17 -28.4 Dark Down 19.5 213.4 Really Low 06:18:17 - 06:48:17 1158
Toppenish/White Swan 06:33:15 -28.6 Dark Down 19.6 213.6 Really Low 06:18:15 - 06:48:15 1138
The Dalles 06:33:18 -29.1 Dark Down 20.5 213.0 Low 06:18:18 - 06:48:18 1115
Maupin 06:33:17 -29.5 Dark Down 20.9 213.2 Low 06:18:17 - 06:48:17 1083
PNWRO 06:33:07 -29.4 Dark Down 19.3 215.0 Really Low 06:18:07 - 06:48:07 1061
Sisters 06:33:18 -30.1 Dark Down 21.8 213.0 Low 06:18:18 - 06:48:18 1043
Sleaford 06:32:31 -26.0 Dark Down 9.3 225.4 Really Low 06:17:31 - 06:47:31 1039
Bend 06:33:16 -30.4 Dark Down 21.9 213.2 Low 06:18:16 - 06:48:16 1017
Oregon Observatory 06:33:16 -30.5 Dark Down 22.1 213.2 Low 06:18:16 - 06:48:16 1011
Chiloquin 06:33:17 -31.5 Dark Down 23.3 213.1 Low 06:18:17 - 06:48:17 936
Klamath Falls 06:33:16 -31.9 Dark Down 23.6 213.2 Low 06:18:16 - 06:48:16 909
Fall River/Burney 06:33:12 -33.0 Dark Down 24.4 213.9 Low 06:18:12 - 06:48:12 812
Cedarville 06:33:07 -33.0 Dark Down 23.5 214.9 Low 06:18:07 - 06:48:07 800
Greenville 06:33:10 -34.0 Dark Down 25.0 214.5 Low 06:18:10 - 06:48:10 730
Gimple 06:33:08 -34.0 Dark Down 25.0 214.6 Low 06:18:08 - 06:48:08 726
Quincy 06:33:09 -34.2 Dark Down 25.2 214.6 Low 06:18:09 - 06:48:09 715
Portola 06:33:05 -34.5 Dark Down 25.1 215.0 Low 06:18:05 - 06:48:05 687
Reno 06:33:02 -34.9 Dark Down 25.0 215.7 Low 06:18:02 - 06:48:02 643
Carson City 06:33:01 -35.2 Dark Down 25.3 215.8 Low 06:18:01 - 06:48:01 615
Gardnerville 06:33:01 -35.5 Dark Down 25.5 215.9 Low 06:18:01 - 06:48:01 595
Yerington 06:32:58 -35.6 Dark Down 25.2 216.4 Low 06:17:58 - 06:47:58 576
Hawthorne 06:32:54 -36.2 Dark Down 25.3 217.0 Low 06:17:54 - 06:47:54 520
Lee Vining 06:32:57 -36.6 Dark Down 26.0 216.8 Low 06:17:57 - 06:47:57 497
Bishop 06:32:52 -37.3 Dark Down 26.1 217.6 Low 06:17:52 - 06:47:52 422
Beatty 06:32:42 -38.3 Dark Down 25.7 219.2 Low 06:17:42 - 06:47:42 321
Wildwood 06:32:50 -40.2 Dark Down 28.8 218.4 Low 06:17:50 - 06:47:50 173
Dunrhomin 06:31:52 -37.7 Dark Down 17.1 227.9 Really Low 06:16:52 - 06:46:52 133
Nikitin 06:31:51 -37.9 Dark Down 17.3 228.0 Really Low 06:16:51 - 06:46:51 118
CU-SBO 06:31:51 -38.0 Dark Down 17.3 227.9 Really Low 06:16:51 - 06:46:51 116
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:32:28 -40.6 Dark Down 25.9 221.6 Low 06:17:28 - 06:47:28 93
Patrick 06:32:25 -40.6 Dark Down 25.3 222.1 Low 06:17:25 - 06:47:25 84
Idyllwild 06:32:39 -41.2 Dark Down 28.1 220.2 Low 06:17:39 - 06:47:39 66
Lake Havasu City 06:32:26 -41.3 Dark Down 26.2 222.0 Low 06:17:26 - 06:47:26 28
Calipatria 06:32:32 -42.2 Dark Down 27.9 221.5 Low 06:17:32 - 06:47:32 -34
Yuma 06:32:27 -42.8 Dark Down 27.8 222.4 Low 06:17:27 - 06:47:27 -108
George/Scottsdale 06:32:12 -42.7 Dark Down 25.4 224.4 Low 06:17:12 - 06:47:12 -139

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 10JE215, (2023/08/23 06:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 28.09  24
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.44  56
PPM 234421     18:21:23.0 -18:51:36  5.9  1.65  49
PPM 234457     18:23:00.9 -17:40:38  8.1  0.45  50
PPM 234505     18:24:48.4 -17:14:57  9.1  0.16  50
10JE215        18:24:22.3 -17:22:02 15.4        50
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/27 03:49:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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