RECON: TNO occultation with 13RG98

Event between 13RG98 and star GA0800:02012541 with event index number of 2703369

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/02/02 07:10:12 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:09:37.7 -09:26:06
Equinox of date position of star is 07:10:41.1 -09:28:20
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 66 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 19.8 AU from the Sun and 19.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 298 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5464 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13791.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=94.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Diameter=38.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13RG98, (2029/02/02 07:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:26.0 -16:45:20 -1.5  9.41  72
2Bet CMa       06:23:58.9 -17:58:21  2.0 14.22  78
PPM 218242     07:10:42.9 -10:23:43  6.5  0.91  66
PPM 189995     07:12:10.3 -09:23:09  7.9  0.30  66
PPM 189971     07:10:39.4 -09:14:40  9.1  0.26  66
13RG98         07:11:01.0 -09:29:02 15.6        66
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 3.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:11:14 -54.6 Dark Up 24.2 209.7 Low 06:56:14 - 07:26:14 7668
Dunrhomin 07:10:40 -66.4 Dark Up 34.0 213.8 Up 06:55:40 - 07:25:40 7290
CU-SBO 07:10:39 -66.7 Dark Up 34.3 213.8 Up 06:55:39 - 07:25:39 7275
Kelowna 07:11:38 -54.7 Dark Up 29.5 195.7 Low 06:56:38 - 07:26:38 7163
Kamloops 07:11:42 -53.7 Dark Up 28.9 194.6 Low 06:56:42 - 07:26:42 7162
Peachland 07:11:40 -54.7 Dark Up 29.6 195.4 Low 06:56:40 - 07:26:40 7148
Penticton 07:11:39 -55.0 Dark Up 29.8 195.6 Low 06:56:39 - 07:26:39 7147
Summerland 07:11:39 -54.9 Dark Up 29.8 195.5 Low 06:56:39 - 07:26:39 7146
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:11:37 -55.5 Dark Up 30.3 195.9 Up 06:56:37 - 07:26:37 7135
Oliver 07:11:38 -55.3 Dark Up 30.2 195.7 Up 06:56:38 - 07:26:38 7134
Tonasket 07:11:37 -55.8 Dark Up 30.6 195.9 Up 06:56:37 - 07:26:37 7120
Okanogan 07:11:36 -56.0 Dark Up 31.0 195.8 Up 06:56:36 - 07:26:36 7101
Brewster 07:11:37 -56.2 Dark Up 31.2 195.6 Up 06:56:37 - 07:26:37 7083
Manson/Chelan 07:11:37 -56.3 Dark Up 31.5 195.2 Up 06:56:37 - 07:26:37 7060
Wenatchee 07:11:36 -56.6 Dark Up 32.0 195.1 Up 06:56:36 - 07:26:36 7035
PNWRO 07:11:29 -58.3 Dark Up 33.1 197.0 Up 06:56:29 - 07:26:29 7029
Ellensburg 07:11:36 -56.9 Dark Up 32.4 194.9 Up 06:56:36 - 07:26:36 7009
Yakima 07:11:36 -57.3 Dark Up 32.8 195.0 Up 06:56:36 - 07:26:36 6991
Toppenish/White Swan 07:11:35 -57.5 Dark Up 33.0 195.2 Up 06:56:35 - 07:26:35 6988
Victoria 07:11:46 -54.6 Dark Up 31.4 191.4 Up 06:56:46 - 07:26:46 6965
Goldendale 07:11:34 -57.8 Dark Up 33.6 194.8 Up 06:56:34 - 07:26:34 6947
The Dalles 07:11:35 -57.9 Dark Up 33.9 194.4 Up 06:56:35 - 07:26:35 6923
Maupin 07:11:34 -58.3 Dark Up 34.3 194.6 Up 06:56:34 - 07:26:34 6908
Sisters 07:11:34 -58.9 Dark Up 35.2 194.1 Up 06:56:34 - 07:26:34 6848
Bend 07:11:32 -59.2 Dark Up 35.4 194.5 Up 06:56:32 - 07:26:32 6847
