RECON: TNO occultation with 11LJ29

Event between 11LJ29 and star GA0660:11917410 with event index number of 2122259

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/08 09:58:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:21:08.7 -23:22:34
Equinox of date position of star is 17:22:31.8 -23:23:50
Stellar brightness G=15.9, 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 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.0

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TNO is 45.4 AU from the Sun and 44.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 201 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1657 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32342.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.4
Diameter=463.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.7 sec chord
Diameter=189.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11LJ29, (2024/05/08 09:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.3 -26:29:02  0.9 12.12 162
35Eta Oph      17:11:46.6 -15:45:12  2.6  8.06 152
PPM 266836     17:26:35.7 -24:15:50  6.4  1.25 150
PPM 266759     17:23:35.3 -23:35:45  8.2  0.30 151
PPM 266724     17:22:32.6 -23:11:20  9.3  0.21 151
11LJ29         17:22:37.5 -23:23:55 15.9       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 4.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.9 km RECON observability=0.7 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 09:57:49 -10.6 NT Down 14.0 189.4 Really Low 09:42:49 - 10:12:49 10888
Kamloops 09:58:36 -17.1 AT Down 15.9 175.9 Really Low 09:43:36 - 10:13:36 10803
Kelowna 09:58:34 -17.5 AT Down 16.7 176.8 Really Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10783
Peachland 09:58:34 -17.7 AT Down 16.8 176.5 Really Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10778
Summerland 09:58:34 -17.8 AT Down 17.0 176.6 Really Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10773
Penticton 09:58:34 -17.8 AT Down 17.0 176.7 Really Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10772
Oliver 09:58:34 -18.1 Dark Down 17.4 176.7 Really Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10760
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:58:34 -18.2 Dark Down 17.6 176.8 Really Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10756
Tonasket 09:58:34 -18.5 Dark Down 17.9 176.8 Really Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10745
Okanogan 09:58:35 -18.8 Dark Down 18.2 176.6 Really Low 09:43:35 - 10:13:35 10732
Brewster 09:58:36 -19.1 Dark Down 18.5 176.4 Really Low 09:43:36 - 10:13:36 10721
Manson/Chelan 09:58:36 -19.4 Dark Down 18.6 176.1 Really Low 09:43:36 - 10:13:36 10711
Victoria 09:58:48 -19.9 Dark Down 17.8 173.0 Really Low 09:43:48 - 10:13:48 10709
Wenatchee 09:58:38 -19.9 Dark Down 19.1 175.9 Really Low 09:43:38 - 10:13:38 10692
Ellensburg 09:58:38 -20.3 Dark Down 19.5 175.7 Really Low 09:43:38 - 10:13:38 10676
Yakima 09:58:38 -20.7 Dark Down 19.9 175.6 Really Low 09:43:38 - 10:13:38 10660
Toppenish/White Swan 09:58:38 -20.8 Dark Down 20.1 175.8 Low 09:43:38 - 10:13:38 10653
PNWRO 09:58:32 -20.6 Dark Down 20.6 177.2 Low 09:43:32 - 10:13:32 10648
Goldendale 09:58:40 -21.4 Dark Down 20.7 175.4 Low 09:43:40 - 10:13:40 10628
The Dalles 09:58:41 -21.7 Dark Down 20.9 175.0 Low 09:43:41 - 10:13:41 10616
Maupin 09:58:41 -22.0 Dark Down 21.3 175.1 Low 09:43:41 - 10:13:41 10600
Sisters 09:58:42 -23.0 Dark Down 22.1 174.6 Low 09:43:42 - 10:13:42 10560
