RECON: TNO occultation with 10XE91

Event between 10XE91 and star GA0980:01471776 with event index number of 2110150

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/23 02:37:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:13:42.8 +08:41:39
Equinox of date position of star is 06:14:58.3 +08:41:10
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 129 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 40.6 AU from the Sun and 39.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 142 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1852 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28849.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=280.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.8 sec chord
Diameter=114.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 10XE91, (2023/01/23 02:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:25.3 +07:24:34  0.4  4.77 125
Alhena         06:39:02.6 +16:22:39  1.9  9.67 137
75 Ori         06:18:22.9 +09:55:55  5.4  1.50 131
PPM 150118     06:14:57.8 +08:42:15  8.1  0.02 129
10XE91         06:14:58.4 +08:41:10 16.3       130
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 34.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=18.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 02:40:14 -28.3 Dark Down 37.1 131.6 Up 02:27:55 - 02:52:33 -1579
Kamloops 02:40:49 -19.3 Dark Down 30.5 116.3 Up 02:28:30 - 02:53:08 -1772
Kelowna 02:40:49 -19.8 Dark Down 31.4 116.7 Up 02:28:30 - 02:53:08 -1844
Peachland 02:40:50 -19.6 Dark Down 31.3 116.3 Up 02:28:31 - 02:53:09 -1855
Summerland 02:40:50 -19.6 Dark Down 31.4 116.3 Up 02:28:31 - 02:53:09 -1869
Penticton 02:40:49 -19.7 Dark Down 31.5 116.4 Up 02:28:30 - 02:53:08 -1875
Oliver 02:40:51 -19.6 Dark Down 31.6 116.2 Up 02:28:32 - 02:53:10 -1907
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:40:51 -19.7 Dark Down 31.8 116.3 Up 02:28:32 - 02:53:10 -1923
Victoria 02:41:00 -17.1 AT Down 29.6 112.4 Low 02:28:41 - 02:53:19 -1977
Okanogan 02:40:52 -19.5 Dark Down 32.0 115.7 Up 02:28:33 - 02:53:11 -1984
Brewster 02:40:53 -19.3 Dark Down 32.0 115.4 Up 02:28:34 - 02:53:12 -2010
Manson/Chelan 02:40:55 -19.1 Dark Down 31.9 115.0 Up 02:28:36 - 02:53:14 -2030
Wenatchee 02:40:56 -18.9 Dark Down 32.0 114.5 Up 02:28:37 - 02:53:15 -2076
Ellensburg 02:40:57 -18.7 Dark Down 32.0 114.1 Up 02:28:38 - 02:53:16 -2116
Yakima 02:40:58 -18.6 Dark Down 32.1 113.9 Up 02:28:39 - 02:53:17 -2155
Toppenish/White Swan 02:40:57 -18.7 Dark Down 32.3 113.9 Up 02:28:38 - 02:53:16 -2175
PNWRO 02:40:55 -19.7 Dark Down 33.4 115.0 Up 02:28:36 - 02:53:14 -2206
The Dalles 02:41:01 -18.0 Dark Down 32.1 112.7 Up 02:28:42 - 02:53:20 -2252
Maupin 02:41:02 -18.0 Dark Down 32.4 112.6 Up 02:28:43 - 02:53:21 -2292
Sisters 02:41:04 -17.5 AT Down 32.4 111.7 Up 02:28:45 - 02:53:23 -2379
Bend 02:41:04 -17.7 AT Down 32.7 111.7 Up 02:28:45 - 02:53:23 -2401
Oregon Observatory 02:41:05 -17.6 AT Down 32.6 111.5 Up 02:28:46 - 02:53:24 -2419
Chiloquin 02:41:08 -17.0 AT Down 32.8 110.4 Up 02:28:49 - 02:53:27 -2550
Klamath Falls 02:41:08 -17.0 AT Down 33.0 110.3 Up 02:28:49 - 02:53:27 -2584
Cedarville 02:41:06 -18.1 Dark Down 34.4 111.2 Up 02:28:47 - 02:53:25 -2649
Dunrhomin 02:40:26 -29.1 Dark Down 44.9 124.3 Up 02:28:07 - 02:52:45 -2692
Fall River/Burney 02:41:09 -17.1 AT Down 33.7 109.8 Up 02:28:50 - 02:53:28 -2701
Nikitin 02:40:26 -29.1 Dark Down 45.0 124.1 Up 02:28:07 - 02:52:45 -2710
CU-SBO 02:40:27 -29.0 Dark Down 45.0 124.0 Up 02:28:08 - 02:52:46 -2717
Greenville 02:41:10 -17.2 AT Down 34.3 109.6 Up 02:28:51 - 02:53:29 -2791
Gimple 02:41:09 -17.3 AT Down 34.4 109.7 Up 02:28:50 - 02:53:28 -2792
Quincy 02:41:10 -17.2 AT Down 34.4 109.5 Up 02:28:51 - 02:53:29 -2812
Portola 02:41:09 -17.5 AT Down 34.8 109.8 Up 02:28:50 - 02:53:28 -2824
Reno 02:41:08 -18.0 AT Down 35.3 110.2 Up 02:28:49 - 02:53:27 -2849
Carson City 02:41:08 -17.9 AT Down 35.5 110.0 Up 02:28:49 - 02:53:27 -2885
Yerington 02:41:07 -18.4 Dark Down 36.0 110.3 Up 02:28:48 - 02:53:26 -2903
Gardnerville 02:41:08 -17.9 AT Down 35.6 109.8 Up 02:28:49 - 02:53:27 -2910
Hawthorne 02:41:06 -18.7 Dark Down 36.5 110.5 Up 02:28:47 - 02:53:25 -2949
Lee Vining 02:41:09 -18.2 Dark Down 36.4 109.7 Up 02:28:50 - 02:53:28 -3008
Bishop 02:41:08 -18.7 Dark Down 37.1 109.8 Up 02:28:49 - 02:53:27 -3068
Beatty 02:41:03 -19.8 Dark Down 38.5 110.8 Up 02:28:44 - 02:53:22 -3109
Patrick 02:40:57 -21.9 Dark Down 41.2 112.1 Up 02:28:38 - 02:53:16 -3249
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:40:59 -21.3 Dark Down 40.7 111.3 Up 02:28:40 - 02:53:18 -3279
Lake Havasu City 02:40:58 -21.4 Dark Down 41.2 110.9 Up 02:28:39 - 02:53:17 -3348
Wildwood 02:41:11 -17.9 AT Down 38.0 107.3 Up 02:28:52 - 02:53:30 -3410
George/Scottsdale 02:40:52 -23.2 Dark Down 43.4 112.3 Up 02:28:33 - 02:53:11 -3415
Idyllwild 02:41:07 -19.3 Dark Down 39.6 108.5 Up 02:28:48 - 02:53:26 -3440
Calipatria 02:41:03 -20.2 Dark Down 40.7 108.9 Up 02:28:44 - 02:53:22 -3499
Yuma 02:41:01 -20.8 Dark Down 41.6 109.2 Up 02:28:42 - 02:53:20 -3540

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, (2023/01/23 02:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  4.77 125
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  9.67 137
75 Ori         06:17:06.6 +09:56:31  5.4  1.50 131
PPM 150118     06:13:42.2 +08:42:44  8.1  0.02 129
10XE91         06:13:42.8 +08:41:39 16.3       129
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/07 03:18:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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