RECON: TNO occultation with 10JJ124

Event between 10JJ124 and star GA0740:22014173 with event index number of 1093107

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/09 07:03:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:40:49.9 -14:54:53
Equinox of date position of star is 18:42:02.0 -14:53:37
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 25.4 AU from the Sun and 24.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 243 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4537 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17719.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.6
Diameter=284.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Diameter=116.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10JJ124, (2021/06/09 07:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.5 -26:28:40  0.9 32.71 174
Nunki          18:56:35.6 -26:16:06  2.0 11.87 143
PPM 234707     18:34:52.5 -14:50:10  6.1  1.74 147
PPM 234878     18:42:07.8 -14:29:03  8.0  0.41 145
PPM 234882     18:42:12.5 -14:52:04  8.9  0.04 145
10JJ124        18:42:03.3 -14:53:36 16.1       145
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 3.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.3 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=1.9%
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 07:06:18 -16.0 AT Down 17.9 144.3 Really Low 06:51:18 - 07:21:18 10024
Kelowna 07:06:19 -16.3 AT Down 18.2 144.1 Really Low 06:51:19 - 07:21:19 9997
Peachland 07:06:19 -16.4 AT Down 18.2 143.8 Really Low 06:51:19 - 07:21:19 9984
Summerland 07:06:20 -16.5 AT Down 18.3 143.8 Really Low 06:51:20 - 07:21:20 9977
Penticton 07:06:20 -16.6 AT Down 18.4 143.9 Really Low 06:51:20 - 07:21:20 9975
Oliver 07:06:20 -17.0 AT Down 18.7 143.9 Really Low 06:51:20 - 07:21:20 9953
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:06:19 -17.2 AT Down 18.9 144.0 Really Low 06:51:19 - 07:21:19 9948
Tonasket 07:06:20 -17.5 AT Down 19.1 143.9 Really Low 06:51:20 - 07:21:20 9927
Okanogan 07:06:22 -17.8 AT Down 19.4 143.7 Really Low 06:51:22 - 07:21:22 9902
Brewster 07:06:22 -18.0 AT Down 19.5 143.4 Really Low 06:51:22 - 07:21:22 9881
Manson/Chelan 07:06:24 -18.1 Dark Down 19.5 143.1 Really Low 06:51:24 - 07:21:24 9859
Wenatchee 07:06:25 -18.6 Dark Down 19.8 142.8 Really Low 06:51:25 - 07:21:25 9825
Victoria 07:06:31 -17.0 AT Down 17.7 140.2 Really Low 06:51:31 - 07:21:31 9824
Ellensburg 07:06:26 -19.0 Dark Down 20.1 142.5 Low 06:51:26 - 07:21:26 9793
Pasco 07:06:24 -19.9 Dark Down 21.2 143.7 Low 06:51:24 - 07:21:24 9778
PNWRO 07:06:23 -20.2 Dark Down 21.5 143.8 Low 06:51:23 - 07:21:23 9767
Yakima 07:06:26 -19.3 Dark Down 20.4 142.4 Low 06:51:26 - 07:21:26 9766
Toppenish/White Swan 07:06:27 -19.6 Dark Down 20.6 142.5 Low 06:51:27 - 07:21:27 9756
Dunrhomin 07:05:47 -26.8 Dark Down 31.5 156.0 Up 06:50:47 - 07:20:47 9709
Goldendale 07:06:28 -20.1 Dark Down 20.9 142.0 Low 06:51:28 - 07:21:28 9709
The Dalles 07:06:30 -20.2 Dark Down 20.9 141.6 Low 06:51:30 - 07:21:30 9685
Maupin 07:06:30 -20.6 Dark Down 21.3 141.6 Low 06:51:30 - 07:21:30 9659
Redmond 07:06:32 -21.5 Dark Down 22.0 141.3 Low 06:51:32 - 07:21:32 9595
Sisters 07:06:33 -21.4 Dark Down 21.8 141.0 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9587
Bend 07:06:33 -21.7 Dark Down 22.1 141.1 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9577
Oregon Observatory 07:06:33 -21.8 Dark Down 22.1 141.0 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9562
