RECON: TNO occultation with 13KY18

Event between 13KY18 and star GA0660:19520347 with event index number of 1168103

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/05/29 09:53:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:47:47.3 -23:40:08
Equinox of date position of star is 17:49:05.2 -23:40:29
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 88% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.4

[RECON map]
TNO is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 28.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 362 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1895 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20810.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=272.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=111.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 1:1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13KY18, (2021/05/29 09:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.4 -26:28:40  0.9 17.95  39
35Eta Oph      17:11:36.4 -15:45:00  2.6 11.85  33
PPM 267309     17:49:03.3 -22:29:02  6.1  1.19  22
PPM 267276     17:48:00.2 -23:41:29  8.1  0.25  22
PPM 267292     17:48:24.5 -23:34:35  9.3  0.19  22
13KY18         17:49:05.6 -23:40:29 17.0        22
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 13.4 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.0%
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 09:53:27 -13.4 AT Up 15.6 188.8 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11241
Kelowna 09:53:27 -13.8 AT Up 16.0 188.7 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11230
Peachland 09:53:28 -14.0 AT Up 16.2 188.4 Really Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 11228
Summerland 09:53:28 -14.1 AT Up 16.3 188.5 Really Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 11222
Penticton 09:53:27 -14.1 AT Up 16.4 188.6 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11220
Oliver 09:53:27 -14.4 AT Up 16.7 188.6 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11208
Victoria 09:53:39 -16.1 AT Up 17.7 185.0 Really Low 09:38:39 - 10:08:39 11202
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:53:26 -14.5 AT Up 16.9 188.8 Really Low 09:38:26 - 10:08:26 11202
Tonasket 09:53:27 -14.8 AT Up 17.2 188.7 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11191
Okanogan 09:53:27 -15.2 AT Up 17.5 188.6 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11180
Brewster 09:53:27 -15.5 AT Up 17.8 188.4 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11172
Manson/Chelan 09:53:29 -15.8 AT Up 18.0 188.1 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11166
Wenatchee 09:53:29 -16.2 AT Up 18.5 188.0 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11150
Ellensburg 09:53:29 -16.7 AT Up 19.0 187.8 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11136
Yakima 09:53:29 -17.0 AT Up 19.4 187.8 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11121
Toppenish/White Swan 09:53:29 -17.2 AT Up 19.6 187.9 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11112
Pasco 09:53:24 -16.9 AT Up 19.6 189.2 Really Low 09:38:24 - 10:08:24 11100
Goldendale 09:53:30 -17.8 AT Up 20.2 187.6 Low 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 11092
PNWRO 09:53:23 -17.0 AT Up 19.8 189.4 Really Low 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 11089
The Dalles 09:53:31 -18.1 Dark Up 20.4 187.2 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11085
Maupin 09:53:31 -18.5 Dark Up 20.8 187.3 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11068
Sisters 09:53:32 -19.4 Dark Up 21.7 186.9 Low 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 11034
Redmond 09:53:30 -19.3 Dark Up 21.7 187.3 Low 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 11032
Bend 09:53:31 -19.5 Dark Up 21.9 187.2 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11023
Oregon Observatory 09:53:31 -19.7 Dark Up 22.1 187.1 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11017
