RECON: TNO occultation with 13KY18

Event between 13KY18 and star GA0660:19520347 with event index number of 2062279

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 17:49:05.5 -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 1896 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 11250
Kelowna 09:53:27 -13.8 AT Up 16.0 188.7 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11238
Peachland 09:53:28 -14.0 AT Up 16.2 188.4 Really Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 11236
Summerland 09:53:28 -14.1 AT Up 16.3 188.5 Really Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 11231
Penticton 09:53:27 -14.1 AT Up 16.4 188.6 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11228
Oliver 09:53:27 -14.4 AT Up 16.7 188.6 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11217
Victoria 09:53:39 -16.1 AT Up 17.7 185.0 Really Low 09:38:39 - 10:08:39 11211
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:53:26 -14.5 AT Up 16.9 188.8 Really Low 09:38:26 - 10:08:26 11210
Tonasket 09:53:27 -14.8 AT Up 17.2 188.7 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11200
Okanogan 09:53:27 -15.2 AT Up 17.5 188.6 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11189
Brewster 09:53:27 -15.5 AT Up 17.8 188.4 Really Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 11180
Manson/Chelan 09:53:29 -15.8 AT Up 18.0 188.1 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11175
Wenatchee 09:53:29 -16.2 AT Up 18.5 188.0 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11159
Ellensburg 09:53:29 -16.7 AT Up 19.0 187.8 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11145
Yakima 09:53:29 -17.0 AT Up 19.4 187.8 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11129
Toppenish/White Swan 09:53:29 -17.2 AT Up 19.6 187.9 Really Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 11120
Pasco 09:53:24 -16.9 AT Up 19.6 189.2 Really Low 09:38:24 - 10:08:24 11108
Goldendale 09:53:30 -17.8 AT Up 20.2 187.6 Low 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 11101
PNWRO 09:53:23 -17.0 AT Up 19.8 189.4 Really Low 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 11098
The Dalles 09:53:31 -18.1 Dark Up 20.4 187.2 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11093
Maupin 09:53:31 -18.5 Dark Up 20.8 187.3 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11076
Sisters 09:53:32 -19.4 Dark Up 21.7 186.9 Low 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 11043
Redmond 09:53:30 -19.3 Dark Up 21.7 187.3 Low 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 11040
Bend 09:53:31 -19.5 Dark Up 21.9 187.2 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11032
Oregon Observatory 09:53:31 -19.7 Dark Up 22.1 187.1 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11025
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:53:31 -19.9 Dark Up 22.3 187.0 Low 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 11017
North Lake 09:53:29 -20.1 Dark Up 22.7 187.6 Low 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 10995
Chiloquin 09:53:32 -21.0 Dark Up 23.5 186.7 Low 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 10969
Paisley 09:53:28 -20.5 Dark Up 23.2 188.0 Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 10969
Klamath Falls 09:53:32 -21.3 Dark Up 23.8 186.8 Low 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 10953
Lakeview 09:53:26 -20.9 Dark Up 23.7 188.2 Low 09:38:26 - 10:08:26 10945
Cedarville 09:53:26 -21.4 Dark Up 24.3 188.4 Low 09:38:26 - 10:08:26 10913
Fall River/Burney 09:53:30 -22.2 Dark Up 24.9 187.3 Low 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 10896
Susanville 09:53:27 -22.5 Dark Up 25.5 188.0 Low 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 10862
Greenville 09:53:28 -22.9 Dark Up 25.8 187.8 Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 10850
Gimple 09:53:28 -22.8 Dark Up 25.8 187.8 Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 10850
Quincy 09:53:28 -23.1 Dark Up 26.0 187.8 Low 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 10840
Portola 09:53:26 -23.0 Dark Up 26.1 188.3 Low 09:38:26 - 10:08:26 10832
Reno 09:53:24 -23.0 Dark Up 26.3 188.9 Low 09:38:24 - 10:08:24 10814
Carson City 09:53:23 -23.3 Dark Up 26.6 189.0 Low 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 10796
Gardnerville 09:53:23 -23.5 Dark Up 26.9 189.0 Low 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 10783
Yerington 09:53:21 -23.2 Dark Up 26.7 189.6 Low 09:38:21 - 10:08:21 10782
Hawthorne 09:53:18 -23.4 Dark Up 27.1 190.2 Low 09:38:18 - 10:08:18 10755
Lee Vining 09:53:20 -24.1 Dark Up 27.7 189.7 Low 09:38:20 - 10:08:20 10729
Tonopah 09:53:13 -23.2 Dark Up 27.4 191.7 Low 09:38:13 - 10:08:13 10720
Dunrhomin 09:52:32 -15.9 AT Up 22.5 203.0 Low 09:37:32 - 10:07:32 10704
Bishop 09:53:17 -24.3 Dark Up 28.2 190.5 Low 09:38:17 - 10:08:17 10691
Beatty 09:53:10 -24.0 Dark Up 28.4 192.2 Low 09:38:10 - 10:08:10 10653
Indian Springs 09:53:06 -23.8 Dark Up 28.6 193.4 Low 09:38:06 - 10:08:06 10626
Henderson 09:53:03 -24.0 Dark Up 28.9 194.1 Low 09:38:03 - 10:08:03 10589
CPSLO 09:53:25 -27.0 Dark Up 30.6 188.4 Up 09:38:25 - 10:08:25 10589
Patrick 09:52:58 -24.0 Dark Up 29.3 195.3 Low 09:37:58 - 10:07:58 10543
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:53:01 -24.5 Dark Up 29.7 194.7 Low 09:38:01 - 10:08:01 10535
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:53:00 -24.2 Dark Up 29.6 195.2 Low 09:38:00 - 10:08:00 10532
Mohave Valley 09:53:01 -24.7 Dark Up 30.0 194.7 Low 09:38:01 - 10:08:01 10519
Wildwood 09:53:16 -27.2 Dark Up 31.5 190.7 Up 09:38:16 - 10:08:16 10506
Lake Havasu City 09:53:01 -24.9 Dark Up 30.3 195.0 Up 09:38:01 - 10:08:01 10493
Parker 09:53:00 -25.2 Dark Up 30.6 195.1 Up 09:38:00 - 10:08:00 10472
Idyllwild 09:53:09 -26.7 Dark Up 31.5 192.7 Up 09:38:09 - 10:08:09 10470
Blythe 09:53:00 -25.8 Dark Up 31.2 194.9 Up 09:38:00 - 10:08:00 10443
Calipatria 09:53:04 -26.6 Dark Up 31.9 194.0 Up 09:38:04 - 10:08:04 10421
George/Scottsdale 09:52:49 -24.3 Dark Up 30.5 197.6 Up 09:37:49 - 10:07:49 10421
Yuma 09:53:00 -26.5 Dark Up 32.1 195.0 Up 09:38:00 - 10:08:00 10386

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 2021/05/19 01:05:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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