Bend 09:58:42 -23.1 Dark Down 22.4 174.8 Low 09:43:42 - 10:13:42 10552
Oregon Observatory 09:58:42 -23.3 Dark Down 22.6 174.7 Low 09:43:42 - 10:13:42 10543
North Lake 09:58:41 -23.6 Dark Down 23.2 175.2 Low 09:43:41 - 10:13:41 10519
Chiloquin 09:58:43 -24.6 Dark Down 23.8 174.2 Low 09:43:43 - 10:13:43 10481
Lakeview 09:58:38 -24.3 Dark Down 24.3 175.7 Low 09:43:38 - 10:13:38 10476
Klamath Falls 09:58:44 -24.8 Dark Down 24.2 174.3 Low 09:43:44 - 10:13:44 10466
Cedarville 09:58:38 -24.8 Dark Down 25.0 175.9 Low 09:43:38 - 10:13:38 10446
Dunrhomin 09:57:36 -18.8 Dark Down 25.6 190.9 Low 09:42:36 - 10:12:36 10435
CU-SBO 09:57:36 -19.0 Dark Down 25.9 190.8 Low 09:42:36 - 10:12:36 10423
Fall River/Burney 09:58:42 -25.7 Dark Down 25.4 174.6 Low 09:43:42 - 10:13:42 10413
Susanville 09:58:40 -26.0 Dark Down 26.1 175.4 Low 09:43:40 - 10:13:40 10388
Gimple 09:58:40 -26.3 Dark Down 26.3 175.1 Low 09:43:40 - 10:13:40 10373
Greenville 09:58:41 -26.3 Dark Down 26.3 175.0 Low 09:43:41 - 10:13:41 10372
Quincy 09:58:41 -26.5 Dark Down 26.5 175.0 Low 09:43:41 - 10:13:41 10362
Portola 09:58:40 -26.4 Dark Down 26.7 175.5 Low 09:43:40 - 10:13:40 10360
Reno 09:58:37 -26.4 Dark Down 27.0 176.2 Low 09:43:37 - 10:13:37 10351
Carson City 09:58:37 -26.6 Dark Down 27.3 176.2 Low 09:43:37 - 10:13:37 10333
Yerington 09:58:34 -26.5 Dark Down 27.6 176.8 Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10328
Gardnerville 09:58:37 -26.8 Dark Down 27.6 176.2 Low 09:43:37 - 10:13:37 10321
Hawthorne 09:58:32 -26.7 Dark Down 28.1 177.3 Low 09:43:32 - 10:13:32 10307
Tonopah 09:58:26 -26.5 Dark Down 28.6 178.8 Low 09:43:26 - 10:13:26 10293
Lee Vining 09:58:34 -27.4 Dark Down 28.6 176.8 Low 09:43:34 - 10:13:34 10275
Bishop 09:58:31 -27.6 Dark Down 29.2 177.6 Low 09:43:31 - 10:13:31 10247
Beatty 09:58:24 -27.2 Dark Down 29.7 179.2 Low 09:43:24 - 10:13:24 10232
Indian Springs 09:58:19 -26.9 Dark Down 30.0 180.4 Up 09:43:19 - 10:13:19 10220
Henderson 09:58:15 -27.0 Dark Down 30.6 181.1 Up 09:43:15 - 10:13:15 10193
Patrick 09:58:11 -26.9 Dark Down 31.2 182.3 Up 09:43:11 - 10:13:11 10163
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:58:12 -27.2 Dark Down 31.4 182.1 Up 09:43:12 - 10:13:12 10150
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:58:14 -27.5 Dark Down 31.4 181.5 Up 09:43:14 - 10:13:14 10145
Mohave Valley 09:58:14 -27.7 Dark Down 31.7 181.5 Up 09:43:14 - 10:13:14 10130
Lake Havasu City 09:58:13 -27.9 Dark Down 32.1 181.8 Up 09:43:13 - 10:13:13 10108
Parker 09:58:13 -28.1 Dark Down 32.5 181.9 Up 09:43:13 - 10:13:13 10087
George/Scottsdale 09:58:01 -27.2 Dark Down 32.8 184.5 Up 09:43:01 - 10:13:01 10071
Wildwood 09:58:31 -30.3 Dark Down 32.5 177.2 Up 09:43:31 - 10:13:31 10058
Idyllwild 09:58:24 -29.7 Dark Down 32.9 179.3 Up 09:43:24 - 10:13:24 10050
Calipatria 09:58:19 -29.6 Dark Down 33.5 180.5 Up 09:43:19 - 10:13:19 10019
Yuma 09:58:13 -29.4 Dark Down 33.9 181.5 Up 09:43:13 - 10:13:13 9997

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 11LJ29, (2024/05/08 09:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 12.12 162
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.06 152
PPM 266836     17:25:06.3 -24:14:37  6.4  1.25 150
PPM 266759     17:22:06.4 -23:34:26  8.2  0.30 151
PPM 266724     17:21:04.0 -23:09:59  9.3  0.21 151
11LJ29         17:21:08.7 -23:22:34 15.9       151
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/12 04:22:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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