RECON: TNO occultation with 12UD185

Event between 12UD185 and star GA1120:00485538 with event index number of 2136057

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/11/01 11:14:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:49:58.4 +23:42:33
Equinox of date position of star is 03:51:17.6 +23:46:31
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 109 degrees from the moon. Moon is 52% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

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TNO is 31.5 AU from the Sun and 30.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 84 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1234 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22203.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.6
Diameter=184.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=75.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12UD185, (2022/11/01 11:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:14.0 +16:33:12  0.8 12.96 117
44Zet Per      03:55:34.4 +31:56:58  2.8  8.23 112
PPM 092951     03:51:05.1 +23:46:47  6.1  0.06 109
12UD185        03:51:19.9 +23:46:38 15.2       109
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 32.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:11:31 -26.0 Dark Down 45.5 248.0 Up 11:04:00 - 11:19:03 -2539
Kamloops 11:12:05 -35.0 Dark Down 54.0 233.1 Up 11:04:34 - 11:19:37 -2693
Kelowna 11:12:01 -34.8 Dark Down 54.0 235.1 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -2780
Peachland 11:12:02 -35.0 Dark Down 54.2 234.9 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -2791
Summerland 11:12:02 -35.0 Dark Down 54.3 235.2 Up 11:04:31 - 11:19:34 -2806
Penticton 11:12:02 -34.9 Dark Down 54.2 235.4 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -2814
Oliver 11:12:01 -35.0 Dark Down 54.5 235.8 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -2850
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:12:01 -35.0 Dark Down 54.4 236.2 Up 11:04:29 - 11:19:32 -2869
Tonasket 11:12:01 -35.1 Dark Down 54.7 236.5 Up 11:04:29 - 11:19:32 -2901
Victoria 11:12:12 -37.6 Dark Down 56.9 231.5 Up 11:04:41 - 11:19:44 -2903
Okanogan 11:12:01 -35.3 Dark Down 54.9 236.7 Up 11:04:29 - 11:19:32 -2935
Brewster 11:12:01 -35.6 Dark Down 55.2 236.8 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -2963
Manson/Chelan 11:12:02 -35.9 Dark Down 55.5 236.6 Up 11:04:31 - 11:19:34 -2984
Wenatchee 11:12:03 -36.1 Dark Down 55.9 236.9 Up 11:04:31 - 11:19:34 -3033
Ellensburg 11:12:03 -36.4 Dark Down 56.2 237.2 Up 11:04:31 - 11:19:34 -3076
Yakima 11:12:03 -36.6 Dark Down 56.4 237.7 Up 11:04:31 - 11:19:34 -3118
Toppenish/White Swan 11:12:02 -36.5 Dark Down 56.5 238.2 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -3142
PNWRO 11:11:58 -35.7 Dark Down 55.8 240.5 Up 11:04:27 - 11:19:30 -3186
Goldendale 11:12:03 -37.0 Dark Down 57.0 238.3 Up 11:04:31 - 11:19:34 -3199
The Dalles 11:12:04 -37.3 Dark Down 57.3 238.2 Up 11:04:33 - 11:19:36 -3221
Maupin 11:12:04 -37.3 Dark Down 57.5 238.9 Up 11:04:33 - 11:19:36 -3266
Sisters 11:12:04 -38.0 Dark Down 58.2 239.4 Up 11:04:33 - 11:19:36 -3357
Bend 11:12:04 -37.9 Dark Down 58.2 240.1 Up 11:04:32 - 11:19:35 -3384
Oregon Observatory 11:12:04 -38.0 Dark Down 58.4 240.2 Up 11:04:33 - 11:19:36 -3402
