RECON: TNO occultation with 10VR11

Event between 10VR11 and star GA1100:01155982 with event index number of 2107802

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/27 12:34:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:30:43.3 +21:18:48
Equinox of date position of star is 05:32:05.9 +21:19:45
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 110 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 36.5 AU from the Sun and 35.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.3 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 114 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2173 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25755.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=461.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.2 sec chord
Diameter=188.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10VR11, (2022/12/27 12:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:14.5 +16:33:13  0.8 13.81  96
Alnath         05:27:44.8 +28:37:29  1.6  7.36 110
114 Tau        05:29:01.0 +21:57:17  4.7  0.95 109
PPM 094420     05:31:37.2 +20:34:03  7.1  0.77 110
PPM 094419     05:31:30.4 +21:23:47  9.1  0.15 110
PPM 094439     05:32:31.4 +21:16:44 10.4  0.11 110
10VR11         05:32:05.9 +21:19:45 16.7       110
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 23.6 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=3.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:32:35 -23.0 Dark Down 13.4 287.6 Really Low 12:22:35 - 12:42:36 5233
Kamloops 12:32:31 -31.9 Dark Down 21.9 277.3 Low 12:22:30 - 12:42:31 4782
Kelowna 12:32:27 -31.4 Dark Down 21.2 278.3 Low 12:22:27 - 12:42:28 4752
Peachland 12:32:27 -31.6 Dark Down 21.4 278.1 Low 12:22:27 - 12:42:28 4737
Summerland 12:32:27 -31.5 Dark Down 21.3 278.2 Low 12:22:26 - 12:42:27 4730
Penticton 12:32:26 -31.4 Dark Down 21.2 278.4 Low 12:22:26 - 12:42:27 4728
Oliver 12:32:25 -31.4 Dark Down 21.2 278.5 Low 12:22:25 - 12:42:26 4704
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:32:25 -31.3 Dark Down 21.0 278.7 Low 12:22:24 - 12:42:25 4699
Okanogan 12:32:22 -31.5 Dark Down 21.1 278.8 Low 12:22:22 - 12:42:23 4649
Brewster 12:32:21 -31.6 Dark Down 21.2 278.7 Low 12:22:21 - 12:42:22 4624
Manson/Chelan 12:32:21 -31.8 Dark Down 21.4 278.5 Low 12:22:20 - 12:42:21 4600
Wenatchee 12:32:19 -32.0 Dark Down 21.4 278.6 Low 12:22:19 - 12:42:20 4562
Victoria 12:32:25 -34.0 Dark Down 23.6 276.0 Low 12:22:24 - 12:42:25 4555
Ellensburg 12:32:18 -32.1 Dark Down 21.5 278.6 Low 12:22:18 - 12:42:19 4527
PNWRO 12:32:14 -30.9 Dark Down 20.3 280.1 Low 12:22:14 - 12:42:15 4504
Dunrhomin 12:31:56 -20.3 Dark Down 9.2 290.2 Really Low 12:21:55 - 12:41:56 4500
Yakima 12:32:16 -32.1 Dark Down 21.5 278.8 Low 12:22:16 - 12:42:17 4498
Toppenish/White Swan 12:32:16 -32.0 Dark Down 21.3 279.0 Low 12:22:16 - 12:42:17 4487
Nikitin 12:31:56 -20.2 Dark Down 9.1 290.3 Really Low 12:21:55 - 12:41:56 4486
CU-SBO 12:31:55 -20.3 Dark Down 9.1 290.2 Really Low 12:21:55 - 12:41:56 4479
