RECON: TNO occultation with 10RD188

Event between 10RD188 and star GA0780:00143773 with event index number of 2102334

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/31 07:04:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:47:57.5 -11:04:54
Equinox of date position of star is 01:49:07.5 -10:57:52
Stellar brightness G=13.4, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 38.6 AU from the Sun and 37.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.4 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 63 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1505 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27383.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.7
Diameter=418.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.6 sec chord
Diameter=171.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10RD188, (2024/10/31 07:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:01.0 -29:29:24  1.2 43.68 125
68Omi Cet      02:20:36.2 -02:51:57  2.0 11.23 161
53Chi Cet      01:50:48.4 -10:33:52  4.7  0.56 158
PPM 210682     01:50:36.6 -10:34:53  7.2  0.52 158
PPM 210649     01:48:57.8 -10:51:42  8.8  0.11 157
10RD188        01:49:10.9 -10:57:31 13.4       157
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 19.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:03:26 -52.7 Dark Down 28.2 178.4 Low 06:57:41 - 07:09:11 -2613
Kelowna 07:03:24 -53.6 Dark Down 29.1 179.4 Low 06:57:39 - 07:09:09 -2667
Peachland 07:03:25 -53.6 Dark Down 29.2 179.1 Low 06:57:40 - 07:09:10 -2669
Summerland 07:03:24 -53.8 Dark Down 29.3 179.2 Low 06:57:39 - 07:09:09 -2678
Penticton 07:03:24 -53.9 Dark Down 29.4 179.3 Low 06:57:39 - 07:09:09 -2683
Victoria 07:03:36 -54.0 Dark Down 30.3 175.0 Up 06:57:51 - 07:09:21 -2690
Oliver 07:03:24 -54.2 Dark Down 29.7 179.3 Low 06:57:39 - 07:09:09 -2702
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:03:24 -54.4 Dark Down 29.9 179.5 Low 06:57:39 - 07:09:09 -2713
Sleaford 07:02:45 -52.1 Dark Down 25.9 194.0 Low 06:57:00 - 07:08:30 -2737
Okanogan 07:03:25 -55.0 Dark Down 30.6 179.3 Up 06:57:40 - 07:09:10 -2747
Brewster 07:03:25 -55.2 Dark Down 30.8 179.0 Up 06:57:40 - 07:09:10 -2759
Manson/Chelan 07:03:27 -55.4 Dark Down 31.0 178.6 Up 06:57:42 - 07:09:12 -2766
Wenatchee 07:03:27 -55.8 Dark Down 31.5 178.4 Up 06:57:42 - 07:09:12 -2791
Ellensburg 07:03:29 -56.1 Dark Down 31.9 178.2 Up 06:57:44 - 07:09:14 -2811
Yakima 07:03:28 -56.5 Dark Down 32.3 178.1 Up 06:57:43 - 07:09:13 -2835
Toppenish/White Swan 07:03:28 -56.7 Dark Down 32.5 178.3 Up 06:57:43 - 07:09:13 -2850
The Dalles 07:03:31 -57.3 Dark Down 33.3 177.4 Up 06:57:46 - 07:09:16 -2885
PNWRO 07:03:24 -57.4 Dark Down 32.9 180.1 Up 06:57:39 - 07:09:09 -2892
Maupin 07:03:31 -57.7 Dark Down 33.7 177.5 Up 06:57:46 - 07:09:16 -2911
Sisters 07:03:33 -58.4 Dark Down 34.6 176.9 Up 06:57:48 - 07:09:18 -2958
