RECON: TNO occultation with 119951

Event between (119951) 02KX14 and star GA0660:16653860 with event index number of 2113221

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/15 08:47:57 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:39:49.1 -23:30:17
Equinox of date position of star is 17:41:14.2 -23:30:57
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 176 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.6

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Object is 38.8 AU from the Sun and 37.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 115 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1378 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27510.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=691.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 32.3 sec chord
Diameter=282.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 13.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 119951, (2023/07/15 08:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.3 -26:28:56  0.9 16.21 164
35Eta Oph      17:11:43.8 -15:45:09  2.6 10.42 166
PPM 267109     17:40:09.8 -21:55:28  6.4  1.61 174
PPM 267136     17:42:16.1 -23:50:48  8.2  0.40 176
PPM 267117     17:40:38.9 -23:29:30  9.2  0.14 176
119951         17:41:15.1 -23:30:57 16.3       176
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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)
Kamloops 08:46:08 -17.3 AT Down 8.2 215.8 Really Low 08:36:06 - 08:56:11 8454
Victoria 08:46:12 -19.7 Dark Down 11.1 213.4 Really Low 08:36:09 - 08:56:14 8420
Peachland 08:46:04 -18.1 Dark Down 8.7 216.4 Really Low 08:36:02 - 08:56:07 8411
Kelowna 08:46:03 -18.0 AT Down 8.5 216.6 Really Low 08:36:01 - 08:56:06 8410
Summerland 08:46:04 -18.3 Dark Down 8.8 216.5 Really Low 08:36:01 - 08:56:06 8403
Penticton 08:46:04 -18.3 Dark Down 8.8 216.6 Really Low 08:36:01 - 08:56:06 8399
Oliver 08:46:03 -18.7 Dark Down 9.1 216.6 Really Low 08:36:01 - 08:56:06 8385
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:46:02 -18.8 Dark Down 9.1 216.8 Really Low 08:36:00 - 08:56:05 8376
Okanogan 08:46:01 -19.5 Dark Down 9.7 216.7 Really Low 08:35:59 - 08:56:04 8354
Brewster 08:46:01 -19.8 Dark Down 10.0 216.5 Really Low 08:35:59 - 08:56:04 8346
Manson/Chelan 08:46:01 -20.0 Dark Down 10.4 216.2 Really Low 08:35:58 - 08:56:03 8344
Wenatchee 08:46:01 -20.5 Dark Down 10.8 216.1 Really Low 08:35:58 - 08:56:03 8327
Ellensburg 08:46:00 -20.9 Dark Down 11.2 216.0 Really Low 08:35:58 - 08:56:03 8314
Yakima 08:46:00 -21.3 Dark Down 11.6 216.0 Really Low 08:35:57 - 08:56:02 8296
Toppenish/White Swan 08:45:58 -21.5 Dark Down 11.7 216.2 Really Low 08:35:56 - 08:56:01 8284
The Dalles 08:45:59 -22.4 Dark Down 12.6 215.6 Really Low 08:35:56 - 08:56:01 8263
Sleaford 08:45:40 -13.4 AT Up 1.2 227.5 Really Low 08:35:38 - 08:55:43 8246
Maupin 08:45:57 -22.8 Dark Down 12.9 215.8 Really Low 08:35:55 - 08:56:00 8243
PNWRO 08:45:53 -21.7 Dark Down 11.4 217.5 Really Low 08:35:50 - 08:55:55 8242
