RECON: TNO occultation with 11HZ102

Event between 11HZ102 and star GA0680:35204745 with event index number of 2120201

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/16 06:38:32 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:31:53.0 -20:05:25
Equinox of date position of star is 19:33:11.4 -20:02:30
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 149 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.6

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TNO is 43.2 AU from the Sun and 42.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1241 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4840 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30688.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=88.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Diameter=36.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11HZ102, (2023/08/16 06:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.6 -26:28:57  0.9 42.17 108
Nunki          18:56:43.7 -26:15:55  2.0 10.45 141
50 Sgr         19:27:43.6 -21:43:41  5.6  2.13 148
PPM 269921     19:33:30.3 -20:20:55  8.4  0.31 149
PPM 269924     19:33:36.0 -20:06:15  9.4  0.10 149
11HZ102        19:33:16.2 -20:02:19 16.8       149
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 0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.2 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=5.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:37:04 -22.7 Dark Down 18.7 190.2 Really Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 3835
Victoria 06:37:14 -23.8 Dark Down 21.1 187.4 Low 06:22:14 - 06:52:14 3799
Peachland 06:37:02 -23.7 Dark Down 19.5 190.9 Really Low 06:22:02 - 06:52:02 3788
Kelowna 06:37:01 -23.6 Dark Down 19.3 191.2 Really Low 06:22:01 - 06:52:01 3787
Summerland 06:37:01 -23.8 Dark Down 19.6 191.0 Really Low 06:22:01 - 06:52:01 3780
Penticton 06:37:02 -23.9 Dark Down 19.7 191.1 Really Low 06:22:02 - 06:52:02 3776
Oliver 06:37:01 -24.2 Dark Down 20.0 191.1 Low 06:22:01 - 06:52:01 3761
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:37:00 -24.4 Dark Down 20.2 191.3 Low 06:22:00 - 06:52:00 3751
Tonasket 06:37:00 -24.7 Dark Down 20.5 191.3 Low 06:22:00 - 06:52:00 3738
Okanogan 06:37:01 -25.0 Dark Down 20.8 191.2 Low 06:22:01 - 06:52:01 3726
Brewster 06:37:01 -25.2 Dark Down 21.1 191.0 Low 06:22:01 - 06:52:01 3718
Manson/Chelan 06:37:02 -25.3 Dark Down 21.4 190.6 Low 06:22:02 - 06:52:02 3715
Wenatchee 06:37:03 -25.7 Dark Down 21.9 190.5 Low 06:22:03 - 06:52:03 3697
Ellensburg 06:37:04 -26.0 Dark Down 22.3 190.3 Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 3683
Yakima 06:37:04 -26.3 Dark Down 22.7 190.3 Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 3664
Toppenish/White Swan 06:37:03 -26.6 Dark Down 22.9 190.5 Low 06:22:03 - 06:52:03 3651
Goldendale 06:37:04 -27.0 Dark Down 23.5 190.1 Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 3633
The Dalles 06:37:06 -27.1 Dark Down 23.7 189.8 Low 06:22:06 - 06:52:06 3629
Sleaford 06:36:21 -23.8 Dark Down 14.7 203.8 Really Low 06:21:21 - 06:51:21 3620
Maupin 06:37:05 -27.5 Dark Down 24.1 189.9 Low 06:22:05 - 06:52:05 3607
PNWRO 06:36:58 -27.3 Dark Down 23.0 192.0 Low 06:21:58 - 06:51:58 3606
Sisters 06:37:06 -28.1 Dark Down 25.1 189.5 Low 06:22:06 - 06:52:06 3573
Bend 06:37:06 -28.4 Dark Down 25.3 189.8 Low 06:22:06 - 06:52:06 3556
Oregon Observatory 06:37:06 -28.5 Dark Down 25.5 189.6 Low 06:22:06 - 06:52:06 3550
