RECON: TNO occultation with 12UE185

Event between 12UE185 and star GA0860:03626454 with event index number of 2111870

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/15 03:58:03 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:52:24.9 -02:18:01
Equinox of date position of star is 08:53:34.9 -02:23:18
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 78 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.2

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Object is 37.3 AU from the Sun and 36.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 157 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2066 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26480.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=309.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.8 sec chord
Diameter=126.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12UE185, (2024/03/15 03:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:39.5 +11:50:53  1.3 23.66  89
Alphard        09:28:46.6 -08:45:53  2.0 10.81  89
PPM 177601     08:48:28.5 -01:59:14  5.3  1.35  77
PPM 177663     08:56:53.9 -02:53:04  7.8  0.95  79
PPM 177651     08:55:24.4 -02:34:14  9.0  0.48  78
PPM 177634     08:53:04.7 -02:18:32 11.0  0.16  78
12UE185        08:53:38.3 -02:23:34 14.9        78
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 12.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:00:49 -26.0 Dark Up 35.4 173.2 Up 03:47:13 - 04:14:25 8924
Kamloops 04:01:26 -18.8 Dark Up 34.4 155.7 Up 03:47:50 - 04:15:02 8249
Kelowna 04:01:24 -19.6 Dark Up 35.3 156.5 Up 03:47:48 - 04:15:00 8227
Peachland 04:01:25 -19.5 Dark Up 35.4 156.2 Up 03:47:49 - 04:15:01 8207
Dunrhomin 04:00:24 -32.7 Dark Up 47.2 172.8 Up 03:46:48 - 04:14:00 8202
Summerland 04:01:24 -19.6 Dark Up 35.5 156.2 Up 03:47:48 - 04:15:00 8200
Penticton 04:01:23 -19.7 Dark Up 35.6 156.3 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 8200
Nikitin 04:00:25 -32.7 Dark Up 47.4 172.7 Up 03:46:49 - 04:14:01 8188
CU-SBO 04:00:25 -32.7 Dark Up 47.4 172.6 Up 03:46:49 - 04:14:01 8179
Oliver 04:01:23 -19.8 Dark Up 35.9 156.2 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 8174
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:01:23 -20.0 Dark Up 36.2 156.4 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 8170
Okanogan 04:01:21 -20.0 Dark Up 36.7 155.9 Up 03:47:45 - 04:14:57 8113
Brewster 04:01:23 -20.0 Dark Up 36.9 155.6 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 8085
Manson/Chelan 04:01:24 -19.9 Dark Up 37.0 155.1 Up 03:47:48 - 04:15:00 8054
Wenatchee 04:01:23 -19.9 Dark Up 37.3 154.8 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 8011
Ellensburg 04:01:24 -19.9 Dark Up 37.7 154.4 Up 03:47:48 - 04:15:00 7971
PNWRO 04:01:16 -21.3 Dark Up 39.0 156.0 Up 03:47:40 - 04:14:52 7968
Victoria 04:01:33 -17.6 AT Up 35.4 151.5 Up 03:47:57 - 04:15:09 7966
Yakima 04:01:23 -20.0 Dark Up 38.0 154.2 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 7940
Toppenish/White Swan 04:01:22 -20.2 Dark Up 38.3 154.3 Up 03:47:46 - 04:14:58 7930
The Dalles 04:01:24 -20.0 Dark Up 38.7 153.1 Up 03:47:48 - 04:15:00 7836
Maupin 04:01:23 -20.2 Dark Up 39.1 153.1 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 7809
Sisters 04:01:23 -20.1 Dark Up 39.7 152.1 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 7719
Bend 04:01:22 -20.4 Dark Up 40.0 152.4 Up 03:47:46 - 04:14:58 7712
Oregon Observatory 04:01:21 -20.3 Dark Up 40.1 152.1 Up 03:47:45 - 04:14:57 7692
Chiloquin 04:01:23 -20.4 Dark Up 41.2 151.1 Up 03:47:47 - 04:14:59 7569
Cedarville 04:01:16 -21.9 Dark Up 42.7 152.7 Up 03:47:40 - 04:14:52 7564
Klamath Falls 04:01:22 -20.6 Dark Up 41.5 151.0 Up 03:47:46 - 04:14:58 7545
Fall River/Burney 04:01:19 -21.2 Dark Up 42.7 151.0 Up 03:47:43 - 04:14:55 7468
Reno 04:01:12 -22.8 Dark Up 44.5 152.3 Up 03:47:36 - 04:14:48 7422
Gimple 04:01:17 -21.8 Dark Up 43.6 151.2 Up 03:47:41 - 04:14:53 7419
Greenville 04:01:16 -21.8 Dark Up 43.6 151.1 Up 03:47:40 - 04:14:52 7415
Portola 04:01:14 -22.2 Dark Up 44.1 151.6 Up 03:47:38 - 04:14:50 7412
Yerington 04:01:09 -23.4 Dark Up 45.3 152.9 Up 03:47:33 - 04:14:45 7409
Quincy 04:01:17 -21.8 Dark Up 43.8 151.0 Up 03:47:41 - 04:14:53 7399
Hawthorne 04:01:06 -23.9 Dark Up 45.9 153.4 Up 03:47:30 - 04:14:42 7398
Carson City 04:01:12 -22.9 Dark Up 44.9 152.2 Up 03:47:36 - 04:14:48 7394
Patrick 04:00:43 -28.5 Dark Up 50.2 158.6 Up 03:47:07 - 04:14:19 7390
Gardnerville 04:01:10 -23.0 Dark Up 45.1 152.1 Up 03:47:34 - 04:14:46 7376
George/Scottsdale 04:00:34 -30.6 Dark Up 52.4 160.9 Up 03:46:58 - 04:14:10 7361
Beatty 04:00:56 -25.8 Dark Up 47.9 155.1 Up 03:47:20 - 04:14:32 7360
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:00:47 -28.0 Dark Up 50.2 157.4 Up 03:47:11 - 04:14:23 7333
Lee Vining 04:01:07 -23.7 Dark Up 46.2 152.5 Up 03:47:31 - 04:14:43 7328
Bishop 04:01:03 -24.4 Dark Up 47.0 153.1 Up 03:47:27 - 04:14:39 7315
Lake Havasu City 04:00:44 -28.4 Dark Up 50.9 157.5 Up 03:47:08 - 04:14:20 7292
Yuma 04:00:41 -28.7 Dark Up 52.5 156.1 Up 03:47:05 - 04:14:17 7128
Calipatria 04:00:45 -27.9 Dark Up 51.8 155.0 Up 03:47:09 - 04:14:21 7116
Idyllwild 04:00:51 -26.8 Dark Up 50.8 153.6 Up 03:47:15 - 04:14:27 7103
Wildwood 04:00:57 -25.2 Dark Up 49.8 151.1 Up 03:47:21 - 04:14:33 7033

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, (2024/03/15 03:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 23.66  89
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 10.81  89
PPM 177601     08:47:14.9 -01:53:49  5.3  1.35  77
PPM 177663     08:55:40.6 -02:47:27  7.8  0.95  79
PPM 177651     08:54:11.0 -02:28:39  9.0  0.48  78
PPM 177634     08:51:51.2 -02:13:01 11.0  0.16  78
12UE185        08:52:24.9 -02:18:01 14.9        78
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/23 03:17:28 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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