RECON: TNO occultation with 13JX67

Event between 13JX67 and star GA0720:06915401 with event index number of 2061587

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/27 10:54:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:58:27.6 -17:16:36
Equinox of date position of star is 16:59:51.4 -17:18:43
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 65 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

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Object is 42.8 AU from the Sun and 42.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 803 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2755 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31096.2 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=281.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.1 sec chord
Diameter=115.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13JX67, (2024/02/27 10:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:53.6 -26:29:01  0.9 11.36  60
35Eta Oph      17:11:45.9 -15:45:11  2.6  3.25  68
PPM 232348     16:57:25.7 -16:50:34  6.3  0.75  65
PPM 232370     16:58:32.4 -17:51:23  8.3  0.63  65
PPM 232416     17:00:07.1 -17:29:24  9.4  0.19  65
13JX67         16:59:51.6 -17:18:43 16.0        66
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is **** km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=2.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:51:10 -28.4 Dark Up 12.1 140.2 Really Low 10:36:10 - 11:06:10 5302
Kamloops 10:49:40 -37.0 Dark Up 6.3 127.4 Really Low 10:34:40 - 11:04:40 5099
Kelowna 10:49:36 -37.1 Dark Up 7.3 128.0 Really Low 10:34:36 - 11:04:36 5074
Peachland 10:49:33 -37.3 Dark Up 7.2 127.8 Really Low 10:34:33 - 11:04:33 5066
Summerland 10:49:33 -37.3 Dark Up 7.3 127.8 Really Low 10:34:33 - 11:04:33 5060
Penticton 10:49:32 -37.3 Dark Up 7.4 127.9 Really Low 10:34:32 - 11:04:32 5058
Oliver 10:49:28 -37.5 Dark Up 7.6 127.9 Really Low 10:34:28 - 11:04:28 5042
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:49:30 -37.5 Dark Up 7.9 128.0 Really Low 10:34:30 - 11:04:30 5037
Okanogan 10:49:22 -38.1 Dark Up 8.1 127.7 Really Low 10:34:22 - 11:04:22 5003
Brewster 10:49:19 -38.3 Dark Up 8.2 127.5 Really Low 10:34:19 - 11:04:19 4987
Manson/Chelan 10:49:16 -38.7 Dark Up 8.1 127.2 Really Low 10:34:16 - 11:04:16 4972
Victoria 10:49:05 -40.0 Dark Up 5.9 124.6 Really Low 10:34:05 - 11:04:05 4957
Wenatchee 10:49:12 -39.0 Dark Up 8.3 127.0 Really Low 10:34:12 - 11:04:12 4946
Ellensburg 10:49:05 -39.4 Dark Up 8.4 126.7 Really Low 10:34:05 - 11:04:05 4922
Yakima 10:49:02 -39.7 Dark Up 8.6 126.7 Really Low 10:34:02 - 11:04:02 4901
PNWRO 10:49:05 -39.1 Dark Up 9.9 127.9 Really Low 10:34:05 - 11:04:05 4894
Toppenish/White Swan 10:49:02 -39.7 Dark Up 8.8 126.8 Really Low 10:34:02 - 11:04:02 4892
The Dalles 10:48:52 -40.7 Dark Up 8.8 126.0 Really Low 10:33:52 - 11:03:52 4840
Maupin 10:48:47 -40.9 Dark Up 9.1 126.0 Really Low 10:33:47 - 11:03:47 4819
