RECON: TNO occultation with 12HE85

Event between 12HE85 and star GA0700:33682168 with event index number of 2155387

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/22 06:16:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:47:42.6 -18:23:31
Equinox of date position of star is 19:49:05.4 -18:19:53
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 17 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=25.0

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Object is 40.4 AU from the Sun and 39.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.3 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 1015 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5296 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28597.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=96.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=39.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 9:5EEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12HE85, (2024/07/22 06:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:00.1 -29:29:29  1.2 44.49  28
Nunki          18:56:47.2 -26:15:50  2.0 14.46  29
57 Sgr         19:53:37.5 -18:58:50  5.8  1.25  16
PPM 236505     19:49:18.8 -18:20:31  8.4  0.05  17
12HE85         19:49:07.8 -18:19:47 16.8        17
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 0.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.2 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=4.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:17:05 -15.1 AT Up 18.1 157.5 Really Low 06:02:05 - 06:32:05 -1635
Kelowna 06:17:04 -16.1 AT Up 19.1 158.3 Really Low 06:02:04 - 06:32:04 -1668
Peachland 06:17:05 -16.1 AT Up 19.1 158.0 Really Low 06:02:05 - 06:32:05 -1671
Sleaford 06:16:24 -16.8 AT Up 19.2 171.7 Really Low 06:01:24 - 06:31:24 -1676
Summerland 06:17:05 -16.2 AT Up 19.3 158.0 Really Low 06:02:05 - 06:32:05 -1677
Penticton 06:17:05 -16.3 AT Up 19.4 158.1 Really Low 06:02:05 - 06:32:05 -1680
Oliver 06:17:06 -16.6 AT Up 19.7 158.1 Really Low 06:02:06 - 06:32:06 -1693
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:17:05 -16.8 AT Up 19.9 158.3 Really Low 06:02:05 - 06:32:05 -1699
Victoria 06:17:17 -16.0 AT Up 19.3 154.3 Really Low 06:02:17 - 06:32:17 -1707
Okanogan 06:17:07 -17.4 AT Up 20.5 158.0 Low 06:02:07 - 06:32:07 -1724
Brewster 06:17:08 -17.5 AT Up 20.7 157.7 Low 06:02:08 - 06:32:08 -1734
Manson/Chelan 06:17:09 -17.6 AT Up 20.8 157.3 Low 06:02:09 - 06:32:09 -1741
Wenatchee 06:17:11 -18.0 AT Up 21.2 157.1 Low 06:02:11 - 06:32:11 -1760
Ellensburg 06:17:12 -18.3 Dark Up 21.5 156.8 Low 06:02:12 - 06:32:12 -1777
Yakima 06:17:12 -18.7 Dark Up 21.9 156.8 Low 06:02:12 - 06:32:12 -1794
Toppenish/White Swan 06:17:12 -18.9 Dark Up 22.1 156.9 Low 06:02:12 - 06:32:12 -1804
PNWRO 06:17:08 -19.7 Dark Up 22.8 158.3 Low 06:02:08 - 06:32:08 -1825
The Dalles 06:17:16 -19.3 Dark Up 22.6 156.0 Low 06:02:16 - 06:32:16 -1835
Maupin 06:17:16 -19.7 Dark Up 23.0 156.0 Low 06:02:16 - 06:32:16 -1854
Sisters 06:17:19 -20.3 Dark Up 23.7 155.4 Low 06:02:19 - 06:32:19 -1892
Bend 06:17:18 -20.6 Dark Up 24.0 155.6 Low 06:02:18 - 06:32:18 -1904
Oregon Observatory 06:17:20 -20.8 Dark Up 24.1 155.5 Low 06:02:20 - 06:32:20 -1912
Chiloquin 06:17:23 -21.8 Dark Up 25.2 154.8 Low 06:02:23 - 06:32:23 -1974
Klamath Falls 06:17:23 -22.1 Dark Up 25.5 154.8 Low 06:02:23 - 06:32:23 -1991
Cedarville 06:17:19 -23.3 Dark Up 26.6 156.3 Low 06:02:19 - 06:32:19 -2032
Fall River/Burney 06:17:24 -23.3 Dark Up 26.7 155.0 Low 06:02:24 - 06:32:24 -2053
Greenville 06:17:24 -24.2 Dark Up 27.7 155.2 Low 06:02:24 - 06:32:24 -2103
Gimple 06:17:23 -24.2 Dark Up 27.7 155.3 Low 06:02:23 - 06:32:23 -2103
Quincy 06:17:24 -24.4 Dark Up 27.8 155.2 Low 06:02:24 - 06:32:24 -2114
Portola 06:17:22 -24.7 Dark Up 28.1 155.6 Low 06:02:22 - 06:32:22 -2122
Reno 06:17:21 -25.1 Dark Up 28.6 156.2 Low 06:02:21 - 06:32:21 -2139
Carson City 06:17:21 -25.5 Dark Up 28.9 156.2 Low 06:02:21 - 06:32:21 -2159
Yerington 06:17:20 -25.9 Dark Up 29.3 156.8 Low 06:02:20 - 06:32:20 -2173
Gardnerville 06:17:22 -25.7 Dark Up 29.1 156.2 Low 06:02:22 - 06:32:22 -2173
Hawthorne 06:17:19 -26.5 Dark Up 29.9 157.2 Low 06:02:19 - 06:32:19 -2202
Dunrhomin 06:16:31 -28.4 Dark Up 30.9 171.7 Up 06:01:31 - 06:31:31 -2218
Nikitin 06:16:32 -28.6 Dark Up 31.1 171.7 Up 06:01:32 - 06:31:32 -2227
CU-SBO 06:16:32 -28.7 Dark Up 31.2 171.6 Up 06:01:32 - 06:31:32 -2230
Lee Vining 06:17:21 -26.8 Dark Up 30.2 156.6 Up 06:02:21 - 06:32:21 -2231
Bishop 06:17:20 -27.6 Dark Up 31.0 157.2 Up 06:02:20 - 06:32:20 -2270
Beatty 06:17:15 -28.6 Dark Up 31.9 158.8 Up 06:02:15 - 06:32:15 -2307
Patrick 06:17:07 -30.9 Dark Up 34.1 161.6 Up 06:02:07 - 06:32:07 -2417
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:17:09 -30.9 Dark Up 34.1 160.7 Up 06:02:09 - 06:32:09 -2428
Wildwood 06:17:25 -30.4 Dark Up 33.9 156.2 Up 06:02:25 - 06:32:25 -2470
Lake Havasu City 06:17:09 -31.6 Dark Up 34.8 160.9 Up 06:02:09 - 06:32:09 -2472
Idyllwild 06:17:19 -31.4 Dark Up 34.9 158.1 Up 06:02:19 - 06:32:19 -2503
George/Scottsdale 06:17:01 -33.1 Dark Up 36.2 163.4 Up 06:02:01 - 06:32:01 -2542
Calipatria 06:17:15 -32.4 Dark Up 35.8 159.2 Up 06:02:15 - 06:32:15 -2552
Yuma 06:17:13 -33.1 Dark Up 36.5 160.1 Up 06:02:13 - 06:32:13 -2587

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 12HE85, (2024/07/22 06:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 44.49  28
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 14.46  29
57 Sgr         19:52:12.0 -19:02:43  5.8  1.25  16
PPM 236505     19:47:53.6 -18:24:16  8.4  0.05  17
12HE85         19:47:42.6 -18:23:31 16.8        17
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/08 05:23:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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