RECON: TNO occultation with 10XE91

Event between 10XE91 and star GA0980:01479740 with event index number of 2110149

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/18 09:56:42 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:14:03.6 +08:40:31
Equinox of date position of star is 06:15:19.1 +08:40:01
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 151 degrees from the moon. Moon is 17% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 40.6 AU from the Sun and 39.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 144 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1538 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28820.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=280.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.2 sec chord
Diameter=114.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10XE91, (2023/01/18 09:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:25.2 +07:24:34  0.4  4.84 154
Alhena         06:39:02.6 +16:22:40  1.9  9.64 149
75 Ori         06:18:22.9 +09:55:55  5.4  1.47 151
PPM 150118     06:14:57.7 +08:42:16  8.1  0.10 151
10XE91         06:15:19.2 +08:40:01 16.8       150
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 18.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:54:49 -45.8 Dark Down 21.0 256.7 Low 09:42:19 - 10:07:19 10445
Kamloops 09:55:02 -53.7 Dark Down 29.9 244.7 Low 09:42:32 - 10:07:32 10132
Kelowna 09:54:59 -53.9 Dark Down 29.7 245.9 Low 09:42:29 - 10:07:29 10096
Peachland 09:55:00 -54.1 Dark Down 30.0 245.7 Low 09:42:30 - 10:07:30 10084
Summerland 09:54:58 -54.1 Dark Down 30.0 245.9 Low 09:42:28 - 10:07:28 10076
Penticton 09:54:58 -54.1 Dark Down 29.9 246.0 Low 09:42:28 - 10:07:28 10073
Oliver 09:54:57 -54.4 Dark Down 30.1 246.2 Up 09:42:27 - 10:07:27 10051
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:54:56 -54.4 Dark Down 30.0 246.5 Up 09:42:26 - 10:07:26 10043
Okanogan 09:54:54 -55.0 Dark Down 30.4 246.6 Up 09:42:24 - 10:07:24 9997
Brewster 09:54:53 -55.2 Dark Down 30.7 246.6 Up 09:42:23 - 10:07:23 9976
Manson/Chelan 09:54:54 -55.6 Dark Down 31.0 246.3 Up 09:42:24 - 10:07:24 9955
Victoria 09:55:02 -56.6 Dark Down 32.6 243.0 Up 09:42:32 - 10:07:32 9939
Wenatchee 09:54:52 -56.0 Dark Down 31.3 246.4 Up 09:42:22 - 10:07:22 9920
Ellensburg 09:54:50 -56.4 Dark Down 31.6 246.5 Up 09:42:20 - 10:07:20 9888
Yakima 09:54:50 -56.7 Dark Down 31.7 246.7 Up 09:42:20 - 10:07:20 9860
PNWRO 09:54:44 -56.2 Dark Down 30.9 248.5 Up 09:42:14 - 10:07:14 9851
Toppenish/White Swan 09:54:48 -56.7 Dark Down 31.7 246.9 Up 09:42:18 - 10:07:18 9848
The Dalles 09:54:47 -57.7 Dark Down 32.5 246.7 Up 09:42:17 - 10:07:17 9779
Maupin 09:54:45 -57.9 Dark Down 32.6 247.0 Up 09:42:15 - 10:07:15 9752
Dunrhomin 09:54:01 -50.2 Dark Down 22.8 261.9 Low 09:41:31 - 10:06:31 9697
Nikitin 09:54:01 -50.2 Dark Down 22.8 261.9 Low 09:41:31 - 10:06:31 9683
Sisters 09:54:44 -58.7 Dark Down 33.3 247.1 Up 09:42:14 - 10:07:14 9680
CU-SBO 09:54:01 -50.3 Dark Down 22.9 261.9 Low 09:41:31 - 10:06:31 9677
Bend 09:54:43 -58.8 Dark Down 33.2 247.5 Up 09:42:13 - 10:07:13 9668
Oregon Observatory 09:54:42 -58.9 Dark Down 33.4 247.5 Up 09:42:12 - 10:07:12 9653
Chiloquin 09:54:39 -60.0 Dark Down 34.2 247.9 Up 09:42:09 - 10:07:09 9548
Klamath Falls 09:54:38 -60.2 Dark Down 34.3 248.2 Up 09:42:08 - 10:07:08 9524
Cedarville 09:54:31 -59.7 Dark Down 33.4 250.0 Up 09:42:01 - 10:07:01 9503
Fall River/Burney 09:54:33 -60.7 Dark Down 34.4 249.2 Up 09:42:03 - 10:07:03 9442
Gimple 09:54:29 -60.9 Dark Down 34.4 250.3 Up 09:41:59 - 10:06:59 9383
Greenville 09:54:29 -61.0 Dark Down 34.4 250.2 Up 09:41:59 - 10:06:59 9381
Portola 09:54:27 -60.9 Dark Down 34.2 250.8 Up 09:41:57 - 10:06:57 9365
Quincy 09:54:28 -61.1 Dark Down 34.5 250.3 Up 09:41:58 - 10:06:58 9365
Reno 09:54:25 -60.6 Dark Down 33.8 251.5 Up 09:41:55 - 10:06:55 9358
Carson City 09:54:25 -60.8 Dark Down 33.9 251.7 Up 09:41:55 - 10:06:55 9330
Yerington 09:54:21 -60.5 Dark Down 33.5 252.3 Up 09:41:51 - 10:06:51 9328
Gardnerville 09:54:22 -60.9 Dark Down 34.0 251.9 Up 09:41:52 - 10:06:52 9312
Hawthorne 09:54:19 -60.4 Dark Down 33.3 253.0 Up 09:41:49 - 10:06:49 9303
Lee Vining 09:54:19 -61.0 Dark Down 33.8 253.0 Up 09:41:49 - 10:06:49 9248
Bishop 09:54:15 -60.8 Dark Down 33.4 253.9 Up 09:41:45 - 10:06:45 9215
Beatty 09:54:10 -59.8 Dark Down 32.3 255.4 Up 09:41:40 - 10:06:40 9212
Patrick 09:53:59 -58.2 Dark Down 30.4 258.3 Up 09:41:29 - 10:06:29 9152
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:54:00 -58.8 Dark Down 31.0 258.0 Up 09:41:30 - 10:06:30 9116
Lake Havasu City 09:53:58 -58.9 Dark Down 31.0 258.5 Up 09:41:28 - 10:06:28 9066
George/Scottsdale 09:53:50 -57.2 Dark Down 29.1 260.5 Low 09:41:20 - 10:06:20 9054
Idyllwild 09:54:00 -61.0 Dark Down 33.1 257.4 Up 09:41:30 - 10:06:30 8952
Wildwood 09:54:06 -62.3 Dark Down 34.5 255.9 Up 09:41:36 - 10:06:36 8940
Calipatria 09:53:55 -60.3 Dark Down 32.2 258.5 Up 09:41:25 - 10:06:25 8925
Yuma 09:53:53 -59.7 Dark Down 31.6 259.4 Up 09:41:23 - 10:06:23 8908

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 10XE91, (2023/01/18 09:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  4.84 154
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  9.64 149
75 Ori         06:17:06.6 +09:56:31  5.4  1.47 151
PPM 150118     06:13:42.2 +08:42:44  8.1  0.10 151
10XE91         06:14:03.6 +08:40:31 16.8       151
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/07 03:18:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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