RECON: TNO occultation with 10TS191

Event between 10TS191 and star GA1060:00871568 with event index number of 2366216

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/11/09 08:25:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:17:53.9 +17:49:47
Equinox of date position of star is 05:19:17.8 +17:51:14
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 51 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 28.7 AU from the Sun and 27.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 179 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1135 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20175.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=148.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.6 sec chord
Diameter=60.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10TS191, (2028/11/09 08:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:34.8 +16:33:55  0.8 10.11  61
Alnath         05:28:07.1 +28:37:45  1.6 10.95  49
111 Tau        05:26:06.5 +17:24:28  5.5  1.62  49
PPM 120798     05:19:12.4 +17:41:32  8.5  0.19  51
10TS191        05:19:34.9 +17:51:31 14.5        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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 28.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:26:18 -55.4 Dark Up 51.9 140.7 Up 08:11:18 - 08:41:18 -1427
Sleaford 08:25:28 -50.0 Dark Up 54.9 163.3 Up 08:10:28 - 08:40:28 -1509
Kelowna 08:26:16 -56.0 Dark Up 52.9 141.3 Up 08:11:16 - 08:41:16 -1512
Peachland 08:26:18 -56.1 Dark Up 52.9 140.8 Up 08:11:18 - 08:41:18 -1517
Summerland 08:26:18 -56.3 Dark Up 53.0 140.8 Up 08:11:18 - 08:41:18 -1531
Penticton 08:26:18 -56.3 Dark Up 53.1 140.9 Up 08:11:18 - 08:41:18 -1539
Victoria 08:26:32 -58.0 Dark Up 52.2 134.7 Up 08:11:32 - 08:41:32 -1561
Oliver 08:26:18 -56.6 Dark Up 53.4 140.6 Up 08:11:18 - 08:41:18 -1570
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:26:18 -56.8 Dark Up 53.6 140.8 Up 08:11:18 - 08:41:18 -1588
Okanogan 08:26:20 -57.4 Dark Up 54.0 139.9 Up 08:11:20 - 08:41:20 -1642
Brewster 08:26:22 -57.7 Dark Up 54.1 139.4 Up 08:11:22 - 08:41:22 -1663
Manson/Chelan 08:26:23 -58.0 Dark Up 54.1 138.6 Up 08:11:23 - 08:41:23 -1675
Wenatchee 08:26:24 -58.5 Dark Up 54.4 138.0 Up 08:11:24 - 08:41:24 -1714
Ellensburg 08:26:27 -58.9 Dark Up 54.6 137.3 Up 08:11:27 - 08:41:27 -1748
Yakima 08:26:27 -59.3 Dark Up 54.9 136.9 Up 08:11:27 - 08:41:27 -1784
Toppenish/White Swan 08:26:27 -59.5 Dark Up 55.1 136.9 Up 08:11:27 - 08:41:27 -1807
The Dalles 08:26:32 -60.4 Dark Up 55.3 135.0 Up 08:11:32 - 08:41:32 -1863
PNWRO 08:26:23 -59.4 Dark Up 56.1 138.7 Up 08:11:23 - 08:41:23 -1867
Maupin 08:26:33 -60.7 Dark Up 55.7 134.7 Up 08:11:33 - 08:41:33 -1903
Sisters 08:26:36 -61.7 Dark Up 56.0 133.1 Up 08:11:36 - 08:41:36 -1975
Bend 08:26:36 -61.9 Dark Up 56.3 133.2 Up 08:11:36 - 08:41:36 -2002
Oregon Observatory 08:26:36 -62.0 Dark Up 56.4 132.8 Up 08:11:36 - 08:41:36 -2015
Chiloquin 08:26:41 -63.4 Dark Up 57.1 130.8 Up 08:11:41 - 08:41:41 -2130
Klamath Falls 08:26:41 -63.7 Dark Up 57.3 130.5 Up 08:11:41 - 08:41:41 -2164
Cedarville 08:26:36 -63.9 Dark Up 58.7 132.0 Up 08:11:36 - 08:41:36 -2262
Fall River/Burney 08:26:42 -64.7 Dark Up 58.3 129.6 Up 08:11:42 - 08:41:42 -2284
Greenville 08:26:43 -65.4 Dark Up 59.1 129.1 Up 08:11:43 - 08:41:43 -2380
Gimple 08:26:42 -65.4 Dark Up 59.2 129.2 Up 08:11:42 - 08:41:42 -2382
Quincy 08:26:43 -65.6 Dark Up 59.3 128.8 Up 08:11:43 - 08:41:43 -2399
Portola 08:26:41 -65.6 Dark Up 59.6 129.4 Up 08:11:41 - 08:41:41 -2421
Reno 08:26:40 -65.6 Dark Up 60.2 130.0 Up 08:11:40 - 08:41:40 -2460
Carson City 08:26:40 -65.9 Dark Up 60.4 129.5 Up 08:11:40 - 08:41:40 -2495
Gardnerville 08:26:40 -66.1 Dark Up 60.6 129.3 Up 08:11:40 - 08:41:40 -2520
Yerington 08:26:39 -65.9 Dark Up 60.9 130.2 Up 08:11:39 - 08:41:39 -2527
Hawthorne 08:26:37 -66.1 Dark Up 61.5 130.4 Up 08:11:37 - 08:41:37 -2583
Lee Vining 08:26:40 -66.7 Dark Up 61.6 128.8 Up 08:11:40 - 08:41:40 -2629
Dunrhomin 08:25:40 -58.1 Dark Up 66.2 157.9 Up 08:10:40 - 08:40:40 -2642
Nikitin 08:25:41 -58.2 Dark Up 66.4 157.7 Up 08:10:41 - 08:40:41 -2660
CU-SBO 08:25:41 -58.3 Dark Up 66.4 157.4 Up 08:10:41 - 08:40:41 -2666
Bishop 08:26:39 -67.0 Dark Up 62.4 129.1 Up 08:11:39 - 08:41:39 -2703
Beatty 08:26:32 -66.7 Dark Up 63.7 131.0 Up 08:11:32 - 08:41:32 -2781
Patrick 08:26:23 -66.3 Dark Up 66.4 133.6 Up 08:11:23 - 08:41:23 -2987
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:26:27 -66.9 Dark Up 66.2 131.9 Up 08:11:27 - 08:41:27 -2999
Wildwood 08:26:45 -69.8 Dark Up 64.3 123.5 Up 08:11:45 - 08:41:45 -3027
Lake Havasu City 08:26:27 -67.2 Dark Up 66.8 131.2 Up 08:11:27 - 08:41:27 -3072
Idyllwild 08:26:38 -69.1 Dark Up 65.7 125.8 Up 08:11:38 - 08:41:38 -3102
Calipatria 08:26:34 -68.9 Dark Up 66.9 126.7 Up 08:11:34 - 08:41:34 -3189
George/Scottsdale 08:26:17 -66.3 Dark Up 68.8 134.6 Up 08:11:17 - 08:41:17 -3198
Yuma 08:26:31 -68.7 Dark Up 67.7 127.4 Up 08:11:31 - 08:41:31 -3251

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 10TS191, (2028/11/09 08:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 10.11  61
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 10.95  49
111 Tau        05:24:25.8 +17:23:00  5.5  1.62  49
PPM 120798     05:17:31.6 +17:39:47  8.5  0.19  51
10TS191        05:17:53.9 +17:49:47 14.5        51
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/12/18 04:54:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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