The Dalles 12:32:14 -32.5 Dark Down 21.8 278.7 Low 12:22:13 - 12:42:14 4409
Maupin 12:32:12 -32.5 Dark Down 21.6 278.9 Low 12:22:12 - 12:42:13 4381
Sisters 12:32:10 -32.8 Dark Down 21.9 279.0 Low 12:22:09 - 12:42:10 4302
Bend 12:32:09 -32.6 Dark Down 21.6 279.2 Low 12:22:09 - 12:42:10 4292
Oregon Observatory 12:32:08 -32.7 Dark Down 21.7 279.2 Low 12:22:08 - 12:42:09 4276
Chiloquin 12:32:05 -32.9 Dark Down 21.8 279.4 Low 12:22:04 - 12:42:05 4163
Klamath Falls 12:32:03 -32.9 Dark Down 21.7 279.6 Low 12:22:03 - 12:42:04 4139
Cedarville 12:32:00 -31.6 Dark Down 20.4 280.9 Low 12:22:00 - 12:42:01 4135
Fall River/Burney 12:31:59 -32.5 Dark Down 21.2 280.3 Low 12:21:59 - 12:42:00 4059
Gimple 12:31:56 -32.1 Dark Down 20.7 281.0 Low 12:21:56 - 12:41:57 4005
Greenville 12:31:56 -32.1 Dark Down 20.7 280.9 Low 12:21:56 - 12:41:57 4002
Portola 12:31:55 -31.7 Dark Down 20.3 281.3 Low 12:21:55 - 12:41:56 3991
Reno 12:31:54 -31.2 Dark Down 19.8 281.8 Really Low 12:21:54 - 12:41:55 3991
Quincy 12:31:56 -32.1 Dark Down 20.7 281.0 Low 12:21:56 - 12:41:57 3986
Yerington 12:31:52 -30.7 Dark Down 19.2 282.3 Really Low 12:21:52 - 12:41:53 3968
Carson City 12:31:53 -31.2 Dark Down 19.7 281.9 Really Low 12:21:53 - 12:41:54 3963
Hawthorne 12:31:51 -30.2 Dark Down 18.7 282.8 Really Low 12:21:50 - 12:41:51 3948
Gardnerville 12:31:52 -31.1 Dark Down 19.6 282.0 Really Low 12:21:52 - 12:41:53 3945
Lee Vining 12:31:49 -30.5 Dark Down 18.9 282.7 Really Low 12:21:49 - 12:41:50 3887
Beatty 12:31:45 -28.5 Dark Down 16.9 284.3 Really Low 12:21:45 - 12:41:46 3877
Bishop 12:31:47 -29.9 Dark Down 18.2 283.3 Really Low 12:21:47 - 12:41:48 3861
Patrick 12:31:41 -26.0 Dark Down 14.2 286.3 Really Low 12:21:40 - 12:41:41 3852
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:31:40 -26.5 Dark Down 14.7 285.9 Really Low 12:21:40 - 12:41:41 3808
George/Scottsdale 12:31:36 -24.0 Dark Down 12.2 287.7 Really Low 12:21:35 - 12:41:36 3780
Lake Havasu City 12:31:38 -26.2 Dark Down 14.3 286.2 Really Low 12:21:38 - 12:41:39 3761
Idyllwild 12:31:37 -28.0 Dark Down 16.0 285.2 Really Low 12:21:37 - 12:41:38 3617
Calipatria 12:31:35 -26.9 Dark Down 14.9 286.0 Really Low 12:21:34 - 12:41:35 3606
Yuma 12:31:34 -26.1 Dark Down 14.1 286.5 Really Low 12:21:33 - 12:41:34 3600
Wildwood 12:31:38 -29.6 Dark Down 17.6 284.2 Really Low 12:21:38 - 12:41:39 3583

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 10VR11, (2022/12/27 12:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 13.81  96
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  7.36 110
114 Tau        05:27:38.1 +21:56:13  4.7  0.95 109
PPM 094420     05:30:15.0 +20:33:05  7.1  0.77 110
PPM 094419     05:30:07.8 +21:22:48  9.1  0.15 110
PPM 094439     05:31:08.8 +21:15:48 10.4  0.11 110
10VR11         05:30:43.3 +21:18:48 16.7       110
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/24 03:38:48 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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