RECON: TNO occultation with 13GF137

Event between 13GF137 and star GA0700:05582789 with event index number of 1565455

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/29 11:57:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:56:28.0 -19:45:36
Equinox of date position of star is 14:57:39.8 -19:50:38
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.0

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.5 AU from the Sun and 37.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 361 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4315 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27360.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=143.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=58.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13GF137, (2021/03/29 11:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.8 -26:28:38  0.9 22.35  51
27Bet Lib      15:18:09.2 -09:27:36  2.6 11.50  31
PPM 229408     14:53:03.1 -18:26:30  6.2  1.78  28
PPM 263559     14:56:18.2 -20:05:56  7.7  0.41  29
PPM 229521     14:57:56.3 -19:43:59  9.7  0.13  29
13GF137        14:57:40.4 -19:50:41 15.7        30
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 2.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.2 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=3.3%
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 11:56:46 -16.5 AT Up 17.1 202.5 Really Low 11:41:46 - 12:11:46 5899
Kelowna 11:56:45 -16.7 AT Up 17.5 202.4 Really Low 11:41:45 - 12:11:45 5886
Peachland 11:56:46 -17.0 AT Up 17.7 202.1 Really Low 11:41:46 - 12:11:46 5881
Summerland 11:56:45 -17.0 AT Up 17.8 202.2 Really Low 11:41:45 - 12:11:45 5876
Penticton 11:56:44 -16.9 AT Up 17.9 202.4 Really Low 11:41:44 - 12:11:44 5874
Oliver 11:56:44 -17.1 AT Up 18.2 202.4 Really Low 11:41:44 - 12:11:44 5861
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:56:43 -17.1 AT Up 18.3 202.6 Really Low 11:41:43 - 12:11:43 5856
Tonasket 11:56:42 -17.3 AT Up 18.6 202.6 Really Low 11:41:42 - 12:11:42 5844
Okanogan 11:56:42 -17.5 AT Up 18.9 202.5 Really Low 11:41:42 - 12:11:42 5831
Victoria 11:56:57 -19.6 Dark Up 19.7 198.8 Really Low 11:41:57 - 12:11:57 5825
Brewster 11:56:43 -17.7 AT Up 19.2 202.3 Really Low 11:41:43 - 12:11:43 5821
Manson/Chelan 11:56:44 -18.1 Dark Up 19.5 202.0 Really Low 11:41:44 - 12:11:44 5812
Wenatchee 11:56:43 -18.4 Dark Up 20.0 201.9 Low 11:41:43 - 12:11:43 5793
Ellensburg 11:56:43 -18.7 Dark Up 20.5 201.7 Low 11:41:43 - 12:11:43 5776
Yakima 11:56:41 -18.9 Dark Up 20.8 201.8 Low 11:41:41 - 12:11:41 5760
Toppenish/White Swan 11:56:40 -18.9 Dark Up 21.0 202.0 Low 11:41:40 - 12:11:40 5751
Pasco 11:56:36 -18.2 Dark Up 20.8 203.2 Low 11:41:36 - 12:11:36 5749
PNWRO 11:56:35 -18.1 Dark Up 20.9 203.4 Low 11:41:35 - 12:11:35 5740
Goldendale 11:56:41 -19.4 Dark Up 21.6 201.6 Low 11:41:41 - 12:11:41 5727
The Dalles 11:56:42 -19.7 Dark Up 21.9 201.3 Low 11:41:42 - 12:11:42 5716
Maupin 11:56:42 -19.9 Dark Up 22.3 201.5 Low 11:41:42 - 12:11:42 5699
Redmond 11:56:40 -20.3 Dark Up 23.2 201.5 Low 11:41:40 - 12:11:40 5659
Sisters 11:56:41 -20.6 Dark Up 23.2 201.1 Low 11:41:41 - 12:11:41 5659
Bend 11:56:40 -20.5 Dark Up 23.4 201.4 Low 11:41:40 - 12:11:40 5649
Oregon Observatory 11:56:40 -20.7 Dark Up 23.6 201.3 Low 11:41:40 - 12:11:40 5641
