RECON: TNO occultation with 12LB27

Event between 12LB27 and star GA0980:17316826 with event index number of 1793854

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/17 08:53:35 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:30:19.9 +08:29:53
Equinox of date position of star is 20:31:22.0 +08:34:14
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 134 degrees from the moon. Moon is 41% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

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TNO is 15.7 AU from the Sun and 15.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 123 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 958 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10891.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.7
Diameter=70.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=28.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12LB27, (2021/06/17 08:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:39.9 +38:48:17  0.0 39.55  98
Tarazed        19:47:16.8 +10:40:01  2.7 11.07 123
PPM 170088     20:29:10.2 +08:30:35  6.3  0.55 134
PPM 170156     20:31:38.3 +08:44:35  8.6  0.18 134
12LB27         20:31:22.5 +08:34:16 15.4       134
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 26.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=28.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 08:57:14 -15.2 AT Down 42.7 142.7 Up 08:46:30 - 09:07:57 2168
Kelowna 08:57:15 -15.6 AT Down 43.0 142.3 Up 08:46:31 - 09:07:58 2130
Peachland 08:57:15 -15.8 AT Down 42.9 141.9 Up 08:46:32 - 09:07:59 2115
Summerland 08:57:15 -15.9 AT Down 43.1 141.9 Up 08:46:32 - 09:07:59 2103
Penticton 08:57:15 -15.9 AT Down 43.2 142.0 Up 08:46:31 - 09:07:58 2099
Oliver 08:57:15 -16.3 AT Down 43.5 141.8 Up 08:46:31 - 09:07:58 2067
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:57:15 -16.4 AT Down 43.7 141.9 Up 08:46:31 - 09:07:58 2055
Tonasket 08:57:15 -16.7 AT Down 43.9 141.7 Up 08:46:31 - 09:07:58 2025
Okanogan 08:57:16 -17.1 AT Down 44.1 141.3 Up 08:46:32 - 09:07:59 1991
Brewster 08:57:16 -17.4 AT Down 44.2 140.9 Up 08:46:33 - 09:08:00 1963
Victoria 08:57:32 -17.5 AT Down 42.3 136.8 Up 08:46:48 - 09:08:15 1940
Manson/Chelan 08:57:18 -17.6 AT Down 44.2 140.3 Up 08:46:35 - 09:08:02 1937
Wenatchee 08:57:19 -18.1 Dark Down 44.5 139.8 Up 08:46:36 - 09:08:03 1890
Ellensburg 08:57:20 -18.6 Dark Down 44.7 139.2 Up 08:46:37 - 09:08:04 1847
Yakima 08:57:20 -19.0 Dark Down 45.0 139.0 Up 08:46:37 - 09:08:04 1809
Pasco 08:57:14 -19.1 Dark Down 45.9 140.5 Up 08:46:31 - 09:07:58 1804
Toppenish/White Swan 08:57:19 -19.1 Dark Down 45.3 139.0 Up 08:46:36 - 09:08:03 1792
PNWRO 08:57:13 -19.3 Dark Down 46.2 140.7 Up 08:46:30 - 09:07:57 1785
Goldendale 08:57:22 -19.7 Dark Down 45.5 138.1 Up 08:46:38 - 09:08:05 1732
The Dalles 08:57:24 -20.0 Dark Down 45.5 137.5 Up 08:46:40 - 09:08:07 1703
Maupin 08:57:23 -20.4 Dark Down 45.9 137.4 Up 08:46:40 - 09:08:07 1666
Redmond 08:57:24 -21.3 Dark Down 46.5 136.6 Up 08:46:40 - 09:08:07 1577
Sisters 08:57:26 -21.3 Dark Down 46.3 136.2 Up 08:46:42 - 09:08:09 1572
Bend 08:57:25 -21.5 Dark Down 46.6 136.3 Up 08:46:42 - 09:08:09 1554
Dunrhomin 08:56:04 -21.0 Dark Down 56.2 156.6 Up 08:45:20 - 09:06:47 1549
Oregon Observatory 08:57:25 -21.7 Dark Down 46.6 136.0 Up 08:46:42 - 09:08:09 1535
