RECON: TNO occultation with 12HE85

Event between 12HE85 and star GA0700:38169079 with event index number of 2825360

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/22 06:16:51 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 5295 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 06:17:11 -15.1 AT Up 18.2 157.5 Really Low 06:02:11 - 06:32:11 -1691
Kelowna 06:17:10 -16.1 AT Up 19.1 158.3 Really Low 06:02:10 - 06:32:10 -1724
Peachland 06:17:11 -16.1 AT Up 19.2 158.0 Really Low 06:02:11 - 06:32:11 -1727
Sleaford 06:16:30 -16.8 AT Up 19.2 171.7 Really Low 06:01:30 - 06:31:30 -1732
Summerland 06:17:11 -16.2 AT Up 19.3 158.1 Really Low 06:02:11 - 06:32:11 -1732
Penticton 06:17:10 -16.3 AT Up 19.4 158.2 Really Low 06:02:10 - 06:32:10 -1735
Oliver 06:17:11 -16.6 AT Up 19.7 158.1 Really Low 06:02:11 - 06:32:11 -1749
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:17:11 -16.9 AT Up 19.9 158.3 Really Low 06:02:11 - 06:32:11 -1755
Victoria 06:17:23 -16.0 AT Up 19.3 154.3 Really Low 06:02:23 - 06:32:23 -1763
Okanogan 06:17:12 -17.4 AT Up 20.5 158.0 Low 06:02:12 - 06:32:12 -1780
Brewster 06:17:14 -17.6 AT Up 20.7 157.8 Low 06:02:14 - 06:32:14 -1790
Manson/Chelan 06:17:15 -17.6 AT Up 20.8 157.4 Low 06:02:15 - 06:32:15 -1797
Wenatchee 06:17:16 -18.0 Dark Up 21.2 157.1 Low 06:02:16 - 06:32:16 -1816
Ellensburg 06:17:17 -18.3 Dark Up 21.5 156.9 Low 06:02:17 - 06:32:17 -1832
Yakima 06:17:18 -18.7 Dark Up 21.9 156.8 Low 06:02:18 - 06:32:18 -1850
Toppenish/White Swan 06:17:18 -18.9 Dark Up 22.1 156.9 Low 06:02:18 - 06:32:18 -1859
PNWRO 06:17:14 -19.7 Dark Up 22.8 158.3 Low 06:02:14 - 06:32:14 -1881
The Dalles 06:17:22 -19.3 Dark Up 22.6 156.0 Low 06:02:22 - 06:32:22 -1891
Maupin 06:17:22 -19.7 Dark Up 23.0 156.1 Low 06:02:22 - 06:32:22 -1910
Sisters 06:17:25 -20.4 Dark Up 23.7 155.4 Low 06:02:25 - 06:32:25 -1948
Bend 06:17:24 -20.7 Dark Up 24.0 155.6 Low 06:02:24 - 06:32:24 -1960
Oregon Observatory 06:17:25 -20.8 Dark Up 24.1 155.5 Low 06:02:25 - 06:32:25 -1967
Chiloquin 06:17:28 -21.8 Dark Up 25.2 154.8 Low 06:02:28 - 06:32:28 -2030
Klamath Falls 06:17:29 -22.1 Dark Up 25.5 154.8 Low 06:02:29 - 06:32:29 -2047
Cedarville 06:17:25 -23.3 Dark Up 26.6 156.3 Low 06:02:25 - 06:32:25 -2088
Fall River/Burney 06:17:29 -23.3 Dark Up 26.7 155.0 Low 06:02:29 - 06:32:29 -2109
Greenville 06:17:30 -24.2 Dark Up 27.7 155.2 Low 06:02:30 - 06:32:30 -2159
Gimple 06:17:28 -24.3 Dark Up 27.7 155.3 Low 06:02:28 - 06:32:28 -2159
Quincy 06:17:30 -24.4 Dark Up 27.9 155.2 Low 06:02:30 - 06:32:30 -2170
Portola 06:17:28 -24.7 Dark Up 28.1 155.7 Low 06:02:28 - 06:32:28 -2178
Reno 06:17:27 -25.2 Dark Up 28.6 156.3 Low 06:02:27 - 06:32:27 -2195
Carson City 06:17:27 -25.5 Dark Up 28.9 156.2 Low 06:02:27 - 06:32:27 -2215
Yerington 06:17:26 -25.9 Dark Up 29.3 156.8 Low 06:02:26 - 06:32:26 -2229
Gardnerville 06:17:27 -25.7 Dark Up 29.1 156.2 Low 06:02:27 - 06:32:27 -2229
Hawthorne 06:17:24 -26.5 Dark Up 29.9 157.2 Low 06:02:24 - 06:32:24 -2258
Dunrhomin 06:16:37 -28.4 Dark Up 30.9 171.8 Up 06:01:37 - 06:31:37 -2274
Nikitin 06:16:37 -28.6 Dark Up 31.1 171.7 Up 06:01:37 - 06:31:37 -2284
CU-SBO 06:16:38 -28.7 Dark Up 31.2 171.6 Up 06:01:38 - 06:31:38 -2286
Lee Vining 06:17:27 -26.8 Dark Up 30.2 156.6 Up 06:02:27 - 06:32:27 -2287
Bishop 06:17:25 -27.6 Dark Up 31.0 157.2 Up 06:02:25 - 06:32:25 -2326
Beatty 06:17:20 -28.6 Dark Up 31.9 158.8 Up 06:02:20 - 06:32:20 -2363
Patrick 06:17:12 -30.9 Dark Up 34.1 161.6 Up 06:02:12 - 06:32:12 -2473
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:17:15 -30.9 Dark Up 34.1 160.8 Up 06:02:15 - 06:32:15 -2484
Wildwood 06:17:31 -30.4 Dark Up 33.9 156.2 Up 06:02:31 - 06:32:31 -2526
Lake Havasu City 06:17:15 -31.6 Dark Up 34.9 160.9 Up 06:02:15 - 06:32:15 -2528
Idyllwild 06:17:25 -31.5 Dark Up 34.9 158.1 Up 06:02:25 - 06:32:25 -2559
George/Scottsdale 06:17:07 -33.1 Dark Up 36.2 163.5 Up 06:02:07 - 06:32:07 -2598
Calipatria 06:17:21 -32.4 Dark Up 35.8 159.3 Up 06:02:21 - 06:32:21 -2608
Yuma 06:17:18 -33.1 Dark Up 36.5 160.1 Up 06:02:18 - 06:32:18 -2643

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 05:23:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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