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:06:33 -22.0 Dark Down 22.3 140.9 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9546
North Lake 07:06:33 -22.5 Dark Down 22.9 141.3 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9531
Paisley 07:06:33 -23.1 Dark Down 23.5 141.5 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9501
Lakeview 07:06:32 -23.7 Dark Down 24.0 141.5 Low 06:51:32 - 07:21:32 9470
Klamath Falls 07:06:36 -23.4 Dark Down 23.3 140.2 Low 06:51:36 - 07:21:36 9436
Cedarville 07:06:33 -24.3 Dark Down 24.6 141.5 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9427
Fall River/Burney 07:06:37 -24.6 Dark Down 24.4 140.2 Low 06:51:37 - 07:21:37 9360
Susanville 07:06:36 -25.3 Dark Down 25.2 140.7 Low 06:51:36 - 07:21:36 9333
Gimple 07:06:37 -25.6 Dark Down 25.3 140.5 Low 06:51:37 - 07:21:37 9306
Greenville 07:06:37 -25.5 Dark Down 25.3 140.4 Low 06:51:37 - 07:21:37 9304
Portola 07:06:35 -26.0 Dark Down 25.8 140.7 Low 06:51:35 - 07:21:35 9293
Reno 07:06:35 -26.3 Dark Down 26.3 141.3 Low 06:51:35 - 07:21:35 9290
Quincy 07:06:37 -25.7 Dark Down 25.4 140.3 Low 06:51:37 - 07:21:37 9289
Yerington 07:06:33 -27.0 Dark Down 27.0 141.7 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9266
Carson City 07:06:34 -26.7 Dark Down 26.6 141.2 Low 06:51:34 - 07:21:34 9264
Tonopah 07:06:28 -28.2 Dark Down 28.7 143.2 Low 06:51:28 - 07:21:28 9247
Gardnerville 07:06:34 -26.9 Dark Down 26.8 141.1 Low 06:51:34 - 07:21:34 9246
Hawthorne 07:06:31 -27.5 Dark Down 27.6 142.0 Low 06:51:31 - 07:21:31 9245
Lee Vining 07:06:34 -28.0 Dark Down 27.9 141.4 Low 06:51:34 - 07:21:34 9189
Indian Springs 07:06:24 -29.9 Dark Down 30.6 144.2 Up 06:51:24 - 07:21:24 9175
Beatty 07:06:28 -29.4 Dark Down 29.8 143.3 Low 06:51:28 - 07:21:28 9171
Bishop 07:06:33 -28.7 Dark Down 28.7 141.9 Low 06:51:33 - 07:21:33 9162
Henderson 07:06:23 -30.5 Dark Down 31.4 144.7 Up 06:51:23 - 07:21:23 9152
Patrick 07:06:20 -31.2 Dark Down 32.4 145.6 Up 06:51:20 - 07:21:20 9133
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:06:21 -31.4 Dark Down 32.5 145.3 Up 06:51:21 - 07:21:21 9111
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:06:22 -31.4 Dark Down 32.3 144.8 Up 06:51:22 - 07:21:22 9094
Mohave Valley 07:06:22 -31.7 Dark Down 32.5 144.7 Up 06:51:22 - 07:21:22 9073
George/Scottsdale 07:06:14 -33.1 Dark Down 34.7 147.0 Up 06:51:14 - 07:21:14 9054
Lake Havasu City 07:06:22 -32.1 Dark Down 32.9 144.8 Up 06:51:22 - 07:21:22 9048
Parker 07:06:22 -32.5 Dark Down 33.2 144.7 Up 06:51:22 - 07:21:22 9021
Blythe 07:06:24 -32.9 Dark Down 33.5 144.2 Up 06:51:24 - 07:21:24 8971
CPSLO 07:06:42 -30.3 Dark Down 29.1 139.1 Low 06:51:42 - 07:21:42 8937
Idyllwild 07:06:31 -32.5 Dark Down 32.4 142.2 Up 06:51:31 - 07:21:31 8922
Calipatria 07:06:26 -33.3 Dark Down 33.5 143.1 Up 06:51:26 - 07:21:26 8905
Wildwood 07:06:36 -31.9 Dark Down 31.1 140.5 Up 06:51:36 - 07:21:36 8897
Yuma 07:06:24 -33.9 Dark Down 34.2 143.8 Up 06:51:24 - 07:21:24 8895

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 10JJ124, (2021/06/09 07:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.71 174
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 11.87 143
PPM 234707     18:33:39.1 -14:51:14  6.1  1.74 147
PPM 234878     18:40:54.6 -14:30:21  8.0  0.41 145
PPM 234882     18:40:59.1 -14:53:21  8.9  0.04 145
10JJ124        18:40:49.9 -14:54:53 16.1       145
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/22 20:49:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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