RECON: TNO occultation with 13NL24

Event between 13NL24 and star GA0800:21810668 with event index number of 1167429

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/24 07:56:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:59:24.2 -08:17:54
Equinox of date position of star is 23:00:30.7 -08:11:01
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 38 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

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TNO is 27.3 AU from the Sun and 26.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 175 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2123 km.
The sky-plane scale is 19206.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.2
Diameter=136.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=55.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13NL24, (2021/07/24 07:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:50.2 -29:30:27  1.2 21.33  33
81 Aqr         23:02:30.8 -06:56:42  6.1  1.33  39
PPM 207028     23:01:27.4 -08:45:53  7.1  0.63  38
PPM 206999     23:00:07.0 -08:05:51  8.7  0.13  38
13NL24         23:00:31.5 -08:10:56 16.4        39
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 5.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.2%
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 07:56:34 -19.9 Dark Up 20.7 134.1 Low 07:41:34 - 08:11:34 9415
Victoria 07:56:55 -21.5 Dark Up 19.9 129.9 Really Low 07:41:55 - 08:11:55 9407
Peachland 07:56:41 -20.4 Dark Up 20.9 133.6 Low 07:41:41 - 08:11:41 9404
Kelowna 07:56:38 -20.3 Dark Up 20.9 133.9 Low 07:41:38 - 08:11:38 9403
Summerland 07:56:41 -20.6 Dark Up 21.0 133.6 Low 07:41:41 - 08:11:41 9397
Penticton 07:56:41 -20.7 Dark Up 21.1 133.7 Low 07:41:41 - 08:11:41 9393
Oliver 07:56:42 -21.0 Dark Up 21.4 133.6 Low 07:41:42 - 08:11:42 9381
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:56:41 -21.2 Dark Up 21.6 133.7 Low 07:41:41 - 08:11:41 9372
Tonasket 07:56:44 -21.5 Dark Up 21.7 133.6 Low 07:41:44 - 08:11:44 9361
Okanogan 07:56:46 -21.8 Dark Up 21.9 133.4 Low 07:41:46 - 08:11:46 9351
Brewster 07:56:49 -22.1 Dark Up 22.0 133.1 Low 07:41:49 - 08:11:49 9343
Manson/Chelan 07:56:50 -22.3 Dark Up 22.0 132.7 Low 07:41:50 - 08:11:50 9341
Wenatchee 07:56:53 -22.8 Dark Up 22.2 132.4 Low 07:41:53 - 08:11:53 9325
Ellensburg 07:56:57 -23.2 Dark Up 22.4 132.1 Low 07:41:57 - 08:11:57 9312
Yakima 07:56:59 -23.6 Dark Up 22.7 132.0 Low 07:41:59 - 08:11:59 9295
Toppenish/White Swan 07:56:59 -23.8 Dark Up 22.9 132.1 Low 07:41:59 - 08:11:59 9284
Goldendale 07:57:02 -24.3 Dark Up 23.0 131.5 Low 07:42:02 - 08:12:02 9268
The Dalles 07:57:04 -24.5 Dark Up 23.0 131.1 Low 07:42:04 - 08:12:04 9263
Pasco 07:56:55 -23.9 Dark Up 23.6 133.2 Low 07:41:55 - 08:11:55 9260
PNWRO 07:56:55 -24.2 Dark Up 23.9 133.3 Low 07:41:55 - 08:11:55 9247
Maupin 07:57:08 -25.0 Dark Up 23.3 131.1 Low 07:42:08 - 08:12:08 9244
Sisters 07:57:09 -25.8 Dark Up 23.6 130.3 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9213
Redmond 07:57:09 -25.9 Dark Up 23.9 130.7 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9207
Bend 07:57:09 -26.1 Dark Up 23.9 130.5 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9199
Oregon Observatory 07:57:09 -26.2 Dark Up 24.0 130.3 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9194
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:57:09 -26.4 Dark Up 24.1 130.2 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9186
North Lake 07:57:09 -26.9 Dark Up 24.7 130.6 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9157
Chiloquin 07:57:09 -27.5 Dark Up 24.6 129.5 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9141
Paisley 07:57:09 -27.5 Dark Up 25.3 130.7 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9126
Klamath Falls 07:57:09 -27.9 Dark Up 24.9 129.4 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9124
