RECON: TNO occultation with 13GF138

Event between 13GF138 and star GA0720:05466105 with event index number of 2052788

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/05/20 09:03:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:18:09.6 -17:46:17
Equinox of date position of star is 15:19:31.7 -17:51:30
Stellar brightness G=16.2, 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 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6

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Object is 44.3 AU from the Sun and 43.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.8 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 384 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4132 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31411.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=214.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=87.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13GF138, (2024/05/20 09:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.4 -26:29:02  0.9 18.61  47
27Bet Lib      15:18:19.4 -09:28:17  2.6  8.39  28
28 Lib         15:22:16.9 -18:14:43  6.4  0.76  29
PPM 230024     15:18:52.0 -17:36:52  9.8  0.29  28
13GF138        15:19:32.6 -17:51:33 16.2        29
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.9 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=4.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:02:32 -13.0 AT Up 12.5 217.6 Really Low 08:47:32 - 09:17:32 4296
Kamloops 09:03:05 -17.8 AT Up 18.3 204.5 Really Low 08:48:05 - 09:18:05 4188
Kelowna 09:03:00 -18.4 Dark Up 18.8 205.4 Really Low 08:48:00 - 09:18:00 4168
Peachland 09:03:01 -18.6 Dark Up 19.0 205.1 Really Low 08:48:01 - 09:18:01 4162
Summerland 09:03:00 -18.7 Dark Up 19.1 205.3 Really Low 08:48:00 - 09:18:00 4157
Penticton 09:03:00 -18.7 Dark Up 19.1 205.4 Really Low 08:48:00 - 09:18:00 4156
Oliver 09:03:00 -19.1 Dark Up 19.4 205.4 Really Low 08:48:00 - 09:18:00 4144
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:02:58 -19.2 Dark Up 19.5 205.6 Really Low 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 4140
Okanogan 09:02:58 -19.8 Dark Up 20.2 205.5 Low 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 4114
Brewster 09:02:58 -20.1 Dark Up 20.5 205.4 Low 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 4102
Manson/Chelan 09:02:59 -20.4 Dark Up 20.8 205.0 Low 08:47:59 - 09:17:59 4091
Victoria 09:03:09 -20.4 Dark Up 21.0 201.8 Low 08:48:09 - 09:18:09 4086
Wenatchee 09:02:58 -20.9 Dark Up 21.2 205.0 Low 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 4072
Ellensburg 09:02:58 -21.3 Dark Up 21.7 204.8 Low 08:47:58 - 09:17:58 4054
Yakima 09:02:57 -21.7 Dark Up 22.1 204.9 Low 08:47:57 - 09:17:57 4038
Toppenish/White Swan 09:02:56 -21.9 Dark Up 22.2 205.1 Low 08:47:56 - 09:17:56 4030
PNWRO 09:02:52 -22.0 Dark Up 22.1 206.6 Low 08:47:52 - 09:17:52 4028
The Dalles 09:02:57 -22.8 Dark Up 23.1 204.4 Low 08:47:57 - 09:17:57 3991
Maupin 09:02:56 -23.2 Dark Up 23.5 204.6 Low 08:47:56 - 09:17:56 3974
Sisters 09:02:56 -24.1 Dark Up 24.4 204.3 Low 08:47:56 - 09:17:56 3932
Bend 09:02:56 -24.3 Dark Up 24.6 204.6 Low 08:47:56 - 09:17:56 3924
Oregon Observatory 09:02:56 -24.5 Dark Up 24.8 204.5 Low 08:47:56 - 09:17:56 3915
Chiloquin 09:02:55 -25.9 Dark Up 26.1 204.3 Low 08:47:55 - 09:17:55 3850
Klamath Falls 09:02:53 -26.2 Dark Up 26.4 204.4 Low 08:47:53 - 09:17:53 3835
Dunrhomin 09:02:01 -23.0 Dark Up 21.4 220.4 Low 08:47:01 - 09:17:01 3832
Nikitin 09:02:01 -23.2 Dark Up 21.6 220.4 Low 08:47:01 - 09:17:01 3823
CU-SBO 09:02:02 -23.3 Dark Up 21.6 220.4 Low 08:47:02 - 09:17:02 3820
Cedarville 09:02:47 -26.5 Dark Up 26.5 206.2 Low 08:47:47 - 09:17:47 3817
Fall River/Burney 09:02:50 -27.2 Dark Up 27.3 205.1 Low 08:47:50 - 09:17:50 3781
Gimple 09:02:47 -28.0 Dark Up 28.0 205.8 Low 08:47:47 - 09:17:47 3740
Greenville 09:02:48 -28.0 Dark Up 28.0 205.7 Low 08:47:48 - 09:17:48 3739
Quincy 09:02:47 -28.2 Dark Up 28.2 205.8 Low 08:47:47 - 09:17:47 3729
Portola 09:02:45 -28.2 Dark Up 28.2 206.3 Low 08:47:45 - 09:17:45 3727
Reno 09:02:43 -28.3 Dark Up 28.2 207.0 Low 08:47:43 - 09:17:43 3719
Carson City 09:02:42 -28.7 Dark Up 28.5 207.1 Low 08:47:42 - 09:17:42 3701
Yerington 09:02:39 -28.7 Dark Up 28.4 207.8 Low 08:47:39 - 09:17:39 3696
Gardnerville 09:02:41 -28.9 Dark Up 28.7 207.2 Low 08:47:41 - 09:17:41 3688
Hawthorne 09:02:36 -29.0 Dark Up 28.7 208.4 Low 08:47:36 - 09:17:36 3676
Lee Vining 09:02:37 -29.7 Dark Up 29.3 208.1 Low 08:47:37 - 09:17:37 3642
Bishop 09:02:34 -30.0 Dark Up 29.6 208.9 Low 08:47:34 - 09:17:34 3614
Beatty 09:02:28 -30.0 Dark Up 29.4 210.7 Low 08:47:28 - 09:17:28 3602
Patrick 09:02:16 -30.5 Dark Up 29.4 213.9 Low 08:47:16 - 09:17:16 3537
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:02:18 -31.0 Dark Up 29.9 213.3 Low 08:47:18 - 09:17:18 3518
Lake Havasu City 09:02:15 -31.5 Dark Up 30.4 213.7 Up 08:47:15 - 09:17:15 3479
George/Scottsdale 09:02:07 -31.3 Dark Up 29.8 216.3 Low 08:47:07 - 09:17:07 3448
Wildwood 09:02:29 -33.2 Dark Up 32.5 209.7 Up 08:47:29 - 09:17:29 3421
Idyllwild 09:02:22 -33.0 Dark Up 32.1 211.7 Up 08:47:22 - 09:17:22 3416
Calipatria 09:02:17 -33.1 Dark Up 32.0 213.0 Up 08:47:17 - 09:17:17 3387
Yuma 09:02:14 -33.2 Dark Up 32.0 214.0 Up 08:47:14 - 09:17:14 3366

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 13GF138, (2024/05/20 09:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.61  47
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  8.39  28
28 Lib         15:20:53.7 -18:09:32  6.4  0.76  29
PPM 230024     15:17:29.2 -17:31:35  9.8  0.29  28
13GF138        15:18:09.6 -17:46:17 16.2        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:23:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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