Sisters 08:45:57 -23.7 Dark Down 13.8 215.5 Really Low 08:35:54 - 08:55:59 8211
Bend 08:45:56 -23.9 Dark Down 13.9 215.7 Really Low 08:35:53 - 08:55:58 8196
Oregon Observatory 08:45:55 -24.1 Dark Down 14.1 215.6 Really Low 08:35:53 - 08:55:58 8190
Chiloquin 08:45:54 -25.5 Dark Down 15.4 215.5 Really Low 08:35:51 - 08:55:56 8134
Klamath Falls 08:45:53 -25.8 Dark Down 15.6 215.6 Really Low 08:35:50 - 08:55:55 8115
Cedarville 08:45:46 -26.3 Dark Down 15.5 217.0 Really Low 08:35:44 - 08:55:49 8051
Fall River/Burney 08:45:49 -26.9 Dark Down 16.4 216.1 Really Low 08:35:46 - 08:55:51 8048
Greenville 08:45:46 -27.8 Dark Down 17.0 216.6 Really Low 08:35:43 - 08:55:48 7992
Gimple 08:45:45 -27.7 Dark Down 16.9 216.7 Really Low 08:35:43 - 08:55:48 7991
Quincy 08:45:45 -28.0 Dark Down 17.1 216.7 Really Low 08:35:42 - 08:55:47 7981
Portola 08:45:43 -28.0 Dark Down 17.0 217.1 Really Low 08:35:41 - 08:55:46 7966
Reno 08:45:41 -28.2 Dark Down 16.9 217.7 Really Low 08:35:39 - 08:55:44 7939
Carson City 08:45:40 -28.5 Dark Down 17.2 217.7 Really Low 08:35:38 - 08:55:43 7919
Gardnerville 08:45:39 -28.8 Dark Down 17.4 217.8 Really Low 08:35:36 - 08:55:41 7905
Yerington 08:45:38 -28.6 Dark Down 17.0 218.3 Really Low 08:35:35 - 08:55:40 7896
Hawthorne 08:45:35 -29.0 Dark Down 17.2 218.8 Really Low 08:35:32 - 08:55:37 7859
Lee Vining 08:45:35 -29.6 Dark Down 17.8 218.5 Really Low 08:35:33 - 08:55:38 7837
Bishop 08:45:32 -30.1 Dark Down 17.9 219.2 Really Low 08:35:29 - 08:55:34 7787
Beatty 08:45:26 -30.3 Dark Down 17.5 220.6 Really Low 08:35:23 - 08:55:28 7726
Dunrhomin 08:45:03 -24.1 Dark Down 8.8 228.7 Really Low 08:35:00 - 08:55:05 7652
Nikitin 08:45:02 -24.3 Dark Down 8.9 228.7 Really Low 08:34:59 - 08:55:04 7642
CU-SBO 08:45:02 -24.4 Dark Down 9.0 228.7 Really Low 08:34:59 - 08:55:04 7640
Wildwood 08:45:25 -33.3 Dark Down 20.6 219.8 Low 08:35:23 - 08:55:28 7591
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:45:15 -31.5 Dark Down 17.6 222.6 Really Low 08:35:13 - 08:55:18 7570
Patrick 08:45:13 -31.1 Dark Down 17.1 223.1 Really Low 08:35:11 - 08:55:16 7570
Idyllwild 08:45:19 -33.3 Dark Down 19.9 221.3 Really Low 08:35:16 - 08:55:21 7528
Lake Havasu City 08:45:14 -32.1 Dark Down 18.0 223.0 Really Low 08:35:11 - 08:55:16 7522
Calipatria 08:45:14 -33.7 Dark Down 19.7 222.4 Really Low 08:35:12 - 08:55:17 7460
George/Scottsdale 08:45:04 -32.2 Dark Down 17.1 225.0 Really Low 08:35:02 - 08:55:07 7412
Yuma 08:45:10 -33.9 Dark Down 19.5 223.1 Really Low 08:35:08 - 08:55:13 7411

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 119951, (2023/07/15 08:48UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.21 164
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 10.42 166
PPM 267109     17:38:44.8 -21:54:46  6.4  1.61 174
PPM 267136     17:40:49.9 -23:50:10  8.2  0.40 176
PPM 267117     17:39:13.0 -23:28:48  9.2  0.14 176
119951         17:39:49.1 -23:30:17 16.3       176
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:29:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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