Lakeview 07:57:09 -28.0 Dark Up 25.7 130.7 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9099
Cedarville 07:57:09 -28.6 Dark Up 26.2 130.6 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9065
Fall River/Burney 07:57:09 -29.1 Dark Up 25.8 129.4 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9063
Susanville 07:57:09 -29.7 Dark Up 26.7 129.8 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9020
Greenville 07:57:09 -30.0 Dark Up 26.7 129.4 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9012
Gimple 07:57:09 -30.0 Dark Up 26.7 129.5 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9010
Quincy 07:57:09 -30.2 Dark Up 26.8 129.3 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9002
Portola 07:57:09 -30.3 Dark Up 27.2 129.7 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8987
Reno 07:57:09 -30.6 Dark Up 27.7 130.2 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8962
Carson City 07:57:09 -31.0 Dark Up 28.0 130.1 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8944
Gardnerville 07:57:09 -31.2 Dark Up 28.1 130.0 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8930
Yerington 07:57:09 -31.2 Dark Up 28.5 130.6 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8922
Hawthorne 07:57:09 -31.7 Dark Up 29.1 130.8 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8887
Lee Vining 07:57:09 -32.2 Dark Up 29.2 130.2 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8868
Tonopah 07:57:09 -32.1 Dark Up 30.2 131.9 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8835
Bishop 07:57:09 -32.8 Dark Up 30.0 130.6 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8821
Beatty 07:57:09 -33.3 Dark Up 31.3 131.8 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8762
CPSLO 07:57:53 -34.8 Dark Up 30.0 127.8 Low 07:42:53 - 08:12:53 8731
Indian Springs 07:57:09 -33.6 Dark Up 32.1 132.7 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8721
Dunrhomin 07:56:26 -28.9 Dark Up 34.7 144.8 Up 07:41:26 - 08:11:26 8703
Henderson 07:57:09 -34.1 Dark Up 32.9 133.1 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8675
Wildwood 07:57:49 -36.1 Dark Up 32.0 129.0 Up 07:42:49 - 08:12:49 8622
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:57:09 -35.0 Dark Up 33.7 133.1 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8615
Patrick 07:57:09 -34.7 Dark Up 34.0 133.9 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8614
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:57:09 -34.9 Dark Up 34.0 133.6 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8605
Mohave Valley 07:57:09 -35.2 Dark Up 33.9 132.9 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8599
Lake Havasu City 07:57:09 -35.6 Dark Up 34.4 133.0 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8570
Idyllwild 07:57:43 -36.5 Dark Up 33.5 130.5 Up 07:42:43 - 08:12:43 8565
Parker 07:57:09 -36.0 Dark Up 34.6 132.8 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8548
Blythe 07:57:09 -36.5 Dark Up 34.8 132.3 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8523
Calipatria 07:57:41 -37.0 Dark Up 34.6 131.3 Up 07:42:41 - 08:12:41 8501
Yuma 07:57:09 -37.4 Dark Up 35.4 131.8 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8468
George/Scottsdale 07:57:09 -36.2 Dark Up 36.4 135.0 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8465

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 13NL24, (2021/07/24 07:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 21.33  33
81 Aqr         23:01:23.6 -07:03:40  6.1  1.33  39
PPM 207028     23:00:20.0 -08:52:50  7.1  0.63  38
PPM 206999     22:58:59.7 -08:12:48  8.7  0.13  38
13NL24         22:59:24.2 -08:17:54 16.4        38
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/21 22:33:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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