RECON: TNO occultation with 11UK413

Event between 11UK413 and star GA1100:01410180 with event index number of 2130015

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/08 12:32:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:46:32.1 +20:54:21
Equinox of date position of star is 05:47:50.7 +20:54:45
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon. Moon is 24% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.2 AU from the Sun and 41.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 275 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2524 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29868.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=304.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.0 sec chord
Diameter=124.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 11UK413, (2021/12/08 12:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:21.6 +07:24:34  0.4 13.66 130
Alnath         05:27:40.8 +28:37:26  1.6  8.96 128
PPM 121513     05:53:41.4 +19:52:18  6.4  1.72 133
PPM 094877     05:48:57.0 +20:56:48  7.9  0.26 132
PPM 094856     05:48:11.8 +20:48:53  9.5  0.13 132
11UK413        05:47:50.7 +20:54:45 15.7       132
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 3.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:30:07 -21.6 Dark Down 27.0 269.8 Low 12:15:07 - 12:45:07 10180
Kamloops 12:30:22 -30.4 Dark Down 36.1 258.9 Up 12:15:22 - 12:45:22 9770
Kelowna 12:30:18 -29.9 Dark Down 35.7 260.2 Up 12:15:18 - 12:45:18 9715
Peachland 12:30:18 -30.1 Dark Down 35.9 260.0 Up 12:15:18 - 12:45:18 9700
Summerland 12:30:18 -30.0 Dark Down 35.9 260.2 Up 12:15:18 - 12:45:18 9689
Penticton 12:30:18 -29.9 Dark Down 35.8 260.4 Up 12:15:18 - 12:45:18 9685
Oliver 12:30:17 -29.9 Dark Down 35.9 260.6 Up 12:15:17 - 12:45:17 9654
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:30:15 -29.8 Dark Down 35.8 260.9 Up 12:15:15 - 12:45:15 9642
Tonasket 12:30:15 -29.8 Dark Down 35.9 261.0 Up 12:15:15 - 12:45:15 9613
Okanogan 12:30:14 -29.9 Dark Down 36.0 261.2 Up 12:15:14 - 12:45:14 9580
Brewster 12:30:14 -30.1 Dark Down 36.2 261.2 Up 12:15:14 - 12:45:14 9552
Manson/Chelan 12:30:14 -30.3 Dark Down 36.5 261.0 Up 12:15:14 - 12:45:14 9526
Victoria 12:30:21 -32.4 Dark Down 38.5 257.8 Up 12:15:21 - 12:45:21 9522
Wenatchee 12:30:14 -30.4 Dark Down 36.7 261.2 Up 12:15:14 - 12:45:14 9480
Ellensburg 12:30:12 -30.5 Dark Down 36.9 261.4 Up 12:15:12 - 12:45:12 9438
Yakima 12:30:12 -30.5 Dark Down 36.9 261.7 Up 12:15:12 - 12:45:12 9400
Pasco 12:30:08 -29.6 Dark Down 36.0 263.0 Up 12:15:08 - 12:45:08 9398
Toppenish/White Swan 12:30:10 -30.4 Dark Down 36.9 261.9 Up 12:15:10 - 12:45:10 9384
PNWRO 12:30:08 -29.4 Dark Down 35.9 263.4 Up 12:15:08 - 12:45:08 9380
Goldendale 12:30:10 -30.7 Dark Down 37.2 262.0 Up 12:15:10 - 12:45:10 9324
The Dalles 12:30:10 -31.0 Dark Down 37.5 261.9 Up 12:15:10 - 12:45:10 9296
Maupin 12:30:09 -30.9 Dark Down 37.5 262.3 Up 12:15:09 - 12:45:09 9259
Dunrhomin 12:29:34 -18.7 Dark Down 26.0 276.2 Low 12:14:34 - 12:44:34 9182
Redmond 12:30:07 -30.9 Dark Down 37.7 262.9 Up 12:15:07 - 12:45:07 9173
Sisters 12:30:08 -31.2 Dark Down 38.0 262.6 Up 12:15:08 - 12:45:08 9167
Bend 12:30:07 -31.0 Dark Down 37.8 263.0 Up 12:15:07 - 12:45:07 9150
Oregon Observatory 12:30:07 -31.1 Dark Down 37.9 263.0 Up 12:15:07 - 12:45:07 9131
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:30:06 -31.1 Dark Down 38.0 263.1 Up 12:15:06 - 12:45:06 9110