Bend 07:03:32 -58.7 Dark Down 34.8 177.2 Up 06:57:47 - 07:09:17 -2976
Oregon Observatory 07:03:33 -58.8 Dark Down 35.0 177.0 Up 06:57:48 - 07:09:18 -2985
Chiloquin 07:03:35 -59.9 Dark Down 36.3 176.5 Up 06:57:50 - 07:09:20 -3062
Klamath Falls 07:03:35 -60.3 Dark Down 36.6 176.6 Up 06:57:50 - 07:09:20 -3086
Cedarville 07:03:30 -61.4 Dark Down 37.4 178.5 Up 06:57:45 - 07:09:15 -3154
Fall River/Burney 07:03:34 -61.5 Dark Down 37.8 177.0 Up 06:57:49 - 07:09:19 -3169
Greenville 07:03:33 -62.4 Dark Down 38.7 177.5 Up 06:57:48 - 07:09:18 -3236
Gimple 07:03:33 -62.5 Dark Down 38.8 177.6 Up 06:57:48 - 07:09:18 -3238
Quincy 07:03:34 -62.6 Dark Down 38.9 177.5 Up 06:57:49 - 07:09:19 -3250
Portola 07:03:32 -62.9 Dark Down 39.1 178.1 Up 06:57:47 - 07:09:17 -3266
Reno 07:03:30 -63.3 Dark Down 39.4 178.9 Up 06:57:45 - 07:09:15 -3294
Carson City 07:03:30 -63.6 Dark Down 39.7 178.9 Up 06:57:45 - 07:09:15 -3319
Gardnerville 07:03:30 -63.9 Dark Down 40.0 179.0 Up 06:57:45 - 07:09:15 -3337
Yerington 07:03:28 -64.0 Dark Down 39.9 179.7 Up 06:57:43 - 07:09:13 -3343
Hawthorne 07:03:26 -64.6 Dark Down 40.4 180.4 Up 06:57:41 - 07:09:11 -3384
Lee Vining 07:03:29 -65.0 Dark Down 41.0 179.8 Up 06:57:44 - 07:09:14 -3416
Bishop 07:03:27 -65.7 Dark Down 41.6 180.7 Up 06:57:42 - 07:09:12 -3471
Dunrhomin 07:02:41 -63.7 Dark Down 37.1 196.8 Up 06:56:56 - 07:08:26 -3493
Nikitin 07:02:41 -63.9 Dark Down 37.3 196.8 Up 06:56:56 - 07:08:26 -3506
CU-SBO 07:02:41 -64.0 Dark Down 37.4 196.8 Up 06:56:56 - 07:08:26 -3509
Beatty 07:03:20 -66.6 Dark Down 42.0 182.9 Up 06:57:35 - 07:09:05 -3532
Patrick 07:03:11 -68.6 Dark Down 43.3 186.8 Up 06:57:26 - 07:08:56 -3693
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:03:14 -68.7 Dark Down 43.6 185.9 Up 06:57:29 - 07:08:59 -3700
Wildwood 07:03:29 -68.7 Dark Down 44.8 180.5 Up 06:57:44 - 07:09:14 -3713
Lake Havasu City 07:03:13 -69.4 Dark Down 44.2 186.3 Up 06:57:28 - 07:08:58 -3756
Idyllwild 07:03:22 -69.6 Dark Down 45.1 183.1 Up 06:57:37 - 07:09:07 -3772
Calipatria 07:03:18 -70.5 Dark Down 45.7 184.8 Up 06:57:33 - 07:09:03 -3842
George/Scottsdale 07:03:04 -70.5 Dark Down 44.7 189.7 Up 06:57:19 - 07:08:49 -3862
Yuma 07:03:15 -71.1 Dark Down 46.0 186.0 Up 06:57:30 - 07:09:00 -3892

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 10RD188, (2024/10/31 07:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 43.68 125
68Omi Cet      02:19:20.8 -02:58:45  2.0 11.23 161
53Chi Cet      01:49:34.9 -10:41:13  4.7  0.56 158
PPM 210682     01:49:23.1 -10:42:15  7.2  0.52 158
PPM 210649     01:47:44.4 -10:59:05  8.8  0.11 157
10RD188        01:47:57.5 -11:04:54 13.4       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/04 00:41:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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