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:56:40 -20.8 Dark Up 23.8 201.3 Low 11:41:40 - 12:11:40 5632
North Lake 11:56:38 -20.6 Dark Up 24.0 201.9 Low 11:41:38 - 12:11:38 5614
Paisley 11:56:35 -20.6 Dark Up 24.5 202.4 Low 11:41:35 - 12:11:35 5589
Lakeview 11:56:32 -20.7 Dark Up 24.9 202.6 Low 11:41:32 - 12:11:32 5565
Klamath Falls 11:56:39 -21.7 Dark Up 25.2 201.2 Low 11:41:39 - 12:11:39 5562
Cedarville 11:56:30 -20.9 Dark Up 25.4 202.9 Low 11:41:30 - 12:11:30 5534
Fall River/Burney 11:56:34 -21.9 Dark Up 26.2 201.8 Low 11:41:34 - 12:11:34 5505
Susanville 11:56:31 -21.7 Dark Up 26.6 202.7 Low 11:41:31 - 12:11:31 5476
Gimple 11:56:32 -22.0 Dark Up 26.9 202.5 Low 11:41:32 - 12:11:32 5460
Greenville 11:56:31 -22.0 Dark Up 26.9 202.4 Low 11:41:31 - 12:11:31 5460
Dunrhomin 11:55:28 -10.9 NT Up 20.9 217.0 Low 11:40:28 - 12:10:28 5453
Quincy 11:56:31 -22.1 Dark Up 27.1 202.5 Low 11:41:31 - 12:11:31 5450
Portola 11:56:29 -21.9 Dark Up 27.1 203.0 Low 11:41:29 - 12:11:29 5445
Reno 11:56:25 -21.5 Dark Up 27.1 203.6 Low 11:41:25 - 12:11:25 5433
Carson City 11:56:24 -21.7 Dark Up 27.5 203.7 Low 11:41:24 - 12:11:24 5414
Yerington 11:56:21 -21.3 Dark Up 27.5 204.4 Low 11:41:21 - 12:11:21 5405
Gardnerville 11:56:24 -21.7 Dark Up 27.7 203.8 Low 11:41:24 - 12:11:24 5401
Hawthorne 11:56:18 -21.1 Dark Up 27.7 205.0 Low 11:41:18 - 12:11:18 5381
Tonopah 11:56:11 -20.3 Dark Up 27.7 206.5 Low 11:41:11 - 12:11:11 5358
Lee Vining 11:56:19 -21.7 Dark Up 28.4 204.7 Low 11:41:19 - 12:11:19 5349
Bishop 11:56:15 -21.4 Dark Up 28.7 205.5 Low 11:41:15 - 12:11:15 5317
Beatty 11:56:07 -20.4 Dark Up 28.5 207.2 Low 11:41:07 - 12:11:07 5293
Indian Springs 11:56:01 -19.7 Dark Up 28.4 208.3 Low 11:41:01 - 12:11:01 5275
Henderson 11:55:57 -19.4 Dark Up 28.6 209.1 Low 11:40:57 - 12:10:57 5244
Patrick 11:55:52 -18.7 Dark Up 28.7 210.4 Low 11:40:52 - 12:10:52 5207
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:55:51 -19.0 Dark Up 29.0 210.2 Low 11:40:51 - 12:10:51 5194
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:55:53 -19.4 Dark Up 29.2 209.7 Low 11:40:53 - 12:10:53 5192
CPSLO 11:56:20 -23.9 Dark Up 31.3 203.7 Up 11:41:20 - 12:11:20 5190
Mohave Valley 11:55:54 -19.4 Dark Up 29.5 209.8 Low 11:40:54 - 12:10:54 5176
Lake Havasu City 11:55:51 -19.4 Dark Up 29.7 210.2 Low 11:40:51 - 12:10:51 5151
Parker 11:55:50 -19.5 Dark Up 30.0 210.3 Up 11:40:50 - 12:10:50 5130
Wildwood 11:56:10 -22.8 Dark Up 31.7 206.1 Up 11:41:10 - 12:11:10 5122
Idyllwild 11:56:01 -21.5 Dark Up 31.3 208.1 Up 11:41:01 - 12:11:01 5104
George/Scottsdale 11:55:39 -17.7 AT Up 29.3 212.7 Low 11:40:39 - 12:10:39 5102
Blythe 11:55:51 -19.9 Dark Up 30.6 210.2 Up 11:40:51 - 12:10:51 5097
Calipatria 11:55:53 -20.8 Dark Up 31.4 209.4 Up 11:40:53 - 12:10:53 5066
Yuma 11:55:49 -20.2 Dark Up 31.4 210.4 Up 11:40:49 - 12:10:49 5039

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 13GF137, (2021/03/29 11:57UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.35  51
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 11.50  31
PPM 229408     14:51:51.3 -18:21:19  6.2  1.78  28
PPM 263559     14:55:05.7 -20:00:49  7.7  0.41  29
PPM 229521     14:56:43.9 -19:38:54  9.7  0.13  29
13GF137        14:56:28.0 -19:45:36 15.7        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/19 21:36:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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