RECON: TNO occultation with 10TL182

Event between 10TL182 and star GA1020:00236596 with event index number of 1812131

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/22 08:23:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:36:20.9 +13:39:05
Equinox of date position of star is 02:37:29.0 +13:44:27
Stellar brightness G=15.0, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 163 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=26.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.3 AU from the Sun and 40.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 454 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2932 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29445.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=300.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=122.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10TL182, (2027/12/22 08:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.7 +16:33:49  0.8 28.98 134
Menkar         03:03:44.7 +04:11:52  2.5 11.50 154
31 Ari         02:38:09.6 +12:34:03  6.1  1.21 163
PPM 118376     02:37:51.4 +13:47:19  8.2  0.02 163
10TL182        02:37:52.7 +13:46:19 15.0       162
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.0%
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 08:18:33 -62.8 Dark Down 31.4 252.5 Up 08:03:33 - 08:33:33 534
Kelowna 08:18:32 -63.2 Dark Down 31.6 252.6 Up 08:03:32 - 08:33:32 496
Peachland 08:18:33 -63.4 Dark Down 31.8 252.4 Up 08:03:33 - 08:33:33 484
Summerland 08:18:32 -63.5 Dark Down 31.8 252.5 Up 08:03:32 - 08:33:32 470
Penticton 08:18:32 -63.6 Dark Down 31.7 252.7 Up 08:03:32 - 08:33:32 464
Oliver 08:18:31 -63.9 Dark Down 31.9 252.9 Up 08:03:31 - 08:33:31 430
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:18:30 -64.0 Dark Down 31.8 253.2 Up 08:03:30 - 08:33:30 414
Tonasket 08:18:29 -64.4 Dark Down 31.9 253.3 Up 08:03:29 - 08:33:29 383
Victoria 08:18:40 -64.9 Dark Down 34.4 249.9 Up 08:03:40 - 08:33:40 356
Okanogan 08:18:28 -64.7 Dark Down 32.1 253.3 Up 08:03:28 - 08:33:28 350
Brewster 08:18:28 -65.0 Dark Down 32.3 253.3 Up 08:03:28 - 08:33:28 322
Manson/Chelan 08:18:29 -65.2 Dark Down 32.6 253.1 Up 08:03:29 - 08:33:29 301
Entiat 08:18:28 -65.5 Dark Down 32.7 253.2 Up 08:03:28 - 08:33:28 279
Wenatchee 08:18:28 -65.7 Dark Down 32.9 253.3 Up 08:03:28 - 08:33:28 253
Ellensburg 08:18:28 -66.2 Dark Down 33.1 253.3 Up 08:03:28 - 08:33:28 212
Yakima 08:18:26 -66.6 Dark Down 33.3 253.6 Up 08:03:26 - 08:33:26 171
Toppenish/White Swan 08:18:25 -66.8 Dark Down 33.2 253.9 Up 08:03:25 - 08:33:25 150
Pasco 08:18:21 -66.7 Dark Down 32.4 255.0 Up 08:03:21 - 08:33:21 142
PNWRO 08:18:20 -66.9 Dark Down 32.3 255.3 Up 08:03:20 - 08:33:20 118
Goldendale 08:18:25 -67.4 Dark Down 33.7 253.8 Up 08:03:25 - 08:33:25 93
The Dalles 08:18:26 -67.6 Dark Down 34.0 253.7 Up 08:03:26 - 08:33:26 70
Maupin 08:18:24 -68.0 Dark Down 34.0 254.0 Up 08:03:24 - 08:33:24 28
Sisters 08:18:24 -69.0 Dark Down 34.6 254.2 Up 08:03:24 - 08:33:24 -62
Redmond 08:18:22 -68.9 Dark Down 34.3 254.5 Up 08:03:22 - 08:33:22 -64
Bend 08:18:22 -69.2 Dark Down 34.5 254.6 Up 08:03:22 - 08:33:22 -86
Oregon Observatory 08:18:22 -69.3 Dark Down 34.6 254.6 Up 08:03:22 - 08:33:22 -104
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:18:22 -69.6 Dark Down 34.7 254.7 Up 08:03:22 - 08:33:22 -125
North Lake 08:18:19 -69.9 Dark Down 34.4 255.4 Up 08:03:19 - 08:33:19 -168