Oregon Observatory 07:11:33 -59.3 Dark Up 35.6 194.4 Up 06:56:33 - 07:26:33 6834
North Lake 07:11:30 -60.0 Dark Up 36.1 195.1 Up 06:56:30 - 07:26:30 6825
Lakeview 07:11:25 -61.1 Dark Up 37.1 196.0 Up 06:56:25 - 07:26:25 6796
Cedarville 07:11:24 -61.7 Dark Up 37.6 196.3 Up 06:56:24 - 07:26:24 6770
Chiloquin 07:11:31 -60.2 Dark Up 37.0 194.1 Up 06:56:31 - 07:26:31 6752
Klamath Falls 07:11:29 -60.5 Dark Up 37.3 194.2 Up 06:56:29 - 07:26:29 6739
Tonopah 07:11:08 -65.8 Dark Up 40.2 200.8 Up 06:56:08 - 07:26:08 6714
Patrick 07:10:52 -69.4 Dark Up 41.6 205.7 Up 06:55:52 - 07:25:52 6711
George/Scottsdale 07:10:41 -71.7 Dark Up 42.4 208.9 Up 06:55:41 - 07:25:41 6700
Indian Springs 07:11:00 -67.7 Dark Up 41.2 203.1 Up 06:56:00 - 07:26:00 6698
Henderson 07:10:55 -68.5 Dark Up 41.4 204.1 Up 06:55:55 - 07:25:55 6698
Fall River/Burney 07:11:27 -61.6 Dark Up 38.4 194.9 Up 06:56:27 - 07:26:27 6694
Susanville 07:11:24 -62.4 Dark Up 38.8 196.0 Up 06:56:24 - 07:26:24 6693
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:10:51 -69.6 Dark Up 41.9 205.6 Up 06:55:51 - 07:25:51 6690
Reno 07:11:19 -63.5 Dark Up 39.5 197.2 Up 06:56:19 - 07:26:19 6683
Yerington 07:11:16 -64.3 Dark Up 39.8 198.1 Up 06:56:16 - 07:26:16 6681
Hawthorne 07:11:13 -64.9 Dark Up 40.2 198.9 Up 06:56:13 - 07:26:13 6679
Beatty 07:11:03 -67.0 Dark Up 41.2 201.7 Up 06:56:03 - 07:26:03 6670
Portola 07:11:22 -63.0 Dark Up 39.4 196.3 Up 06:56:22 - 07:26:22 6669
Gimple 07:11:22 -62.6 Dark Up 39.1 195.8 Up 06:56:22 - 07:26:22 6669
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:10:53 -69.4 Dark Up 42.1 205.0 Up 06:55:53 - 07:25:53 6667
Greenville 07:11:24 -62.5 Dark Up 39.1 195.7 Up 06:56:24 - 07:26:24 6666
Carson City 07:11:18 -63.8 Dark Up 39.8 197.3 Up 06:56:18 - 07:26:18 6664
Quincy 07:11:24 -62.7 Dark Up 39.3 195.7 Up 06:56:24 - 07:26:24 6655
Gardnerville 07:11:18 -64.0 Dark Up 40.0 197.4 Up 06:56:18 - 07:26:18 6653
Mohave Valley 07:10:52 -69.6 Dark Up 42.3 205.1 Up 06:55:52 - 07:25:52 6652
Lake Havasu City 07:10:51 -70.1 Dark Up 42.6 205.5 Up 06:55:51 - 07:25:51 6639
Lee Vining 07:11:14 -65.1 Dark Up 40.8 198.4 Up 06:56:14 - 07:26:14 6627
Bishop 07:11:10 -65.9 Dark Up 41.2 199.5 Up 06:56:10 - 07:26:10 6625
Parker 07:10:50 -70.4 Dark Up 42.9 205.7 Up 06:55:50 - 07:25:50 6621
Yuma 07:10:47 -71.5 Dark Up 44.4 205.9 Up 06:55:47 - 07:25:47 6521
Calipatria 07:10:51 -70.7 Dark Up 44.3 204.5 Up 06:55:51 - 07:25:51 6507
Idyllwild 07:10:55 -69.6 Dark Up 44.1 202.8 Up 06:55:55 - 07:25:55 6492
Wildwood 07:11:03 -68.4 Dark Up 44.3 200.2 Up 06:56:03 - 07:26:03 6428

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 13RG98, (2029/02/02 07:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:25 -1.5  9.41  72
2Bet CMa       06:22:42.0 -17:57:21  2.0 14.22  78
PPM 218242     07:09:20.2 -10:20:48  6.5  0.91  66
PPM 189995     07:10:46.9 -09:20:10  7.9  0.30  66
PPM 189971     07:09:16.0 -09:11:45  9.1  0.26  66
13RG98         07:09:37.7 -09:26:06 15.6        66
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/24 01:49:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

RECON