North Lake 12:30:05 -30.7 Dark Down 37.6 263.9 Up 12:15:05 - 12:45:05 9081
Paisley 12:30:02 -30.4 Dark Down 37.4 264.6 Up 12:15:02 - 12:45:02 9037
Chiloquin 12:30:05 -31.3 Dark Down 38.4 263.7 Up 12:15:05 - 12:45:05 8997
Lakeview 12:30:01 -30.2 Dark Down 37.3 265.1 Up 12:15:01 - 12:45:01 8992
Klamath Falls 12:30:04 -31.2 Dark Down 38.4 264.0 Up 12:15:04 - 12:45:04 8966
Cedarville 12:29:58 -30.0 Dark Down 37.3 265.7 Up 12:14:58 - 12:44:58 8933
Fall River/Burney 12:30:01 -30.9 Dark Down 38.2 265.2 Up 12:15:01 - 12:45:01 8860
Susanville 12:29:58 -30.3 Dark Down 37.7 266.2 Up 12:14:58 - 12:44:58 8815
Gimple 12:29:58 -30.4 Dark Down 37.9 266.3 Up 12:14:58 - 12:44:58 8783
Greenville 12:29:58 -30.5 Dark Down 37.9 266.2 Up 12:14:58 - 12:44:58 8782
Quincy 12:29:57 -30.5 Dark Down 38.0 266.4 Up 12:14:57 - 12:44:57 8762
Portola 12:29:56 -30.1 Dark Down 37.6 266.8 Up 12:14:56 - 12:44:56 8760
Reno 12:29:54 -29.6 Dark Down 37.1 267.4 Up 12:14:54 - 12:44:54 8749
Carson City 12:29:53 -29.5 Dark Down 37.1 267.7 Up 12:14:53 - 12:44:53 8714
Yerington 12:29:52 -29.0 Dark Down 36.6 268.3 Up 12:14:52 - 12:44:52 8710
Gardnerville 12:29:53 -29.5 Dark Down 37.1 267.9 Up 12:14:53 - 12:44:53 8692
Hawthorne 12:29:50 -28.5 Dark Down 36.2 269.0 Up 12:14:50 - 12:44:50 8677
Tonopah 12:29:47 -27.4 Dark Down 35.1 270.2 Up 12:14:47 - 12:44:47 8665
Lee Vining 12:29:49 -28.9 Dark Down 36.6 269.1 Up 12:14:49 - 12:44:49 8610
Bishop 12:29:47 -28.2 Dark Down 36.1 270.0 Up 12:14:47 - 12:44:47 8568
Beatty 12:29:43 -26.9 Dark Down 34.8 271.3 Up 12:14:43 - 12:44:43 8562
Indian Springs 12:29:42 -26.0 Dark Down 33.9 272.1 Up 12:14:42 - 12:44:42 8556
Henderson 12:29:39 -25.3 Dark Down 33.3 272.8 Up 12:14:39 - 12:44:39 8521
Patrick 12:29:35 -24.3 Dark Down 32.4 273.9 Up 12:14:35 - 12:44:35 8488
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:29:35 -24.4 Dark Down 32.5 273.9 Up 12:14:35 - 12:44:35 8461
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:29:36 -24.8 Dark Down 33.0 273.6 Up 12:14:36 - 12:44:36 8445
Mohave Valley 12:29:35 -24.8 Dark Down 32.9 273.8 Up 12:14:35 - 12:44:35 8418
Lake Havasu City 12:29:34 -24.5 Dark Down 32.7 274.2 Up 12:14:34 - 12:44:34 8385
George/Scottsdale 12:29:29 -22.4 Dark Down 30.6 275.9 Up 12:14:29 - 12:44:29 8374
Parker 12:29:33 -24.4 Dark Down 32.7 274.4 Up 12:14:33 - 12:44:33 8351
CPSLO 12:29:47 -29.7 Dark Down 37.9 270.2 Up 12:14:47 - 12:44:47 8308
Blythe 12:29:33 -24.5 Dark Down 32.9 274.6 Up 12:14:33 - 12:44:33 8291
Idyllwild 12:29:37 -26.3 Dark Down 34.6 273.5 Up 12:14:37 - 12:44:37 8248
Wildwood 12:29:41 -27.9 Dark Down 36.2 272.2 Up 12:14:41 - 12:44:41 8236
Calipatria 12:29:34 -25.2 Dark Down 33.6 274.5 Up 12:14:34 - 12:44:34 8217
Yuma 12:29:31 -24.4 Dark Down 32.8 275.2 Up 12:14:31 - 12:44:31 8197

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 11UK413, (2021/12/08 12:33UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.66 130
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  8.96 128
PPM 121513     05:52:23.4 +19:52:04  6.4  1.72 133
PPM 094877     05:47:38.4 +20:56:26  7.9  0.26 132
PPM 094856     05:46:53.3 +20:48:29  9.5  0.13 132
11UK413        05:46:32.1 +20:54:21 15.7       132
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/04 02:01:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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