RECON: TNO occultation with 11QF99

Event between 11QF99 and star GA1040:00951186 with event index number of 2123875

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/18 11:12:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:33:28.7 +15:41:15
Equinox of date position of star is 05:34:50.3 +15:42:08
Stellar brightness G=13.2, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 104 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 17.2 AU from the Sun and 16.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 66 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 605 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11800.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.7
Diameter=66.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=27.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11QF99, (2023/12/18 11:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:28.2 +07:24:34  0.4  9.84 108
Bellatrix      05:26:25.1 +06:22:10  1.6  9.56 100
PPM 121025     05:31:48.6 +15:22:37  6.0  0.80 103
PPM 121111     05:35:22.5 +15:35:57  7.9  0.16 104
PPM 121097     05:34:50.8 +15:37:13  9.4  0.08 104
11QF99         05:34:51.3 +15:42:09 13.2       104
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 31.5 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=100.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:09:40 -35.1 Dark Down 27.6 259.9 Low 11:03:39 - 11:15:41 1276
Kamloops 11:10:00 -44.1 Dark Down 36.6 247.9 Up 11:03:59 - 11:16:01 974
Kelowna 11:09:56 -43.8 Dark Down 36.4 249.3 Up 11:03:55 - 11:15:57 912
Peachland 11:09:57 -44.0 Dark Down 36.6 249.1 Up 11:03:56 - 11:15:58 898
Summerland 11:09:56 -44.0 Dark Down 36.6 249.3 Up 11:03:55 - 11:15:57 886
Penticton 11:09:56 -44.0 Dark Down 36.6 249.5 Up 11:03:55 - 11:15:57 882
Oliver 11:09:55 -44.1 Dark Down 36.7 249.7 Up 11:03:54 - 11:15:56 850
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:09:54 -44.0 Dark Down 36.6 250.0 Up 11:03:53 - 11:15:55 837
Okanogan 11:09:53 -44.3 Dark Down 37.0 250.2 Up 11:03:52 - 11:15:54 776
Brewster 11:09:53 -44.5 Dark Down 37.2 250.2 Up 11:03:52 - 11:15:54 749
Victoria 11:10:02 -46.7 Dark Down 39.3 246.6 Up 11:04:01 - 11:16:03 748
Manson/Chelan 11:09:53 -44.8 Dark Down 37.5 250.1 Up 11:03:52 - 11:15:54 726
Wenatchee 11:09:52 -45.0 Dark Down 37.8 250.2 Up 11:03:51 - 11:15:53 681
Ellensburg 11:09:52 -45.3 Dark Down 38.1 250.3 Up 11:03:51 - 11:15:53 640
Yakima 11:09:51 -45.4 Dark Down 38.2 250.6 Up 11:03:50 - 11:15:52 603
Toppenish/White Swan 11:09:50 -45.3 Dark Down 38.2 250.9 Up 11:03:49 - 11:15:51 584
PNWRO 11:09:46 -44.4 Dark Down 37.3 252.5 Up 11:03:45 - 11:15:47 568
The Dalles 11:09:50 -46.1 Dark Down 39.0 250.8 Up 11:03:49 - 11:15:51 503
Maupin 11:09:49 -46.1 Dark Down 39.0 251.2 Up 11:03:48 - 11:15:50 465
Sisters 11:09:48 -46.7 Dark Down 39.6 251.5 Up 11:03:47 - 11:15:49 376
Bend 11:09:47 -46.5 Dark Down 39.5 251.9 Up 11:03:46 - 11:15:48 356
Oregon Observatory 11:09:47 -46.7 Dark Down 39.7 251.9 Up 11:03:46 - 11:15:48 338
Dunrhomin 11:09:05 -35.1 Dark Down 28.6 266.7 Low 11:03:04 - 11:15:06 236
Nikitin 11:09:05 -35.1 Dark Down 28.6 266.7 Low 11:03:04 - 11:15:06 218
CU-SBO 11:09:05 -35.1 Dark Down 28.7 266.7 Low 11:03:04 - 11:15:06 210
Chiloquin 11:09:45 -47.2 Dark Down 40.4 252.6 Up 11:03:44 - 11:15:46 207
Klamath Falls 11:09:44 -47.2 Dark Down 40.4 252.9 Up 11:03:43 - 11:15:45 175
Cedarville 11:09:39 -46.2 Dark Down 39.5 254.8 Up 11:03:38 - 11:15:40 127
Fall River/Burney 11:09:40 -47.2 Dark Down 40.5 254.2 Up 11:03:39 - 11:15:41 65
Gimple 11:09:37 -46.9 Dark Down 40.4 255.4 Up 11:03:36 - 11:15:38 -18
Greenville 11:09:38 -47.0 Dark Down 40.4 255.3 Up 11:03:37 - 11:15:39 -19
Quincy 11:09:37 -47.0 Dark Down 40.5 255.5 Up 11:03:36 - 11:15:38 -39
Portola 11:09:36 -46.7 Dark Down 40.2 256.0 Up 11:03:35 - 11:15:37 -45
Reno 11:09:34 -46.2 Dark Down 39.7 256.7 Up 11:03:33 - 11:15:35 -62
Carson City 11:09:33 -46.2 Dark Down 39.8 257.0 Up 11:03:32 - 11:15:34 -98
Yerington 11:09:31 -45.8 Dark Down 39.4 257.6 Up 11:03:30 - 11:15:32 -108
Gardnerville 11:09:32 -46.2 Dark Down 39.8 257.2 Up 11:03:31 - 11:15:33 -121
Hawthorne 11:09:29 -45.4 Dark Down 39.1 258.4 Up 11:03:28 - 11:15:30 -147
Lee Vining 11:09:29 -45.9 Dark Down 39.6 258.5 Up 11:03:28 - 11:15:30 -210
Bishop 11:09:26 -45.3 Dark Down 39.1 259.5 Up 11:03:25 - 11:15:27 -260
Beatty 11:09:21 -44.1 Dark Down 37.9 261.0 Up 11:03:20 - 11:15:22 -283
Patrick 11:09:11 -41.8 Dark Down 35.8 264.0 Up 11:03:10 - 11:15:12 -388
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:09:13 -42.3 Dark Down 36.4 263.7 Up 11:03:12 - 11:15:14 -424
Lake Havasu City 11:09:11 -42.1 Dark Down 36.3 264.4 Up 11:03:10 - 11:15:12 -488
George/Scottsdale 11:09:04 -40.1 Dark Down 34.3 266.4 Up 11:03:03 - 11:15:05 -526
Wildwood 11:09:20 -45.6 Dark Down 39.8 262.0 Up 11:03:19 - 11:15:21 -595
Idyllwild 11:09:15 -44.1 Dark Down 38.3 263.5 Up 11:03:14 - 11:15:16 -603
Calipatria 11:09:11 -43.1 Dark Down 37.4 264.7 Up 11:03:10 - 11:15:12 -647
Yuma 11:09:08 -42.3 Dark Down 36.7 265.5 Up 11:03:07 - 11:15:09 -677

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 11QF99, (2023/12/18 11:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  9.84 108
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  9.56 100
PPM 121025     05:30:26.1 +15:21:37  6.0  0.80 103
PPM 121111     05:33:59.9 +15:35:04  7.9  0.16 104
PPM 121097     05:33:28.3 +15:36:19  9.4  0.08 104
11QF99         05:33:28.7 +15:41:15 13.2       104
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/04 00:40:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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