RECON: TNO occultation with 12HW87

Event between 12HW87 and star GA0740:14220239 with event index number of 2156570

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/01 12:54:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:57:51.6 -14:47:57
Equinox of date position of star is 17:59:10.5 -14:48:00
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 166 degrees from the moon. Moon is 71% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.1

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Object is 34.2 AU from the Sun and 34.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 525 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3568 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25022.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.0 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12HW87, (2023/03/01 12:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:49.9 -26:28:53  0.9 23.68 155
35Eta Oph      17:11:42.5 -15:45:07  2.6 11.49 159
PPM 233766     17:57:39.0 -15:48:53  6.1  1.08 167
PPM 233865     18:00:50.9 -15:09:02  7.9  0.53 166
PPM 233832     17:59:55.6 -14:43:22  9.4  0.20 166
12HW87         17:59:11.0 -14:48:00 15.5       166
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.8 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=6.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:54:17 -9.3 NT Down 20.3 156.5 Low 12:39:17 - 13:09:17 1979
Kamloops 12:53:19 -18.5 Dark Down 16.8 142.1 Really Low 12:38:19 - 13:08:19 1950
Kelowna 12:53:20 -18.1 Dark Down 17.8 142.8 Really Low 12:38:20 - 13:08:20 1917
Peachland 12:53:18 -18.3 Dark Down 17.8 142.5 Really Low 12:38:18 - 13:08:18 1912
Summerland 12:53:18 -18.3 Dark Down 17.9 142.6 Really Low 12:38:18 - 13:08:18 1906
Penticton 12:53:18 -18.2 Dark Down 18.0 142.7 Really Low 12:38:18 - 13:08:18 1903
Oliver 12:53:17 -18.3 Dark Down 18.3 142.6 Really Low 12:38:17 - 13:08:17 1888
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:53:17 -18.2 Dark Down 18.5 142.7 Really Low 12:38:17 - 13:08:17 1881
Victoria 12:53:00 -21.0 Dark Down 17.2 138.9 Really Low 12:38:00 - 13:08:00 1853
Okanogan 12:53:14 -18.5 Dark Down 18.9 142.4 Really Low 12:38:14 - 13:08:14 1852
Brewster 12:53:12 -18.6 Dark Down 19.1 142.1 Really Low 12:38:12 - 13:08:12 1839
Manson/Chelan 12:53:10 -18.9 Dark Down 19.1 141.7 Really Low 12:38:10 - 13:08:10 1830
Wenatchee 12:53:07 -19.1 Dark Down 19.4 141.5 Really Low 12:38:07 - 13:08:07 1808
Ellensburg 12:53:05 -19.4 Dark Down 19.6 141.2 Really Low 12:38:05 - 13:08:05 1788
Yakima 12:53:04 -19.4 Dark Down 19.9 141.1 Really Low 12:38:04 - 13:08:04 1769
Toppenish/White Swan 12:53:03 -19.4 Dark Down 20.1 141.2 Low 12:38:03 - 13:08:03 1759
PNWRO 12:53:08 -18.4 Dark Down 21.1 142.5 Low 12:38:08 - 13:08:08 1742
The Dalles 12:52:57 -20.1 Dark Down 20.4 140.2 Low 12:37:57 - 13:07:57 1719
Maupin 12:52:57 -20.1 Dark Down 20.7 140.2 Low 12:37:57 - 13:07:57 1699
Sisters 12:52:51 -20.6 Dark Down 21.2 139.5 Low 12:37:51 - 13:07:51 1654
Bend 12:52:52 -20.4 Dark Down 21.5 139.7 Low 12:37:52 - 13:07:52 1642
Oregon Observatory 12:52:50 -20.6 Dark Down 21.5 139.5 Low 12:37:50 - 13:07:50 1633
Chiloquin 12:52:44 -21.1 Dark Down 22.3 138.8 Low 12:37:44 - 13:07:44 1561
Klamath Falls 12:52:43 -21.1 Dark Down 22.6 138.8 Low 12:37:43 - 13:07:43 1542
Cedarville 12:52:47 -20.0 Dark Down 23.9 140.1 Low 12:37:47 - 13:07:47 1506
Fall River/Burney 12:52:41 -21.0 Dark Down 23.7 138.8 Low 12:37:41 - 13:07:41 1476
Greenville 12:52:39 -20.8 Dark Down 24.6 138.9 Low 12:37:39 - 13:07:39 1425
Gimple 12:52:40 -20.7 Dark Down 24.6 139.0 Low 12:37:40 - 13:07:40 1425
Quincy 12:52:39 -20.8 Dark Down 24.8 138.8 Low 12:37:39 - 13:07:39 1413
Portola 12:52:40 -20.5 Dark Down 25.1 139.2 Low 12:37:40 - 13:07:40 1406
Dunrhomin 12:53:51 -8.5 NT Down 31.2 154.8 Up 12:38:51 - 13:08:51 1397
Reno 12:52:42 -20.0 Dark Down 25.6 139.8 Low 12:37:42 - 13:07:42 1391
Nikitin 12:53:51 -8.5 NT Down 31.4 154.8 Up 12:38:51 - 13:08:51 1386
CU-SBO 12:53:50 -8.6 NT Down 31.4 154.7 Up 12:38:50 - 13:08:50 1383
Carson City 12:52:41 -20.0 Dark Down 25.9 139.7 Low 12:37:41 - 13:07:41 1370
Yerington 12:52:43 -19.5 Dark Down 26.4 140.2 Low 12:37:43 - 13:07:43 1358
Gardnerville 12:52:40 -20.0 Dark Down 26.1 139.6 Low 12:37:40 - 13:07:40 1355
Hawthorne 12:52:44 -19.2 Dark Down 27.0 140.6 Low 12:37:44 - 13:07:44 1330
Lee Vining 12:52:40 -19.6 Dark Down 27.2 139.9 Low 12:37:40 - 13:07:40 1296
Bishop 12:52:41 -19.1 Dark Down 28.0 140.4 Low 12:37:41 - 13:07:41 1258
Beatty 12:52:47 -17.8 AT Down 29.2 141.8 Low 12:37:47 - 13:07:47 1228
Patrick 12:52:57 -15.5 AT Down 31.8 144.1 Up 12:37:57 - 13:07:57 1128
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:52:53 -16.1 AT Down 31.7 143.3 Up 12:37:53 - 13:07:53 1112
Lake Havasu City 12:52:52 -15.9 AT Down 32.3 143.3 Up 12:37:52 - 13:07:52 1066
Wildwood 12:52:30 -19.6 Dark Down 30.4 139.0 Up 12:37:30 - 13:07:30 1042
Idyllwild 12:52:38 -18.0 Dark Down 31.7 140.6 Up 12:37:38 - 13:07:38 1018
George/Scottsdale 12:53:02 -13.9 AT Down 34.2 145.5 Up 12:38:02 - 13:08:02 1008
Calipatria 12:52:42 -17.0 AT Down 32.8 141.5 Up 12:37:42 - 13:07:42 974
Yuma 12:52:45 -16.3 AT Down 33.6 142.3 Up 12:37:45 - 13:07:45 942

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 12HW87, (2023/03/01 12:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 23.68 155
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.49 159
PPM 233766     17:56:19.0 -15:48:47  6.1  1.08 167
PPM 233865     17:59:31.3 -15:09:02  7.9  0.53 166
PPM 233832     17:58:36.2 -14:43:20  9.4  0.20 166
12HW87         17:57:51.6 -14:47:57 15.5       166
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:30:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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