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:57:26 -21.9 Dark Down 46.7 135.8 Up 08:46:42 - 09:08:09 1514
North Lake 08:57:24 -22.3 Dark Down 47.4 136.2 Up 08:46:40 - 09:08:07 1483
Paisley 08:57:21 -22.7 Dark Down 47.9 136.2 Up 08:46:38 - 09:08:05 1437
Chiloquin 08:57:28 -23.1 Dark Down 47.4 134.5 Up 08:46:44 - 09:08:11 1399
Lakeview 08:57:21 -23.2 Dark Down 48.4 136.1 Up 08:46:37 - 09:08:04 1391
Klamath Falls 08:57:27 -23.4 Dark Down 47.6 134.3 Up 08:46:44 - 09:08:11 1367
Cedarville 08:57:20 -23.8 Dark Down 49.0 135.8 Up 08:46:37 - 09:08:04 1330
Fall River/Burney 08:57:26 -24.5 Dark Down 48.7 133.9 Up 08:46:42 - 09:08:09 1258
Susanville 08:57:22 -25.0 Dark Down 49.5 134.3 Up 08:46:38 - 09:08:05 1211
Gimple 08:57:23 -25.3 Dark Down 49.6 133.8 Up 08:46:40 - 09:08:07 1179
Greenville 08:57:24 -25.3 Dark Down 49.5 133.7 Up 08:46:40 - 09:08:07 1177
Quincy 08:57:24 -25.5 Dark Down 49.7 133.5 Up 08:46:40 - 09:08:07 1157
Portola 08:57:22 -25.5 Dark Down 50.0 134.0 Up 08:46:38 - 09:08:05 1154
Reno 08:57:18 -25.7 Dark Down 50.5 134.6 Up 08:46:34 - 09:08:01 1141
Carson City 08:57:18 -26.0 Dark Down 50.8 134.3 Up 08:46:34 - 09:08:01 1106
Yerington 08:57:15 -26.1 Dark Down 51.3 134.9 Up 08:46:31 - 09:07:58 1100
Gardnerville 08:57:18 -26.2 Dark Down 51.0 134.1 Up 08:46:35 - 09:08:02 1082
Hawthorne 08:57:12 -26.4 Dark Down 51.9 135.2 Up 08:46:29 - 09:07:56 1064
Tonopah 08:57:05 -26.6 Dark Down 53.0 136.7 Up 08:46:21 - 09:07:48 1048
Lee Vining 08:57:14 -27.1 Dark Down 52.0 134.0 Up 08:46:31 - 09:07:58 998
Bishop 08:57:11 -27.5 Dark Down 52.9 134.4 Up 08:46:27 - 09:07:54 953
Beatty 08:57:02 -27.6 Dark Down 54.1 136.2 Up 08:46:18 - 09:07:45 942
Indian Springs 08:56:56 -27.6 Dark Down 54.9 137.4 Up 08:46:13 - 09:07:40 934
Henderson 08:56:52 -27.9 Dark Down 55.7 137.8 Up 08:46:08 - 09:07:35 897
Patrick 08:56:46 -28.2 Dark Down 56.7 138.8 Up 08:46:02 - 09:07:29 860
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:56:46 -28.5 Dark Down 56.8 138.3 Up 08:46:03 - 09:07:30 833
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:56:49 -28.6 Dark Down 56.5 137.5 Up 08:46:06 - 09:07:33 818
Mohave Valley 08:56:49 -28.9 Dark Down 56.7 137.3 Up 08:46:05 - 09:07:32 791
Lake Havasu City 08:56:47 -29.2 Dark Down 57.2 137.2 Up 08:46:04 - 09:07:31 756
George/Scottsdale 08:56:33 -29.2 Dark Down 59.1 140.2 Up 08:45:49 - 09:07:16 739
Parker 08:56:47 -29.5 Dark Down 57.4 136.9 Up 08:46:03 - 09:07:30 722
CPSLO 08:57:21 -29.9 Dark Down 52.9 129.5 Up 08:46:38 - 09:08:05 695
Blythe 08:56:48 -30.1 Dark Down 57.6 135.9 Up 08:46:04 - 09:07:31 661
Idyllwild 08:57:00 -30.6 Dark Down 56.3 133.0 Up 08:46:16 - 09:07:43 623
Wildwood 08:57:10 -30.7 Dark Down 54.9 130.9 Up 08:46:26 - 09:07:53 616
Calipatria 08:56:53 -30.8 Dark Down 57.4 134.0 Up 08:46:09 - 09:07:36 588
Yuma 08:56:48 -31.0 Dark Down 58.3 134.8 Up 08:46:04 - 09:07:31 566

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 12LB27, (2021/06/17 08:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 39.55  98
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 11.07 123
PPM 170088     20:28:07.6 +08:26:15  6.3  0.55 134
PPM 170156     20:30:35.8 +08:40:11  8.6  0.18 134
12LB27         20:30:19.9 +08:29:53 15.4       134
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/21 22:32:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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