RECON: TNO occultation with 12VR128

Event between 12VR128 and star GA1200:00357882 with event index number of 2034618

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/14 05:29:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:11:26.0 +31:10:14
Equinox of date position of star is 02:12:43.1 +31:16:22
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 34 degrees from the moon. Moon is 81% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 47.0 AU from the Sun and 46.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 79 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1695 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33405.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.7
Diameter=698.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.0 sec chord
Diameter=285.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12VR128, (2022/10/14 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:13.8 +16:33:12  0.8 35.93   8
Hamal          02:08:27.8 +23:34:09  2.0  7.77  35
5 Tri          02:12:45.3 +31:37:58  6.2  0.36  34
PPM 067075     02:14:10.6 +31:20:02 10.6  0.31  34
12VR128        02:12:46.1 +31:16:37 16.7        34
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 19.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=24.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 05:31:12 -39.0 Dark Up 48.3 95.4 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2257
Kamloops 05:31:12 -39.0 Dark Up 50.0 100.5 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2251
Peachland 05:31:12 -39.9 Dark Up 50.5 100.0 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2165
Kelowna 05:31:12 -40.0 Dark Up 50.7 100.4 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2160
Summerland 05:31:12 -40.1 Dark Up 50.6 99.9 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2152
Penticton 05:31:12 -40.2 Dark Up 50.7 99.9 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2143
Oliver 05:31:12 -40.4 Dark Up 50.7 99.5 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2120
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:31:12 -40.6 Dark Up 50.9 99.5 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2101
Tonasket 05:31:12 -40.8 Dark Up 50.9 99.0 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2084
Okanogan 05:31:12 -41.0 Dark Up 50.8 98.5 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2070
Manson/Chelan 05:31:12 -41.0 Dark Up 50.5 97.4 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2068
Brewster 05:31:12 -41.1 Dark Up 50.7 98.0 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2063
Wenatchee 05:31:12 -41.3 Dark Up 50.5 96.7 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2049
Ellensburg 05:31:12 -41.4 Dark Up 50.4 96.0 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2037
Yakima 05:31:12 -41.7 Dark Up 50.4 95.5 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 2016
Toppenish/White Swan 05:31:12 -41.9 Dark Up 50.5 95.4 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 1996
Pasco 05:31:12 -42.6 Dark Up 51.4 96.3 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 1924
Goldendale 05:31:35 -42.1 Dark Up 50.4 94.5 Up 05:24:33 - 05:38:38 1906
The Dalles 05:31:37 -42.1 Dark Up 50.1 93.9 Up 05:24:34 - 05:38:39 1904
PNWRO 05:31:12 -42.9 Dark Up 51.6 96.1 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 1899
Maupin 05:31:38 -42.4 Dark Up 50.2 93.5 Up 05:24:35 - 05:38:40 1868
Sleaford 05:30:47 -43.2 Dark Up 58.0 117.6 Up 05:23:44 - 05:37:49 1835
Sisters 05:31:42 -42.7 Dark Up 49.9 92.1 Up 05:24:39 - 05:38:44 1822
