RECON: TNO occultation with 11BN170

Event between 11BN170 and star GA1140:03170929 with event index number of 2116488

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/27 05:47:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:24:15.7 +25:44:12
Equinox of date position of star is 09:25:35.6 +25:38:13
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 35.2 AU from the Sun and 34.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 147 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1663 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24998.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=267.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.4 sec chord
Diameter=109.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11BN170, (2022/12/27 05:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:35.7 +11:51:14  1.3 17.25 176
1Kap Leo       09:25:59.3 +26:04:56  4.5  0.45 165
PPM 099543     09:25:28.0 +25:49:06  7.9  0.18 165
11BN170        09:25:35.7 +25:38:13 14.3       166
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 34.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:52:25 -52.9 Dark Down 27.3 81.9 Low 05:39:42 - 06:05:09 5558
Sleaford 05:51:55 -58.1 Dark Down 36.2 93.7 Up 05:39:11 - 06:04:38 5539
Kelowna 05:52:26 -53.8 Dark Down 27.7 82.1 Low 05:39:43 - 06:05:10 5457
Peachland 05:52:27 -53.7 Dark Down 27.5 81.8 Low 05:39:43 - 06:05:10 5450
Summerland 05:52:28 -53.9 Dark Down 27.6 81.8 Low 05:39:45 - 06:05:12 5433
Penticton 05:52:27 -53.9 Dark Down 27.6 81.9 Low 05:39:43 - 06:05:10 5424
Victoria 05:52:35 -52.4 Dark Down 25.0 78.7 Low 05:39:52 - 06:05:19 5389
Oliver 05:52:28 -54.2 Dark Down 27.6 81.7 Low 05:39:45 - 06:05:12 5386
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:52:27 -54.4 Dark Down 27.7 81.7 Low 05:39:44 - 06:05:11 5365
Okanogan 05:52:28 -54.6 Dark Down 27.4 81.2 Low 05:39:45 - 06:05:12 5300
Brewster 05:52:29 -54.6 Dark Down 27.3 81.0 Low 05:39:45 - 06:05:12 5275
Manson/Chelan 05:52:32 -54.5 Dark Down 27.0 80.6 Low 05:39:48 - 06:05:15 5259
Wenatchee 05:52:31 -54.7 Dark Down 26.8 80.3 Low 05:39:48 - 06:05:15 5212
Ellensburg 05:52:33 -54.8 Dark Down 26.6 79.9 Low 05:39:49 - 06:05:16 5172
Yakima 05:52:34 -55.0 Dark Down 26.5 79.7 Low 05:39:50 - 06:05:17 5129
Toppenish/White Swan 05:52:34 -55.2 Dark Down 26.6 79.7 Low 05:39:50 - 06:05:17 5103
PNWRO 05:52:31 -56.3 Dark Down 27.5 80.5 Low 05:39:48 - 06:05:15 5036
The Dalles 05:52:35 -55.1 Dark Down 25.9 78.8 Low 05:39:52 - 06:05:19 5035
Maupin 05:52:37 -55.4 Dark Down 25.9 78.7 Low 05:39:53 - 06:05:20 4988
Sisters 05:52:39 -55.5 Dark Down 25.4 78.0 Low 05:39:55 - 06:05:22 4904
Bend 05:52:37 -55.7 Dark Down 25.5 78.0 Low 05:39:54 - 06:05:21 4873
Oregon Observatory 05:52:37 -55.7 Dark Down 25.4 77.9 Low 05:39:54 - 06:05:21 4858
Chiloquin 05:52:41 -56.0 Dark Down 24.8 77.0 Low 05:39:57 - 06:05:24 4725
Klamath Falls 05:52:41 -56.2 Dark Down 24.8 76.9 Low 05:39:57 - 06:05:24 4687
Cedarville 05:52:38 -57.6 Dark Down 25.8 77.5 Low 05:39:55 - 06:05:22 4579
Fall River/Burney 05:52:42 -56.9 Dark Down 24.8 76.6 Low 05:39:59 - 06:05:26 4553
Greenville 05:52:42 -57.6 Dark Down 24.9 76.4 Low 05:39:59 - 06:05:26 4446
Gimple 05:52:41 -57.6 Dark Down 25.0 76.5 Low 05:39:57 - 06:05:24 4444
Quincy 05:52:41 -57.6 Dark Down 24.9 76.4 Low 05:39:57 - 06:05:24 4424
Portola 05:52:42 -58.0 Dark Down 25.2 76.6 Low 05:39:59 - 06:05:26 4400
Reno 05:52:39 -58.6 Dark Down 25.6 76.8 Low 05:39:56 - 06:05:23 4358
Carson City 05:52:39 -58.7 Dark Down 25.6 76.6 Low 05:39:56 - 06:05:23 4319
Gardnerville 05:52:39 -58.9 Dark Down 25.5 76.5 Low 05:39:56 - 06:05:23 4292
Yerington 05:52:39 -59.3 Dark Down 26.0 76.9 Low 05:39:55 - 06:05:22 4285
Dunrhomin 05:52:04 -67.6 Dark Down 36.7 85.5 Up 05:39:20 - 06:04:47 4233
Hawthorne 05:52:39 -59.8 Dark Down 26.3 77.0 Low 05:39:55 - 06:05:22 4224
Nikitin 05:52:04 -67.7 Dark Down 36.7 85.4 Up 05:39:20 - 06:04:47 4213
CU-SBO 05:52:03 -67.7 Dark Down 36.6 85.3 Up 05:39:20 - 06:04:47 4207
Lee Vining 05:52:39 -59.7 Dark Down 25.8 76.4 Low 05:39:56 - 06:05:23 4173
Bishop 05:52:38 -60.4 Dark Down 26.2 76.5 Low 05:39:55 - 06:05:22 4094
Beatty 05:52:35 -61.8 Dark Down 27.4 77.1 Low 05:39:51 - 06:05:18 4012
Patrick 05:52:28 -64.5 Dark Down 29.3 77.8 Low 05:39:44 - 06:05:11 3800
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:30 -64.0 Dark Down 28.7 77.3 Low 05:39:46 - 06:05:13 3785
Wildwood 05:52:39 -61.2 Dark Down 25.2 74.9 Low 05:39:55 - 06:05:22 3745
Lake Havasu City 05:52:29 -64.4 Dark Down 28.7 77.0 Low 05:39:46 - 06:05:13 3708
Idyllwild 05:52:36 -62.8 Dark Down 26.7 75.6 Low 05:39:52 - 06:05:19 3668
George/Scottsdale 05:52:22 -66.6 Dark Down 30.5 77.7 Up 05:39:39 - 06:05:06 3585
Calipatria 05:52:33 -63.9 Dark Down 27.5 75.8 Low 05:39:49 - 06:05:16 3580
Yuma 05:52:30 -64.7 Dark Down 28.1 76.0 Low 05:39:47 - 06:05:14 3518

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 11BN170, (2022/12/27 05:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 17.25 176
1Kap Leo       09:24:39.2 +26:10:55  4.5  0.45 165
PPM 099543     09:24:08.0 +25:55:05  7.9  0.18 165
11BN170        09:24:15.7 +25:44:12 14.3       166
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/24 03:38:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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