RECON: TNO occultation with 10VE253

Event between 10VE253 and star GA1140:03029734 with event index number of 2106476

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/01/13 03:58:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:14:58.7 +25:30:11
Equinox of date position of star is 08:16:24.8 +25:25:44
Stellar brightness G=10.1, use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 9 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6

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Object is 23.2 AU from the Sun and 22.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 368 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3276 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16149.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=61.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Diameter=24.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10VE253, (2028/01/13 03:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:47:01.9 +27:57:22  1.1  7.09  15
14Psi Cnc      08:12:08.2 +25:25:14  5.7  1.02   9
PPM 098467     08:14:21.1 +26:08:18  8.5  0.89   9
PPM 098483     08:15:20.8 +25:35:54  9.9  0.35   9
10VE253        08:16:39.7 +25:24:57 10.1         8
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=10.2%

Site	Site mid-time (UT)	Sun alt (deg)	Sky	Moon	Star alt (deg)	Star az (deg)	Target	Observing Time (UT)	X-track (km)
Kamloops	04:01:31	-34.1	Dark	Up	30.9	86.5	Up	03:46:31 - 04:16:31	5546
Kelowna	04:01:32	-34.8	Dark	Up	31.5	86.7	Up	03:46:32 - 04:16:32	5451
Peachland	04:01:32	-34.6	Dark	Up	31.3	86.4	Up	03:46:32 - 04:16:32	5448
Summerland	04:01:33	-34.7	Dark	Up	31.3	86.4	Up	03:46:33 - 04:16:33	5432
Victoria	04:01:40	-32.3	Dark	Up	28.8	83.1	Low	03:46:40 - 04:16:40	5424
Penticton	04:01:34	-34.7	Dark	Up	31.4	86.4	Up	03:46:34 - 04:16:34	5423
Sleaford	04:01:07	-42.4	Dark	Up	39.8	99.1	Up	03:46:07 - 04:16:07	5392
Oliver	04:01:34	-34.8	Dark	Up	31.4	86.2	Up	03:46:34 - 04:16:34	5390
Anarchist Mountain Observatory	04:01:35	-34.9	Dark	Up	31.5	86.3	Up	03:46:35 - 04:16:35	5370
Okanogan	04:01:36	-34.9	Dark	Up	31.3	85.7	Up	03:46:36 - 04:16:36	5315
Brewster	04:01:38	-34.8	Dark	Up	31.1	85.4	Up	03:46:38 - 04:16:38	5294
Manson/Chelan	04:01:38	-34.5	Dark	Up	30.9	85.0	Up	03:46:38 - 04:16:38	5284
Wenatchee	04:01:39	-34.5	Dark	Up	30.7	84.6	Up	03:46:39 - 04:16:39	5243
Ellensburg	04:01:41	-34.4	Dark	Up	30.5	84.2	Up	03:46:41 - 04:16:41	5210
Yakima	04:01:42	-34.4	Dark	Up	30.5	84.0	Up	03:46:42 - 04:16:42	5172
Toppenish/White Swan	04:01:42	-34.5	Dark	Up	30.6	84.0	Up	03:46:42 - 04:16:42	5147
The Dalles	04:01:45	-34.0	Dark	Up	30.0	83.0	Low	03:46:45 - 04:16:45	5094
PNWRO	04:01:42	-35.6	Dark	Up	31.6	84.8	Up	03:46:42 - 04:16:42	5074
Maupin	04:01:46	-34.1	Dark	Up	30.0	82.8	Low	03:46:46 - 04:16:46	5051
Sisters	04:01:49	-33.8	Dark	Up	29.5	82.0	Low	03:46:49 - 04:16:49	4980
Bend	04:01:49	-34.0	Dark	Up	29.7	82.1	Low	03:46:49 - 04:16:49	4951
Oregon Observatory	04:01:50	-33.9	Dark	Up	29.6	81.9	Low	03:46:50 - 04:16:50	4937
Chiloquin	04:01:53	-33.7	Dark	Up	29.1	80.9	Low	03:46:53 - 04:16:53	4822
Klamath Falls	04:01:54	-33.7	Dark	Up	29.1	80.8	Low	03:46:54 - 04:16:54	4786
Cedarville	04:01:53	-34.9	Dark	Up	30.2	81.3	Up	03:46:53 - 04:16:53	4674
Fall River/Burney	04:01:56	-34.0	Dark	Up	29.2	80.4	Low	03:46:56 - 04:16:56	4660
Greenville	04:01:57	-34.4	Dark	Up	29.4	80.1	Low	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4558
Gimple	04:01:57	-34.4	Dark	Up	29.4	80.2	Low	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4556
Quincy	04:01:57	-34.4	Dark	Up	29.3	80.0	Low	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4538
Portola	04:01:57	-34.7	Dark	Up	29.7	80.2	Low	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4512
Reno	04:01:56	-35.2	Dark	Up	30.1	80.4	Up	03:46:56 - 04:16:56	4467
Carson City	04:01:57	-35.3	Dark	Up	30.1	80.2	Up	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4431
Gardnerville	04:01:57	-35.3	Dark	Up	30.1	80.1	Up	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4405
Yerington	04:01:57	-35.7	Dark	Up	30.5	80.5	Up	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4394
Hawthorne	04:01:57	-36.2	Dark	Up	30.9	80.5	Up	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4332
Lee Vining	04:01:58	-35.8	Dark	Up	30.4	79.9	Up	03:46:58 - 04:16:58	4289
Bishop	04:01:58	-36.3	Dark	Up	30.9	79.9	Up	03:46:58 - 04:16:58	4208
Dunrhomin	04:01:28	-46.3	Dark	Up	41.3	89.6	Up	03:46:28 - 04:16:28	4188
Nikitin	04:01:29	-46.3	Dark	Up	41.3	89.4	Up	03:46:29 - 04:16:29	4170
CU-SBO	04:01:29	-46.2	Dark	Up	41.2	89.3	Up	03:46:29 - 04:16:29	4164
Beatty	04:01:57	-37.6	Dark	Up	32.1	80.5	Up	03:46:57 - 04:16:57	4116
Patrick	04:01:54	-40.0	Dark	Up	34.1	81.0	Up	03:46:54 - 04:16:54	3884
Wildwood	04:02:04	-36.1	Dark	Up	30.1	78.0	Up	03:47:04 - 04:17:04	3880
Laughlin/Bullhead City	04:01:56	-39.4	Dark	Up	33.5	80.5	Up	03:46:56 - 04:16:56	3878
Lake Havasu City	04:01:56	-39.6	Dark	Up	33.6	80.2	Up	03:46:56 - 04:16:56	3801
Idyllwild	04:02:01	-37.6	Dark	Up	31.5	78.6	Up	03:47:01 - 04:17:01	3789
Calipatria	04:02:00	-38.6	Dark	Up	32.4	78.8	Up	03:47:00 - 04:17:00	3692
George/Scottsdale	04:01:52	-41.6	Dark	Up	35.5	80.8	Up	03:46:52 - 04:16:52	3655
Yuma	04:01:59	-39.3	Dark	Up	33.0	78.9	Up	03:46:59 - 04:16:59	3622

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 10VE253, (2028/01/13 03:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1  7.09  15
14Psi Cnc      08:10:27.0 +25:30:19  5.7  1.02   9
PPM 098467     08:12:39.5 +26:13:27  8.5  0.89   9
PPM 098483     08:13:39.6 +25:41:05  9.9  0.35   9
10VE253        08:14:58.7 +25:30:11 10.1         9
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/29 04:19:07 UT

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