Redmond 05:31:41 -42.9 Dark Up 50.2 92.4 Up 05:24:39 - 05:38:44 1803
Bend 05:31:42 -43.0 Dark Up 50.1 92.0 Up 05:24:40 - 05:38:45 1793
Oregon Observatory 05:31:43 -43.0 Dark Up 50.0 91.7 Up 05:24:40 - 05:38:45 1785
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:31:44 -43.1 Dark Up 50.0 91.4 Up 05:24:41 - 05:38:46 1772
North Lake 05:31:44 -43.7 Dark Up 50.4 91.3 Up 05:24:42 - 05:38:47 1711
Chiloquin 05:31:48 -43.6 Dark Up 49.8 89.9 Up 05:24:45 - 05:38:50 1701
Klamath Falls 05:31:49 -43.9 Dark Up 49.8 89.5 Up 05:24:46 - 05:38:51 1670
Paisley 05:31:45 -44.3 Dark Up 50.7 90.9 Up 05:24:42 - 05:38:47 1652
Lakeview 05:31:46 -44.7 Dark Up 50.9 90.4 Up 05:24:44 - 05:38:49 1603
Fall River/Burney 05:31:52 -44.8 Dark Up 50.1 88.4 Up 05:24:50 - 05:38:55 1559
Cedarville 05:31:48 -45.2 Dark Up 51.0 89.7 Up 05:24:46 - 05:38:51 1543
Susanville 05:31:53 -45.7 Dark Up 50.6 88.1 Up 05:24:50 - 05:38:55 1475
Greenville 05:31:54 -45.6 Dark Up 50.4 87.6 Up 05:24:51 - 05:38:56 1466
Gimple 05:31:54 -45.7 Dark Up 50.5 87.6 Up 05:24:51 - 05:38:56 1462
Quincy 05:31:55 -45.8 Dark Up 50.4 87.3 Up 05:24:52 - 05:38:57 1449
Portola 05:31:54 -46.1 Dark Up 50.8 87.4 Up 05:24:52 - 05:38:57 1417
Reno 05:31:54 -46.7 Dark Up 51.3 87.5 Up 05:24:51 - 05:38:56 1365
Carson City 05:31:55 -46.9 Dark Up 51.3 87.1 Up 05:24:52 - 05:38:57 1335
Gardnerville 05:31:55 -47.1 Dark Up 51.3 86.8 Up 05:24:53 - 05:38:58 1313
Yerington 05:31:54 -47.4 Dark Up 51.7 87.2 Up 05:24:51 - 05:38:56 1289
Hawthorne 05:31:54 -48.1 Dark Up 52.1 86.9 Up 05:24:52 - 05:38:57 1226
Lee Vining 05:31:57 -48.1 Dark Up 51.7 85.9 Up 05:24:55 - 05:39:00 1202
Tonopah 05:31:52 -49.2 Dark Up 53.2 87.1 Up 05:24:50 - 05:38:55 1121
Bishop 05:31:57 -48.9 Dark Up 52.2 85.6 Up 05:24:55 - 05:39:00 1117
CPSLO 05:32:08 -48.6 Dark Up 50.2 81.9 Up 05:25:05 - 05:39:10 1051
Beatty 05:31:55 -50.2 Dark Up 53.5 85.8 Up 05:24:53 - 05:38:58 1000
Indian Springs 05:31:53 -51.1 Dark Up 54.3 85.9 Up 05:24:51 - 05:38:56 921
Wildwood 05:32:07 -50.7 Dark Up 51.7 81.3 Up 05:25:04 - 05:39:09 846
Henderson 05:31:53 -51.9 Dark Up 54.9 85.5 Up 05:24:51 - 05:38:56 841
Dunrhomin 05:31:12 -53.7 Dark Up 62.3 98.8 Up 05:24:09 - 05:38:14 798
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:31:55 -52.7 Dark Up 55.1 84.5 Up 05:24:52 - 05:38:57 745
Patrick 05:31:52 -53.0 Dark Up 55.7 85.1 Up 05:24:50 - 05:38:55 734
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:31:54 -53.0 Dark Up 55.5 84.7 Up 05:24:51 - 05:38:56 723
Idyllwild 05:32:04 -52.2 Dark Up 53.2 81.6 Up 05:25:01 - 05:39:06 722
Mohave Valley 05:31:56 -52.9 Dark Up 55.1 84.1 Up 05:24:53 - 05:38:58 721
Lake Havasu City 05:31:56 -53.3 Dark Up 55.3 83.6 Up 05:24:54 - 05:38:59 673
Parker 05:31:57 -53.5 Dark Up 55.2 83.1 Up 05:24:55 - 05:39:00 641
Calipatria 05:32:03 -53.4 Dark Up 54.1 81.2 Up 05:25:00 - 05:39:05 610
Blythe 05:31:59 -53.7 Dark Up 54.9 82.3 Up 05:24:57 - 05:39:02 608
Yuma 05:32:02 -54.2 Dark Up 54.8 81.0 Up 05:24:59 - 05:39:04 527
George/Scottsdale 05:31:52 -55.3 Dark Up 57.2 83.5 Up 05:24:50 - 05:38:55 486

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 12VR128, (2022/10/14 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 35.93   8
Hamal          02:07:10.7 +23:27:41  2.0  7.77  35
5 Tri          02:11:25.1 +31:31:35  6.2  0.36  34
PPM 067075     02:12:50.3 +31:13:41 10.6  0.31  34
12VR128        02:11:26.0 +31:10:14 16.7        34
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/08 01:55:33 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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