Paisley 08:18:16 -70.4 Dark Down 34.3 256.1 Up 08:03:16 - 08:33:16 -223
Lakeview 08:18:15 -70.9 Dark Down 34.3 256.6 Up 08:03:15 - 08:33:15 -275
Klamath Falls 08:18:19 -71.0 Dark Down 35.3 255.4 Up 08:03:19 - 08:33:19 -275
Cedarville 08:18:13 -71.5 Dark Down 34.3 257.1 Up 08:03:13 - 08:33:13 -342
Niwot 08:17:28 -66.5 Dark Down 23.4 268.4 Low 08:02:28 - 08:32:28 -384
SwRI 08:17:28 -66.7 Dark Down 23.4 268.4 Low 08:02:28 - 08:32:28 -396
Fall River/Burney 08:18:16 -72.1 Dark Down 35.3 256.5 Up 08:03:16 - 08:33:16 -396
Susanville 08:18:12 -72.6 Dark Down 34.9 257.5 Up 08:03:12 - 08:33:12 -460
Gimple 08:18:12 -72.9 Dark Down 35.1 257.5 Up 08:03:12 - 08:33:12 -489
Greenville 08:18:12 -73.0 Dark Down 35.2 257.5 Up 08:03:12 - 08:33:12 -489
Quincy 08:18:12 -73.2 Dark Down 35.2 257.6 Up 08:03:12 - 08:33:12 -510
Portola 08:18:10 -73.2 Dark Down 34.9 258.1 Up 08:03:10 - 08:33:10 -522
Reno 08:18:07 -73.3 Dark Down 34.5 258.7 Up 08:03:07 - 08:33:07 -548
Carson City 08:18:06 -73.7 Dark Down 34.5 259.0 Up 08:03:06 - 08:33:06 -585
Yerington 08:18:04 -73.7 Dark Down 34.1 259.6 Up 08:03:04 - 08:33:04 -604
Gardnerville 08:18:05 -73.9 Dark Down 34.5 259.2 Up 08:03:05 - 08:33:05 -611
Hawthorne 08:18:01 -74.0 Dark Down 33.8 260.2 Up 08:03:01 - 08:33:01 -650
Tonopah 08:17:55 -74.0 Dark Down 32.8 261.5 Up 08:02:55 - 08:32:55 -693
Lee Vining 08:18:02 -74.7 Dark Down 34.3 260.3 Up 08:03:02 - 08:33:02 -712
Bishop 08:17:58 -75.0 Dark Down 33.8 261.2 Up 08:02:58 - 08:32:58 -772
Beatty 08:17:51 -74.8 Dark Down 32.6 262.5 Up 08:02:51 - 08:32:51 -814
Indian Springs 08:17:48 -74.7 Dark Down 31.8 263.5 Up 08:02:48 - 08:32:48 -842
Henderson 08:17:45 -74.8 Dark Down 31.3 264.2 Up 08:02:45 - 08:32:45 -895
Patrick 08:17:40 -74.7 Dark Down 30.5 265.3 Up 08:02:40 - 08:32:40 -955
Searchlight/Boulder City 08:17:43 -75.2 Dark Down 31.3 264.6 Up 08:02:43 - 08:32:43 -956
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:17:40 -75.0 Dark Down 30.6 265.3 Up 08:02:40 - 08:32:40 -980
DCO 08:17:37 -74.5 Dark Down 29.9 265.9 Low 08:02:37 - 08:32:37 -982
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:17:42 -75.3 Dark Down 31.1 265.0 Up 08:02:42 - 08:32:42 -986
CPSLO 08:18:02 -77.6 Dark Down 35.9 261.0 Up 08:03:02 - 08:33:02 -1001
Mohave Valley 08:17:41 -75.5 Dark Down 31.1 265.2 Up 08:02:41 - 08:32:41 -1015
Lake Havasu City 08:17:39 -75.6 Dark Down 30.9 265.5 Up 08:02:39 - 08:32:39 -1056
Parker 08:17:39 -75.9 Dark Down 30.9 265.8 Up 08:02:39 - 08:32:39 -1094
George/Scottsdale 08:17:31 -74.7 Dark Down 28.9 267.4 Low 08:02:31 - 08:32:31 -1121
Wildwood 08:17:53 -78.0 Dark Down 34.4 263.2 Up 08:02:53 - 08:32:53 -1123
Idyllwild 08:17:46 -77.5 Dark Down 32.9 264.6 Up 08:02:46 - 08:32:46 -1152
Blythe 08:17:39 -76.4 Dark Down 31.2 265.9 Up 08:02:39 - 08:32:39 -1152
Calipatria 08:17:41 -77.3 Dark Down 32.0 265.7 Up 08:02:41 - 08:32:41 -1211
Yuma 08:17:38 -77.1 Dark Down 31.3 266.4 Up 08:02:38 - 08:32:38 -1252

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 10TL182, (2027/12/22 08:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 28.98 134
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 11.50 154
31 Ari         02:36:38.3 +12:26:50  6.1  1.21 163
PPM 118376     02:36:19.6 +13:40:05  8.2  0.02 163
10TL182        02:36:20.9 +13:39:05 15.0       163
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/10/01 21:29:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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