RECON: TNO occultation with 13MR18

Event between 13MR18 and star GA0980:05237469 with event index number of 2069208

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/07/09 07:30:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:46:07.7 +08:32:00
Equinox of date position of star is 17:47:13.6 +08:31:34
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 90 degrees from the moon. Moon is 34% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

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TNO is 26.4 AU from the Sun and 25.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 228 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1324 km.
The sky-plane scale is 18524.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=158.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Diameter=64.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13MR18, (2027/07/09 07:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:52.2 +38:48:37  0.0 32.33 101
60Bet Oph      17:44:50.0 +04:33:28  2.8  4.02  89
PPM 164771     17:54:34.7 +06:05:52  5.8  3.00  92
PPM 164540     17:47:13.0 +08:53:47  8.4  0.38  90
PPM 164555     17:47:44.1 +08:14:47 10.0  0.29  90
13MR18         17:47:26.9 +08:31:29 16.5        90
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 3.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 32.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=36.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:29:19 -16.5 AT Down 46.6 198.1 Up 07:14:19 - 07:44:19 875
Sleaford 07:28:37 -15.4 AT Down 41.3 216.3 Up 07:13:37 - 07:43:37 810
Kelowna 07:29:17 -17.4 AT Down 47.2 199.6 Up 07:14:17 - 07:44:17 793
Peachland 07:29:18 -17.5 AT Down 47.4 199.2 Up 07:14:18 - 07:44:18 788
Summerland 07:29:17 -17.6 AT Down 47.5 199.4 Up 07:14:17 - 07:44:17 774
Penticton 07:29:17 -17.7 AT Down 47.5 199.6 Up 07:14:17 - 07:44:17 766
Victoria 07:29:29 -18.3 Dark Down 49.2 194.4 Up 07:14:29 - 07:44:29 740
Oliver 07:29:17 -18.0 Dark Down 47.9 199.7 Up 07:14:17 - 07:44:17 736
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:29:16 -18.2 Dark Down 48.0 200.1 Up 07:14:16 - 07:44:16 719
Okanogan 07:29:17 -18.9 Dark Down 48.6 200.0 Up 07:14:17 - 07:44:17 666
Brewster 07:29:18 -19.1 Dark Down 48.9 199.8 Up 07:14:18 - 07:44:18 645
Manson/Chelan 07:29:19 -19.3 Dark Down 49.2 199.4 Up 07:14:19 - 07:44:19 633
Wenatchee 07:29:20 -19.7 Dark Down 49.7 199.3 Up 07:14:20 - 07:44:20 594
Ellensburg 07:29:20 -20.1 Dark Down 50.1 199.1 Up 07:14:20 - 07:44:20 561
Yakima 07:29:21 -20.5 Dark Down 50.5 199.3 Up 07:14:21 - 07:44:21 525
Toppenish/White Swan 07:29:20 -20.7 Dark Down 50.7 199.6 Up 07:14:20 - 07:44:20 504
The Dalles 07:29:23 -21.4 Dark Down 51.6 198.7 Up 07:14:23 - 07:44:23 447
PNWRO 07:29:15 -21.3 Dark Down 50.7 202.0 Up 07:14:15 - 07:44:15 447
Maupin 07:29:23 -21.8 Dark Down 52.0 199.1 Up 07:14:23 - 07:44:23 408
Sisters 07:29:25 -22.6 Dark Down 52.9 198.7 Up 07:14:25 - 07:44:25 337
Bend 07:29:24 -22.9 Dark Down 53.1 199.2 Up 07:14:24 - 07:44:24 311
Oregon Observatory 07:29:24 -23.1 Dark Down 53.3 199.1 Up 07:14:24 - 07:44:24 297
Chiloquin 07:29:27 -24.3 Dark Down 54.6 199.0 Up 07:14:27 - 07:44:27 183
Klamath Falls 07:29:27 -24.6 Dark Down 54.9 199.3 Up 07:14:27 - 07:44:27 150
Cedarville 07:29:21 -25.5 Dark Down 55.2 202.3 Up 07:14:21 - 07:44:21 57
Fall River/Burney 07:29:26 -25.9 Dark Down 55.9 200.5 Up 07:14:26 - 07:44:26 33
Greenville 07:29:24 -26.8 Dark Down 56.7 201.8 Up 07:14:24 - 07:44:24 -60
Gimple 07:29:24 -26.8 Dark Down 56.6 201.9 Up 07:14:24 - 07:44:24 -62
Quincy 07:29:24 -27.0 Dark Down 56.9 201.9 Up 07:14:24 - 07:44:24 -80
Portola 07:29:23 -27.2 Dark Down 56.8 202.8 Up 07:14:23 - 07:44:23 -100
Reno 07:29:20 -27.5 Dark Down 56.9 204.0 Up 07:14:20 - 07:44:20 -137
Carson City 07:29:20 -27.9 Dark Down 57.2 204.3 Up 07:14:20 - 07:44:20 -172
Gardnerville 07:29:20 -28.1 Dark Down 57.4 204.5 Up 07:14:20 - 07:44:20 -197
Yerington 07:29:18 -28.2 Dark Down 57.2 205.5 Up 07:14:18 - 07:44:18 -202
Hawthorne 07:29:16 -28.7 Dark Down 57.4 206.7 Up 07:14:16 - 07:44:16 -257
Dunrhomin 07:28:28 -27.2 Dark Down 50.0 225.1 Up 07:13:28 - 07:43:28 -297
Lee Vining 07:29:18 -29.2 Dark Down 58.1 206.3 Up 07:14:18 - 07:44:18 -303
CU-SBO 07:28:28 -27.4 Dark Down 50.2 225.2 Up 07:13:28 - 07:43:28 -320
Bishop 07:29:16 -29.9 Dark Down 58.4 208.0 Up 07:14:16 - 07:44:16 -374
Beatty 07:29:10 -30.5 Dark Down 58.1 211.1 Up 07:14:10 - 07:44:10 -449
Patrick 07:28:59 -32.2 Dark Down 58.1 217.2 Up 07:13:59 - 07:43:59 -648
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:29:01 -32.4 Dark Down 58.6 216.3 Up 07:14:01 - 07:44:01 -660
Wildwood 07:29:18 -33.1 Dark Down 61.3 210.4 Up 07:14:18 - 07:44:18 -695
Lake Havasu City 07:29:01 -33.0 Dark Down 59.0 217.4 Up 07:14:01 - 07:44:01 -733
Idyllwild 07:29:10 -33.6 Dark Down 60.8 214.1 Up 07:14:10 - 07:44:10 -766
Calipatria 07:29:06 -34.3 Dark Down 60.7 216.8 Up 07:14:06 - 07:44:06 -850
George/Scottsdale 07:28:51 -33.9 Dark Down 58.3 222.1 Up 07:13:51 - 07:43:51 -854
Yuma 07:29:02 -34.8 Dark Down 60.6 218.8 Up 07:14:02 - 07:44:02 -910

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 13MR18, (2027/07/09 07:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 32.33 101
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  4.02  89
PPM 164771     17:53:14.0 +06:06:07  5.8  3.00  92
PPM 164540     17:45:54.1 +08:54:19  8.4  0.38  90
PPM 164555     17:46:24.8 +08:15:18 10.0  0.29  90
13MR18         17:46:07.7 +08:32:00 16.5        90
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/22 02:43:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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