RECON: TNO occultation with 13RU128

Event between 13RU128 and star GA0880:19136587 with event index number of 2463818

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/10/20 08:17:40 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:38:03.8 -01:14:06
Equinox of date position of star is 22:39:10.9 -01:07:17
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 45 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 40.2 AU from the Sun and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 185 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4032 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28674.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.6 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13RU128, (2021/10/20 08:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:51.0 -29:30:22  1.2 28.77  52
Markab         23:05:50.9 +15:19:23  2.5 17.72  38
62Eta Aqr      22:36:28.6 -00:00:16  4.0  1.31  45
PPM 181489     22:36:13.5 -01:24:42  8.3  0.79  45
PPM 181500     22:38:40.4 -01:07:37  9.7  0.13  45
13RU128        22:39:11.0 -01:07:16 16.9        44
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 4.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 28.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.8%
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 08:11:55 -49.7 Dark Up 21.5 239.3 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 10094
Kelowna 08:11:52 -50.1 Dark Up 21.8 239.3 Low 07:56:52 - 08:26:52 10061
Peachland 08:11:55 -50.3 Dark Up 22.0 239.1 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 10058
Victoria 08:12:04 -51.8 Dark Up 24.7 236.3 Low 07:57:04 - 08:27:04 10049
Summerland 08:11:56 -50.4 Dark Up 22.0 239.2 Low 07:56:56 - 08:26:56 10041
Penticton 08:11:55 -50.5 Dark Up 22.0 239.4 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 10031
Oliver 08:11:55 -50.8 Dark Up 22.2 239.5 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 9997
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:11:53 -51.0 Dark Up 22.2 239.7 Low 07:56:53 - 08:26:53 9975
Tonasket 08:11:55 -51.3 Dark Up 22.4 239.8 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 9946
Okanogan 08:11:55 -51.6 Dark Up 22.6 239.7 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 9918
Brewster 08:11:55 -51.9 Dark Up 22.9 239.7 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 9897
Manson/Chelan 08:11:57 -52.2 Dark Up 23.2 239.4 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9888
Wenatchee 08:11:57 -52.6 Dark Up 23.5 239.4 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9846
Ellensburg 08:11:57 -53.1 Dark Up 23.9 239.4 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9812
Yakima 08:11:56 -53.5 Dark Up 24.1 239.5 Low 07:56:56 - 08:26:56 9773
Toppenish/White Swan 08:11:57 -53.7 Dark Up 24.1 239.8 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9746
Goldendale 08:11:58 -54.3 Dark Up 24.6 239.6 Low 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 9705
Pasco 08:11:52 -53.6 Dark Up 23.4 240.9 Low 07:56:52 - 08:26:52 9695
The Dalles 08:11:58 -54.5 Dark Up 25.0 239.4 Low 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 9694
PNWRO 08:11:52 -53.8 Dark Up 23.4 241.2 Low 07:56:52 - 08:26:52 9664
Maupin 08:11:58 -54.9 Dark Up 25.1 239.7 Low 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 9650
Sisters 08:12:00 -55.9 Dark Up 25.9 239.6 Low 07:57:00 - 08:27:00 9579
Redmond 08:11:59 -55.8 Dark Up 25.6 239.9 Low 07:56:59 - 08:26:59 9563
Bend 08:11:59 -56.1 Dark Up 25.8 239.9 Low 07:56:59 - 08:26:59 9547
Oregon Observatory 08:12:00 -56.3 Dark Up 26.0 239.9 Low 07:57:00 - 08:27:00 9534
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:11:56 -56.5 Dark Up 26.1 239.9 Low 07:56:56 - 08:26:56 9516
