RECON: TNO occultation with 12UE185

Event between 12UE185 and star GA0860:03649080 with event index number of 2111863

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/05 09:24:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:57:58.5 -02:47:40
Equinox of date position of star is 08:59:08.3 -02:53:05
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 71 degrees from the moon. Moon is 38% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 37.2 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 159 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1579 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26438.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=309.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.1 sec chord
Diameter=126.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12UE185, (2024/01/05 09:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:38.9 +11:50:56  1.3 22.89  58
Alphard        09:28:46.1 -08:45:50  2.0  9.41  63
14 Hya         08:50:34.1 -03:32:01  5.3  2.25  73
PPM 191905     09:00:39.0 -03:04:45  8.5  0.41  71
PPM 191883     08:59:05.8 -03:02:39  9.0  0.16  71
12UE185        08:59:11.2 -02:53:18 16.0        71
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 26.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=18.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:24:42 -50.7 Dark Up 34.9 186.4 Up 09:10:57 - 09:38:28 -1244
Kamloops 09:25:30 -58.0 Dark Down 36.0 168.9 Up 09:11:45 - 09:39:16 -1408
Kelowna 09:25:27 -58.3 Dark Down 36.9 169.8 Up 09:11:42 - 09:39:13 -1458
Peachland 09:25:28 -58.5 Dark Down 37.0 169.5 Up 09:11:43 - 09:39:14 -1467
Summerland 09:25:28 -58.6 Dark Down 37.1 169.6 Up 09:11:43 - 09:39:14 -1477
Penticton 09:25:27 -58.6 Dark Down 37.2 169.7 Up 09:11:42 - 09:39:13 -1481
Oliver 09:25:28 -58.9 Dark Down 37.5 169.6 Up 09:11:42 - 09:39:13 -1505
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:25:27 -59.0 Dark Down 37.7 169.9 Up 09:11:42 - 09:39:13 -1515
Okanogan 09:25:28 -59.6 Dark Down 38.3 169.5 Up 09:11:43 - 09:39:14 -1562
Victoria 09:25:41 -60.9 Dark Down 37.6 164.8 Up 09:11:56 - 09:39:27 -1573
Brewster 09:25:29 -59.8 Dark Down 38.6 169.2 Up 09:11:43 - 09:39:14 -1583
Manson/Chelan 09:25:31 -60.2 Dark Down 38.7 168.7 Up 09:11:45 - 09:39:16 -1599
Wenatchee 09:25:31 -60.6 Dark Down 39.2 168.4 Up 09:11:45 - 09:39:16 -1634
Ellensburg 09:25:32 -61.0 Dark Down 39.6 168.1 Up 09:11:47 - 09:39:18 -1665
Yakima 09:25:32 -61.3 Dark Down 40.0 168.0 Up 09:11:47 - 09:39:18 -1695
Toppenish/White Swan 09:25:32 -61.4 Dark Down 40.2 168.2 Up 09:11:46 - 09:39:17 -1710
PNWRO 09:25:26 -61.0 Dark Down 40.7 170.0 Up 09:11:41 - 09:39:12 -1728
The Dalles 09:25:35 -62.4 Dark Down 40.8 167.0 Up 09:11:49 - 09:39:20 -1772
Maupin 09:25:35 -62.6 Dark Down 41.3 167.1 Up 09:11:49 - 09:39:20 -1803
Sisters 09:25:37 -63.5 Dark Down 42.0 166.2 Up 09:11:52 - 09:39:23 -1872
Bend 09:25:36 -63.6 Dark Down 42.3 166.5 Up 09:11:51 - 09:39:22 -1889
Oregon Observatory 09:25:36 -63.8 Dark Down 42.5 166.3 Up 09:11:51 - 09:39:22 -1903
Chiloquin 09:25:39 -64.9 Dark Down 43.7 165.5 Up 09:11:53 - 09:39:24 -2008
Klamath Falls 09:25:38 -65.2 Dark Down 44.0 165.5 Up 09:11:53 - 09:39:24 -2034
Cedarville 09:25:33 -64.8 Dark Down 45.0 167.5 Up 09:11:47 - 09:39:18 -2079
Dunrhomin 09:24:33 -55.9 Dark Up 46.6 188.7 Up 09:10:47 - 09:38:18 -2092
Nikitin 09:24:33 -56.0 Dark Up 46.8 188.7 Up 09:10:47 - 09:38:18 -2107
CU-SBO 09:24:33 -56.0 Dark Up 46.9 188.6 Up 09:10:47 - 09:38:18 -2113
Fall River/Burney 09:25:38 -65.8 Dark Down 45.2 165.7 Up 09:11:52 - 09:39:23 -2126
Gimple 09:25:36 -66.1 Dark Down 46.2 166.3 Up 09:11:50 - 09:39:21 -2197
Greenville 09:25:36 -66.2 Dark Down 46.2 166.1 Up 09:11:51 - 09:39:22 -2197
Quincy 09:25:36 -66.3 Dark Down 46.4 166.1 Up 09:11:51 - 09:39:22 -2214
Portola 09:25:34 -66.1 Dark Down 46.6 166.7 Up 09:11:49 - 09:39:20 -2221
Reno 09:25:32 -65.9 Dark Up 47.0 167.6 Up 09:11:46 - 09:39:17 -2238
Carson City 09:25:32 -66.1 Dark Up 47.3 167.5 Up 09:11:46 - 09:39:17 -2268
Yerington 09:25:29 -65.8 Dark Up 47.6 168.4 Up 09:11:43 - 09:39:14 -2280
Gardnerville 09:25:32 -66.2 Dark Up 47.6 167.5 Up 09:11:46 - 09:39:17 -2288
Hawthorne 09:25:27 -65.8 Dark Up 48.1 169.1 Up 09:11:42 - 09:39:13 -2315
Lee Vining 09:25:29 -66.4 Dark Up 48.6 168.2 Up 09:11:43 - 09:39:14 -2366
Bishop 09:25:26 -66.2 Dark Up 49.3 169.2 Up 09:11:41 - 09:39:12 -2412
Beatty 09:25:19 -65.4 Dark Up 50.0 171.5 Up 09:11:34 - 09:39:05 -2441
Patrick 09:25:07 -63.9 Dark Up 51.7 175.8 Up 09:11:22 - 09:38:53 -2550
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:25:10 -64.6 Dark Up 51.9 174.7 Up 09:11:25 - 09:38:56 -2577
Lake Havasu City 09:25:09 -64.6 Dark Up 52.6 175.0 Up 09:11:23 - 09:38:54 -2634
George/Scottsdale 09:24:58 -63.0 Dark Up 53.5 179.0 Up 09:11:13 - 09:38:44 -2687
Wildwood 09:25:27 -68.0 Dark Up 52.5 168.1 Up 09:11:42 - 09:39:13 -2699
Idyllwild 09:25:19 -66.7 Dark Up 53.1 171.0 Up 09:11:34 - 09:39:05 -2717
Calipatria 09:25:14 -66.0 Dark Up 53.9 172.8 Up 09:11:29 - 09:39:00 -2764
Yuma 09:25:10 -65.5 Dark Up 54.4 174.3 Up 09:11:25 - 09:38:56 -2797

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 12UE185, (2024/01/05 09:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 22.89  58
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0  9.41  63
14 Hya         08:49:21.7 -03:26:35  5.3  2.25  73
PPM 191905     08:59:26.3 -02:59:05  8.5  0.41  71
PPM 191883     08:57:53.1 -02:57:01  9.0  0.16  71
12UE185        08:57:58.5 -02:47:40 16.0        71
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/23 03:13:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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