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:53:31 -19.9 Dark Up 22.3 187.0 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11008
North Lake 09:53:29 -20.1 Dark Up 22.7 187.6 Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 10986
Chiloquin 09:53:32 -21.0 Dark Up 23.5 186.7 Low 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 10961
Paisley 09:53:28 -20.5 Dark Up 23.2 188.0 Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 10960
Klamath Falls 09:53:32 -21.3 Dark Up 23.8 186.8 Low 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 10945
Lakeview 09:53:26 -20.9 Dark Up 23.7 188.2 Low 09:38:26 - 10:08:26 10936
Cedarville 09:53:26 -21.4 Dark Up 24.3 188.4 Low 09:38:26 - 10:08:26 10905
Fall River/Burney 09:53:30 -22.2 Dark Up 24.9 187.3 Low 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 10888
Susanville 09:53:27 -22.5 Dark Up 25.5 188.0 Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 10854
Greenville 09:53:28 -22.9 Dark Up 25.8 187.8 Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 10842
Gimple 09:53:28 -22.8 Dark Up 25.8 187.8 Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 10841
Quincy 09:53:28 -23.1 Dark Up 26.0 187.8 Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 10832
Portola 09:53:26 -23.0 Dark Up 26.1 188.3 Low 09:38:26 - 10:08:26 10823
Reno 09:53:24 -23.0 Dark Up 26.3 188.9 Low 09:38:24 - 10:08:24 10806
Carson City 09:53:23 -23.3 Dark Up 26.6 189.0 Low 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 10788
Gardnerville 09:53:23 -23.5 Dark Up 26.9 189.0 Low 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 10775
Yerington 09:53:21 -23.2 Dark Up 26.7 189.6 Low 09:38:21 - 10:08:21 10774
Hawthorne 09:53:18 -23.4 Dark Up 27.1 190.2 Low 09:38:18 - 10:08:18 10746
Lee Vining 09:53:20 -24.1 Dark Up 27.7 189.7 Low 09:38:20 - 10:08:20 10720
Tonopah 09:53:13 -23.2 Dark Up 27.4 191.7 Low 09:38:13 - 10:08:13 10712
Dunrhomin 09:52:32 -15.9 AT Up 22.5 203.0 Low 09:37:32 - 10:07:32 10695
Bishop 09:53:17 -24.3 Dark Up 28.2 190.5 Low 09:38:17 - 10:08:17 10682
Beatty 09:53:10 -24.0 Dark Up 28.4 192.2 Low 09:38:10 - 10:08:10 10645
Indian Springs 09:53:06 -23.8 Dark Up 28.6 193.4 Low 09:38:06 - 10:08:06 10617
Henderson 09:53:03 -24.0 Dark Up 28.9 194.1 Low 09:38:03 - 10:08:03 10581
CPSLO 09:53:25 -27.0 Dark Up 30.6 188.4 Up 09:38:25 - 10:08:25 10581
Patrick 09:52:58 -24.0 Dark Up 29.3 195.3 Low 09:37:58 - 10:07:58 10534
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:53:01 -24.5 Dark Up 29.7 194.7 Low 09:38:01 - 10:08:01 10526
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:53:00 -24.2 Dark Up 29.6 195.2 Low 09:38:00 - 10:08:00 10523
Mohave Valley 09:53:01 -24.7 Dark Up 30.0 194.7 Low 09:38:01 - 10:08:01 10510
Wildwood 09:53:16 -27.2 Dark Up 31.5 190.7 Up 09:38:16 - 10:08:16 10497
Lake Havasu City 09:53:01 -24.9 Dark Up 30.3 195.0 Up 09:38:01 - 10:08:01 10485
Parker 09:53:00 -25.2 Dark Up 30.6 195.1 Up 09:38:00 - 10:08:00 10463
Idyllwild 09:53:09 -26.7 Dark Up 31.5 192.7 Up 09:38:09 - 10:08:09 10462
Blythe 09:53:00 -25.8 Dark Up 31.2 194.9 Up 09:38:00 - 10:08:00 10434
Calipatria 09:53:04 -26.6 Dark Up 31.9 194.0 Up 09:38:04 - 10:08:04 10413
George/Scottsdale 09:52:49 -24.3 Dark Up 30.5 197.6 Up 09:37:49 - 10:07:49 10412
Yuma 09:53:00 -26.5 Dark Up 32.1 195.0 Up 09:38:00 - 10:08:00 10378

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 13KY18, (2021/05/29 09:54UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.95  39
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.85  33
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  1.19  22
PPM 267276     17:46:41.8 -23:41:06  8.1  0.25  22
PPM 267292     17:47:06.2 -23:34:12  9.3  0.19  22
13KY18         17:47:47.3 -23:40:08 17.0        22
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/21 22:32:36 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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