North Lake 08:11:58 -56.8 Dark Up 26.0 240.6 Low 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 9452
Chiloquin 08:12:01 -57.6 Dark Up 26.9 240.1 Low 07:57:01 - 08:27:01 9417
Paisley 08:11:57 -57.3 Dark Up 26.0 241.1 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9386
Klamath Falls 08:12:01 -57.9 Dark Up 27.0 240.3 Low 07:57:01 - 08:27:01 9380
Lakeview 08:11:57 -57.8 Dark Up 26.1 241.5 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9329
Cedarville 08:11:57 -58.4 Dark Up 26.3 242.0 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9257
Fall River/Burney 08:12:01 -59.0 Dark Up 27.3 241.2 Low 07:57:01 - 08:27:01 9250
Susanville 08:11:59 -59.6 Dark Up 27.2 242.1 Low 07:56:59 - 08:26:59 9161
Greenville 08:11:59 -59.9 Dark Up 27.5 241.9 Low 07:56:59 - 08:26:59 9143
Gimple 08:12:00 -59.9 Dark Up 27.4 242.0 Low 07:57:00 - 08:27:00 9140
Quincy 08:11:59 -60.1 Dark Up 27.6 242.0 Low 07:56:59 - 08:26:59 9123
Portola 08:11:59 -60.1 Dark Up 27.3 242.5 Low 07:56:59 - 08:26:59 9094
Reno 08:11:57 -60.3 Dark Up 27.0 243.1 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9045
Carson City 08:11:57 -60.6 Dark Up 27.1 243.3 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 9008
Gardnerville 08:11:57 -60.8 Dark Up 27.2 243.5 Low 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 8981
Yerington 08:11:55 -60.7 Dark Up 26.8 243.9 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 8967
Hawthorne 08:11:55 -61.0 Dark Up 26.6 244.5 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 8901
Lee Vining 08:11:56 -61.6 Dark Up 27.2 244.4 Low 07:56:56 - 08:26:56 8860
Tonopah 08:11:52 -61.1 Dark Up 25.8 245.9 Low 07:56:52 - 08:26:52 8806
Bishop 08:11:55 -62.1 Dark Up 26.9 245.3 Low 07:56:55 - 08:26:55 8774
Dunrhomin 08:11:24 -54.6 Dark Up 16.4 253.8 Really Low 07:56:24 - 08:26:24 8706
Beatty 08:11:52 -62.1 Dark Up 25.9 246.7 Low 07:56:52 - 08:26:52 8673
CPSLO 08:12:03 -64.5 Dark Up 29.4 244.5 Low 07:57:03 - 08:27:03 8645
Indian Springs 08:11:50 -62.0 Dark Up 25.3 247.7 Low 07:56:50 - 08:26:50 8604
Henderson 08:11:48 -62.3 Dark Up 25.0 248.4 Low 07:56:48 - 08:26:48 8526
Wildwood 08:11:59 -65.2 Dark Up 28.4 246.7 Low 07:56:59 - 08:26:59 8447
Patrick 08:11:41 -62.4 Dark Up 24.4 249.4 Low 07:56:41 - 08:26:41 8426
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:11:47 -62.9 Dark Up 25.0 249.1 Low 07:56:47 - 08:26:47 8423
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:11:47 -62.7 Dark Up 24.6 249.4 Low 07:56:47 - 08:26:47 8408
Mohave Valley 08:11:48 -63.2 Dark Up 25.1 249.2 Low 07:56:48 - 08:26:48 8394
Lake Havasu City 08:11:48 -63.4 Dark Up 25.0 249.5 Low 07:56:48 - 08:26:48 8345
Idyllwild 08:11:54 -65.0 Dark Up 27.1 248.2 Low 07:56:54 - 08:26:54 8344
Parker 08:11:48 -63.7 Dark Up 25.1 249.7 Low 07:56:48 - 08:26:48 8307
Blythe 08:11:49 -64.3 Dark Up 25.5 249.7 Low 07:56:49 - 08:26:49 8262
Calipatria 08:11:52 -65.1 Dark Up 26.4 249.3 Low 07:56:52 - 08:26:52 8242
George/Scottsdale 08:11:43 -63.0 Dark Up 23.4 251.5 Low 07:56:43 - 08:26:43 8187
Yuma 08:11:50 -65.1 Dark Up 25.9 250.1 Low 07:56:50 - 08:26:50 8167

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 13RU128, (2021/10/20 08:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 28.77  52
Markab         23:04:45.8 +15:12:18  2.5 17.72  38
62Eta Aqr      22:35:21.5 -00:07:04  4.0  1.31  45
PPM 181489     22:35:06.2 -01:31:29  8.3  0.79  45
PPM 181500     22:37:33.1 -01:14:26  9.7  0.13  45
13RU128        22:38:03.8 -01:14:06 16.9        44
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/05 01:11:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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