RECON: TNO occultation with 13NL24

Event between 13NL24 and star GA0800:21810668 with event index number of 2069566

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 23:00:31.0 -08:11:00
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 12.5 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 07:56:35 -19.9 Dark Up 20.7 134.1 Low 07:41:35 - 08:11:35 9422
Victoria 07:56:55 -21.5 Dark Up 19.9 129.9 Really Low 07:41:55 - 08:11:55 9415
Peachland 07:56:40 -20.4 Dark Up 20.9 133.6 Low 07:41:40 - 08:11:40 9411
Kelowna 07:56:38 -20.3 Dark Up 20.9 133.9 Low 07:41:38 - 08:11:38 9411
Summerland 07:56:41 -20.6 Dark Up 21.0 133.6 Low 07:41:41 - 08:11:41 9404
Penticton 07:56:41 -20.7 Dark Up 21.1 133.7 Low 07:41:41 - 08:11:41 9400
Oliver 07:56:42 -21.0 Dark Up 21.4 133.6 Low 07:41:42 - 08:11:42 9388
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:56:41 -21.2 Dark Up 21.6 133.7 Low 07:41:41 - 08:11:41 9380
Tonasket 07:56:44 -21.5 Dark Up 21.7 133.6 Low 07:41:44 - 08:11:44 9369
Okanogan 07:56:46 -21.8 Dark Up 21.9 133.4 Low 07:41:46 - 08:11:46 9358
Brewster 07:56:48 -22.1 Dark Up 22.0 133.1 Low 07:41:48 - 08:11:48 9351
Manson/Chelan 07:56:50 -22.3 Dark Up 22.0 132.7 Low 07:41:50 - 08:11:50 9348
Wenatchee 07:56:53 -22.8 Dark Up 22.2 132.4 Low 07:41:53 - 08:11:53 9332
Ellensburg 07:56:57 -23.2 Dark Up 22.4 132.1 Low 07:41:57 - 08:11:57 9319
Yakima 07:56:59 -23.6 Dark Up 22.7 132.0 Low 07:41:59 - 08:11:59 9303
Toppenish/White Swan 07:56:59 -23.8 Dark Up 22.9 132.1 Low 07:41:59 - 08:11:59 9292
Goldendale 07:57:02 -24.3 Dark Up 23.0 131.5 Low 07:42:02 - 08:12:02 9275
The Dalles 07:57:04 -24.5 Dark Up 23.0 131.1 Low 07:42:04 - 08:12:04 9270
Pasco 07:56:54 -23.9 Dark Up 23.6 133.2 Low 07:41:54 - 08:11:54 9268
PNWRO 07:56:55 -24.2 Dark Up 23.9 133.3 Low 07:41:55 - 08:11:55 9254
Maupin 07:57:07 -25.0 Dark Up 23.3 131.1 Low 07:42:07 - 08:12:07 9251
Sisters 07:57:09 -25.8 Dark Up 23.6 130.3 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9221
Redmond 07:57:09 -25.9 Dark Up 23.9 130.7 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9214
Bend 07:57:09 -26.1 Dark Up 23.9 130.5 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9207
Oregon Observatory 07:57:09 -26.2 Dark Up 24.0 130.3 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9201
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:57:09 -26.4 Dark Up 24.1 130.2 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9193
North Lake 07:57:09 -26.9 Dark Up 24.7 130.6 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9164
Chiloquin 07:57:09 -27.5 Dark Up 24.6 129.5 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9148
Paisley 07:57:09 -27.5 Dark Up 25.3 130.7 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9133
Klamath Falls 07:57:09 -27.9 Dark Up 24.9 129.4 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9131
Lakeview 07:57:09 -28.0 Dark Up 25.7 130.7 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9106
Cedarville 07:57:09 -28.6 Dark Up 26.2 130.6 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9072
Fall River/Burney 07:57:09 -29.1 Dark Up 25.8 129.4 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9070
Susanville 07:57:09 -29.7 Dark Up 26.7 129.8 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9027
Greenville 07:57:09 -30.0 Dark Up 26.7 129.4 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9019
Gimple 07:57:09 -30.0 Dark Up 26.7 129.5 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9017
Quincy 07:57:09 -30.2 Dark Up 26.8 129.3 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 9009
Portola 07:57:09 -30.3 Dark Up 27.2 129.7 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8994
Reno 07:57:09 -30.6 Dark Up 27.7 130.2 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8969
Carson City 07:57:09 -31.0 Dark Up 28.0 130.1 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8951
Gardnerville 07:57:09 -31.2 Dark Up 28.1 130.0 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8937
Yerington 07:57:09 -31.2 Dark Up 28.5 130.6 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8929
Hawthorne 07:57:09 -31.7 Dark Up 29.1 130.8 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8895
Lee Vining 07:57:09 -32.2 Dark Up 29.2 130.2 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8875
Tonopah 07:57:09 -32.1 Dark Up 30.2 131.9 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8842
Bishop 07:57:09 -32.8 Dark Up 30.0 130.6 Low 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8828
Beatty 07:57:09 -33.3 Dark Up 31.3 131.8 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8769
CPSLO 07:57:53 -34.8 Dark Up 30.0 127.8 Low 07:42:53 - 08:12:53 8738
Indian Springs 07:57:09 -33.6 Dark Up 32.1 132.7 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8728
Dunrhomin 07:56:26 -28.9 Dark Up 34.7 144.8 Up 07:41:26 - 08:11:26 8711
Henderson 07:57:09 -34.1 Dark Up 32.9 133.1 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8682
Wildwood 07:57:49 -36.1 Dark Up 32.0 129.0 Up 07:42:49 - 08:12:49 8629
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:57:09 -35.0 Dark Up 33.7 133.1 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8622
Patrick 07:57:09 -34.7 Dark Up 34.0 133.9 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8622
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:57:09 -34.9 Dark Up 34.0 133.6 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8613
Mohave Valley 07:57:09 -35.2 Dark Up 33.9 132.9 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8606
Lake Havasu City 07:57:09 -35.6 Dark Up 34.4 133.0 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8577
Idyllwild 07:57:43 -36.5 Dark Up 33.5 130.5 Up 07:42:43 - 08:12:43 8572
Parker 07:57:09 -36.0 Dark Up 34.6 132.8 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8555
Blythe 07:57:09 -36.5 Dark Up 34.8 132.3 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8531
Calipatria 07:57:41 -37.0 Dark Up 34.6 131.3 Up 07:42:41 - 08:12:41 8508
Yuma 07:57:09 -37.4 Dark Up 35.4 131.8 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8475
George/Scottsdale 07:57:09 -36.2 Dark Up 36.4 135.0 Up 07:42:09 - 08:12:09 8472

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 2021/05/19 01:06:17 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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