RECON: TNO occultation with 12GU11

Event between 12GU11 and star GA0820:04664600 with event index number of 2150428

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/03 08:58:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:09:15.1 -06:12:33
Equinox of date position of star is 15:10:29.3 -06:17:49
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 34 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 28.2 AU from the Sun and 27.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 146 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1602 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19740.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=101.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.4 sec chord
Diameter=41.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12GU11, (2023/05/03 08:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:25.6 -11:16:57  1.0 26.18  11
27Bet Lib      15:18:16.0 -09:28:03  2.6  3.71  36
PPM 198488     15:22:21.8 -05:54:28  5.4  2.98  37
PPM 198279     15:10:04.1 -06:14:50  8.4  0.12  34
PPM 198291     15:10:37.9 -06:19:27  8.9  0.04  34
12GU11         15:10:29.4 -06:17:49 16.6        34
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 16.4 km RECON observability=1.0 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 08:58:37 -17.6 AT Up 28.6 205.6 Low 08:45:55 - 09:11:19 7523
Kamloops 08:59:15 -22.4 Dark Up 32.7 189.6 Up 08:46:33 - 09:11:57 7191
Kelowna 08:59:11 -23.0 Dark Up 33.4 190.8 Up 08:46:29 - 09:11:53 7164
Peachland 08:59:11 -23.1 Dark Up 33.5 190.4 Up 08:46:29 - 09:11:53 7152
Summerland 08:59:11 -23.3 Dark Up 33.7 190.6 Up 08:46:29 - 09:11:53 7146
Penticton 08:59:11 -23.3 Dark Up 33.7 190.7 Up 08:46:29 - 09:11:53 7144
Oliver 08:59:10 -23.6 Dark Up 34.1 190.7 Up 08:46:28 - 09:11:52 7124
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:59:09 -23.8 Dark Up 34.2 191.0 Up 08:46:27 - 09:11:51 7119
Okanogan 08:59:10 -24.4 Dark Up 34.9 190.8 Up 08:46:28 - 09:11:52 7077
Brewster 08:59:09 -24.7 Dark Up 35.2 190.6 Up 08:46:27 - 09:11:51 7057
Manson/Chelan 08:59:11 -25.0 Dark Up 35.4 190.2 Up 08:46:29 - 09:11:53 7037
Victoria 08:59:21 -24.9 Dark Up 35.1 186.2 Up 08:46:39 - 09:12:03 7006
Wenatchee 08:59:10 -25.5 Dark Up 35.9 190.0 Up 08:46:28 - 09:11:52 7006
Ellensburg 08:59:11 -25.9 Dark Up 36.3 189.8 Up 08:46:29 - 09:11:53 6976
PNWRO 08:59:04 -26.5 Dark Up 37.1 192.0 Up 08:46:22 - 09:11:46 6951
Yakima 08:59:09 -26.3 Dark Up 36.7 189.8 Up 08:46:27 - 09:11:51 6951
Toppenish/White Swan 08:59:09 -26.5 Dark Up 36.9 190.1 Up 08:46:27 - 09:11:51 6942
The Dalles 08:59:11 -27.4 Dark Up 37.8 189.2 Up 08:46:29 - 09:11:53 6876
Dunrhomin 08:58:10 -27.5 Dark Up 38.9 210.1 Up 08:45:28 - 09:10:52 6873
Nikitin 08:58:10 -27.6 Dark Up 39.1 210.1 Up 08:45:28 - 09:10:52 6860
CU-SBO 08:58:11 -27.7 Dark Up 39.2 210.0 Up 08:45:29 - 09:10:53 6855
Maupin 08:59:10 -27.8 Dark Up 38.2 189.4 Up 08:46:28 - 09:11:52 6852
Sisters 08:59:10 -28.7 Dark Up 39.1 188.9 Up 08:46:28 - 09:11:52 6785
Bend 08:59:09 -28.9 Dark Up 39.3 189.2 Up 08:46:27 - 09:11:51 6776
Oregon Observatory 08:59:09 -29.1 Dark Up 39.5 189.1 Up 08:46:27 - 09:11:51 6761
Chiloquin 08:59:09 -30.4 Dark Up 40.9 188.7 Up 08:46:27 - 09:11:51 6664
Klamath Falls 08:59:08 -30.8 Dark Up 41.2 188.9 Up 08:46:26 - 09:11:50 6643
Cedarville 08:59:02 -31.1 Dark Up 41.7 191.1 Up 08:46:20 - 09:11:44 6633
Fall River/Burney 08:59:05 -31.8 Dark Up 42.3 189.5 Up 08:46:23 - 09:11:47 6571
Gimple 08:59:03 -32.6 Dark Up 43.1 190.4 Up 08:46:21 - 09:11:45 6520
Greenville 08:59:03 -32.6 Dark Up 43.1 190.3 Up 08:46:21 - 09:11:45 6518
Portola 08:59:01 -32.8 Dark Up 43.4 190.9 Up 08:46:19 - 09:11:43 6507
Quincy 08:59:02 -32.8 Dark Up 43.3 190.3 Up 08:46:20 - 09:11:44 6504
Reno 08:58:58 -32.9 Dark Up 43.6 191.9 Up 08:46:16 - 09:11:40 6503
Yerington 08:58:54 -33.3 Dark Up 44.0 192.9 Up 08:46:12 - 09:11:36 6480
Carson City 08:58:58 -33.2 Dark Up 43.9 192.0 Up 08:46:16 - 09:11:40 6478
Gardnerville 08:58:57 -33.5 Dark Up 44.1 192.1 Up 08:46:15 - 09:11:39 6462
Hawthorne 08:58:52 -33.6 Dark Up 44.4 193.7 Up 08:46:10 - 09:11:34 6459
Lee Vining 08:58:54 -34.2 Dark Up 45.0 193.1 Up 08:46:12 - 09:11:36 6407
Beatty 08:58:43 -34.6 Dark Up 45.5 196.6 Up 08:46:01 - 09:11:25 6385
Bishop 08:58:50 -34.6 Dark Up 45.4 194.3 Up 08:46:08 - 09:11:32 6380
Patrick 08:58:31 -35.0 Dark Up 46.2 201.0 Up 08:45:49 - 09:11:13 6344
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:58:33 -35.5 Dark Up 46.6 200.1 Up 08:45:51 - 09:11:15 6308
Lake Havasu City 08:58:32 -36.0 Dark Up 47.2 200.7 Up 08:45:50 - 09:11:14 6263
George/Scottsdale 08:58:22 -35.8 Dark Up 47.1 204.4 Up 08:45:40 - 09:11:04 6263
Idyllwild 08:58:38 -37.5 Dark Up 48.6 197.6 Up 08:45:56 - 09:11:20 6147
Calipatria 08:58:33 -37.7 Dark Up 48.8 199.6 Up 08:45:51 - 09:11:15 6128
Wildwood 08:58:46 -37.7 Dark Up 48.6 194.8 Up 08:46:04 - 09:11:28 6127
Yuma 08:58:29 -37.7 Dark Up 49.0 201.0 Up 08:45:47 - 09:11:11 6116

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 12GU11, (2023/05/03 08:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 26.18  11
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  3.71  36
PPM 198488     15:21:07.5 -05:49:30  5.4  2.98  37
PPM 198279     15:08:49.9 -06:09:33  8.4  0.12  34
PPM 198291     15:09:23.6 -06:14:11  8.9  0.04  34
12GU11         15:09:15.1 -06:12:33 16.6        34
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:33:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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