Sisters 10:48:40 -41.7 Dark Up 9.3 125.5 Really Low 10:33:40 - 11:03:40 4764
Bend 10:48:37 -41.7 Dark Up 9.6 125.7 Really Low 10:33:37 - 11:03:37 4755
Oregon Observatory 10:48:36 -41.9 Dark Up 9.6 125.6 Really Low 10:33:36 - 11:03:36 4744
Dunrhomin 10:49:54 -32.5 Dark Up 21.2 138.3 Low 10:34:54 - 11:04:54 4733
Nikitin 10:49:54 -32.6 Dark Up 21.4 138.2 Low 10:34:54 - 11:04:54 4722
CU-SBO 10:49:51 -32.7 Dark Up 21.4 138.1 Low 10:34:51 - 11:04:51 4717
Chiloquin 10:48:21 -42.9 Dark Up 10.1 125.0 Really Low 10:33:21 - 11:03:21 4662
Klamath Falls 10:48:23 -43.1 Dark Up 10.4 125.0 Really Low 10:33:23 - 11:03:23 4643
Cedarville 10:48:24 -42.5 Dark Up 11.8 126.1 Really Low 10:33:24 - 11:03:24 4627
Fall River/Burney 10:48:14 -43.5 Dark Up 11.3 125.1 Really Low 10:33:14 - 11:03:14 4578
Gimple 10:48:09 -43.7 Dark Up 12.1 125.3 Really Low 10:33:09 - 11:03:09 4531
Greenville 10:48:08 -43.7 Dark Up 12.0 125.3 Really Low 10:33:08 - 11:03:08 4530
Quincy 10:48:06 -43.9 Dark Up 12.2 125.2 Really Low 10:33:06 - 11:03:06 4517
Portola 10:48:09 -43.6 Dark Up 12.5 125.6 Really Low 10:33:09 - 11:03:09 4517
Reno 10:48:12 -43.3 Dark Up 13.1 126.0 Really Low 10:33:12 - 11:03:12 4511
Carson City 10:48:07 -43.5 Dark Up 13.3 125.9 Really Low 10:33:07 - 11:03:07 4488
Yerington 10:48:10 -43.2 Dark Up 13.8 126.4 Really Low 10:33:10 - 11:03:10 4486
Gardnerville 10:48:06 -43.6 Dark Up 13.5 125.9 Really Low 10:33:06 - 11:03:06 4473
Hawthorne 10:48:09 -43.0 Dark Up 14.5 126.7 Really Low 10:33:09 - 11:03:09 4464
Lee Vining 10:48:02 -43.7 Dark Up 14.5 126.2 Really Low 10:33:02 - 11:03:02 4421
Bishop 10:48:03 -43.4 Dark Up 15.3 126.6 Really Low 10:33:03 - 11:03:03 4392
Beatty 10:48:10 -42.5 Dark Up 16.6 127.7 Really Low 10:33:10 - 11:03:10 4386
Patrick 10:48:21 -40.9 Dark Up 19.4 129.5 Really Low 10:33:21 - 11:03:21 4328
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:48:13 -41.6 Dark Up 19.1 128.9 Really Low 10:33:13 - 11:03:13 4301
Lake Havasu City 10:48:09 -41.6 Dark Up 19.7 128.9 Really Low 10:33:09 - 11:03:09 4258
George/Scottsdale 10:48:24 -39.9 Dark Up 21.8 130.6 Low 10:33:24 - 11:03:24 4238
Idyllwild 10:47:48 -43.8 Dark Up 18.5 126.9 Really Low 10:32:48 - 11:02:48 4171
Wildwood 10:47:37 -45.1 Dark Up 17.0 125.6 Really Low 10:32:37 - 11:02:37 4165
Calipatria 10:47:53 -43.1 Dark Up 19.7 127.6 Really Low 10:32:53 - 11:02:53 4144
Yuma 10:47:56 -42.6 Dark Up 20.5 128.1 Low 10:32:56 - 11:02:56 4126

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 13JX67, (2024/02/27 10:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.36  60
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.25  68
PPM 232348     16:56:02.0 -16:48:22  6.3  0.75  65
PPM 232370     16:57:08.1 -17:49:14  8.3  0.63  65
PPM 232416     16:58:43.0 -17:27:18  9.4  0.19  65
13JX67         16:58:27.6 -17:16:36 16.0        65
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/02/12 04:17:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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