North Lake 11:12:02 -37.8 Dark Down 58.3 241.7 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -3473
Chiloquin 11:12:05 -38.7 Dark Down 59.3 241.5 Up 11:04:34 - 11:19:37 -3541
Klamath Falls 11:12:05 -38.7 Dark Down 59.4 242.2 Up 11:04:33 - 11:19:36 -3579
Lakeview 11:12:00 -37.7 Dark Down 58.5 244.0 Up 11:04:29 - 11:19:32 -3589
Cedarville 11:11:59 -37.8 Dark Down 58.6 245.1 Up 11:04:28 - 11:19:31 -3661
Fall River/Burney 11:12:03 -38.8 Dark Down 59.7 244.4 Up 11:04:31 - 11:19:34 -3708
Susanville 11:12:01 -38.4 Dark Down 59.4 246.3 Up 11:04:29 - 11:19:32 -3780
Dunrhomin 11:11:15 -27.0 Dark Down 48.3 260.9 Up 11:03:44 - 11:18:47 -3782
Greenville 11:12:02 -38.7 Dark Down 59.7 246.3 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -3808
Gimple 11:12:01 -38.7 Dark Down 59.7 246.4 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -3809
CU-SBO 11:11:16 -27.0 Dark Down 48.4 261.1 Up 11:03:44 - 11:18:47 -3810
Quincy 11:12:02 -38.8 Dark Down 59.8 246.7 Up 11:04:30 - 11:19:33 -3830
Portola 11:12:00 -38.4 Dark Down 59.5 247.4 Up 11:04:29 - 11:19:32 -3846
Reno 11:11:57 -38.0 Dark Down 59.2 248.5 Up 11:04:26 - 11:19:29 -3878
Carson City 11:11:58 -38.1 Dark Down 59.3 249.1 Up 11:04:27 - 11:19:30 -3917
Yerington 11:11:56 -37.7 Dark Down 58.9 250.1 Up 11:04:24 - 11:19:27 -3940
Gardnerville 11:11:58 -38.1 Dark Down 59.3 249.6 Up 11:04:26 - 11:19:29 -3944
Hawthorne 11:11:54 -37.4 Dark Down 58.7 251.4 Up 11:04:22 - 11:19:25 -3993
Tonopah 11:11:50 -36.4 Dark Down 57.7 253.5 Up 11:04:18 - 11:19:21 -4048
Lee Vining 11:11:55 -37.9 Dark Down 59.2 251.8 Up 11:04:24 - 11:19:27 -4053
Bishop 11:11:53 -37.4 Dark Down 58.8 253.4 Up 11:04:21 - 11:19:24 -4121
Beatty 11:11:48 -36.2 Dark Down 57.7 255.7 Up 11:04:16 - 11:19:19 -4176
Indian Springs 11:11:44 -35.4 Dark Down 57.0 257.1 Up 11:04:13 - 11:19:16 -4213
Henderson 11:11:42 -35.0 Dark Down 56.5 258.5 Up 11:04:10 - 11:19:13 -4272
Patrick 11:11:38 -34.2 Dark Down 55.8 260.3 Up 11:04:06 - 11:19:09 -4342
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:11:39 -34.3 Dark Down 56.0 260.5 Up 11:04:07 - 11:19:10 -4366
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:11:40 -34.7 Dark Down 56.4 260.1 Up 11:04:09 - 11:19:12 -4369
Mohave Valley 11:11:40 -34.8 Dark Down 56.4 260.6 Up 11:04:08 - 11:19:11 -4399
Lake Havasu City 11:11:39 -34.6 Dark Down 56.3 261.3 Up 11:04:08 - 11:19:11 -4443
Wildwood 11:11:53 -38.1 Dark Down 59.8 258.6 Up 11:04:22 - 11:19:25 -4480
Parker 11:11:39 -34.6 Dark Down 56.3 261.9 Up 11:04:08 - 11:19:11 -4482
Idyllwild 11:11:46 -36.6 Dark Down 58.3 260.7 Up 11:04:15 - 11:19:18 -4525
George/Scottsdale 11:11:31 -32.7 Dark Down 54.4 264.2 Up 11:04:00 - 11:19:03 -4527
Calipatria 11:11:43 -35.7 Dark Down 57.5 262.5 Up 11:04:11 - 11:19:14 -4594
Yuma 11:11:40 -35.0 Dark Down 56.8 263.8 Up 11:04:08 - 11:19:11 -4642

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 12UD185, (2022/11/01 11:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 12.96 117
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8  8.23 112
PPM 092951     03:49:43.5 +23:42:42  6.1  0.06 109
12UD185        03:49:58.4 +23:42:33 15.2       109
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/12 01:48:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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