North Lake 06:37:05 -29.3 Dark Down 26.0 190.2 Low 06:22:05 - 06:52:05 3507
Chiloquin 06:37:07 -29.6 Dark Down 26.8 189.3 Low 06:22:07 - 06:52:07 3490
Klamath Falls 06:37:07 -29.9 Dark Down 27.1 189.4 Low 06:22:07 - 06:52:07 3471
Lakeview 06:37:02 -30.4 Dark Down 27.0 190.9 Low 06:22:02 - 06:52:02 3441
Cedarville 06:37:01 -31.1 Dark Down 27.6 191.2 Low 06:22:01 - 06:52:01 3402
Fall River/Burney 06:37:06 -31.1 Dark Down 28.3 189.9 Low 06:22:06 - 06:52:06 3399
Susanville 06:37:04 -31.9 Dark Down 28.8 190.8 Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 3350
Greenville 06:37:04 -32.1 Dark Down 29.1 190.5 Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 3340
Gimple 06:37:04 -32.1 Dark Down 29.1 190.6 Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 3338
Quincy 06:37:04 -32.2 Dark Down 29.3 190.5 Low 06:22:04 - 06:52:04 3328
Portola 06:37:03 -32.5 Dark Down 29.3 191.0 Low 06:22:03 - 06:52:03 3312
Reno 06:37:00 -33.0 Dark Down 29.5 191.7 Low 06:22:00 - 06:52:00 3283
Carson City 06:37:00 -33.3 Dark Down 29.9 191.8 Low 06:22:00 - 06:52:00 3261
Gardnerville 06:36:59 -33.5 Dark Down 30.1 191.9 Up 06:21:59 - 06:51:59 3246
Yerington 06:36:58 -33.7 Dark Down 29.9 192.5 Low 06:21:58 - 06:51:58 3237
Hawthorne 06:36:55 -34.3 Dark Down 30.3 193.1 Up 06:21:55 - 06:51:55 3198
Lee Vining 06:36:57 -34.6 Dark Down 30.9 192.7 Up 06:21:57 - 06:51:57 3175
Tonopah 06:36:49 -35.1 Dark Down 30.5 194.7 Up 06:21:49 - 06:51:49 3139
Bishop 06:36:54 -35.4 Dark Down 31.4 193.5 Up 06:21:54 - 06:51:54 3122
Beatty 06:36:47 -36.3 Dark Down 31.5 195.3 Up 06:21:47 - 06:51:47 3056
Indian Springs 06:36:42 -37.0 Dark Down 31.6 196.5 Up 06:21:42 - 06:51:42 3010
Dunrhomin 06:36:04 -35.5 Dark Down 25.2 206.3 Low 06:21:04 - 06:51:04 2981
CU-SBO 06:36:05 -35.8 Dark Down 25.5 206.3 Low 06:21:05 - 06:51:05 2969
Henderson 06:36:39 -37.7 Dark Down 32.0 197.3 Up 06:21:39 - 06:51:39 2959
Wildwood 06:36:54 -38.3 Dark Down 34.6 193.8 Up 06:21:54 - 06:51:54 2916
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:36:37 -38.6 Dark Down 32.7 197.9 Up 06:21:37 - 06:51:37 2892
Patrick 06:36:36 -38.6 Dark Down 32.3 198.6 Up 06:21:36 - 06:51:36 2892
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:36:37 -38.7 Dark Down 32.5 198.5 Up 06:21:37 - 06:51:37 2882
Mohave Valley 06:36:38 -38.9 Dark Down 32.9 198.0 Up 06:21:38 - 06:51:38 2874
Idyllwild 06:36:46 -39.3 Dark Down 34.6 195.9 Up 06:21:46 - 06:51:46 2849
Lake Havasu City 06:36:37 -39.3 Dark Down 33.3 198.3 Up 06:21:37 - 06:51:37 2841
Parker 06:36:37 -39.6 Dark Down 33.6 198.4 Up 06:21:37 - 06:51:37 2817
Calipatria 06:36:41 -40.2 Dark Down 34.9 197.3 Up 06:21:41 - 06:51:41 2777
George/Scottsdale 06:36:26 -40.7 Dark Down 33.3 201.1 Up 06:21:26 - 06:51:26 2726
Yuma 06:36:37 -40.9 Dark Down 35.1 198.4 Up 06:21:37 - 06:51:37 2725

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 11HZ102, (2023/08/16 06:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 42.17 108
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.45 141
50 Sgr         19:26:19.2 -21:46:36  5.6  2.13 148
PPM 269921     19:32:06.9 -20:24:01  8.4  0.31 149
PPM 269924     19:32:12.7 -20:09:21  9.4  0.10 149
11HZ102        19:31:53.0 -20:05:25 16.8       149
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/03 00:02:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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