RECON: TNO occultation with 13UE15

Event between 13UE15 and star GA1180:02126350 with event index number of 2645507

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/04/16 05:48:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:03:50.8 +29:37:01
Equinox of date position of star is 06:05:19.1 +29:36:52
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 117 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.6

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Object is 24.4 AU from the Sun and 24.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 155 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1174 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17980.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=121.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=49.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13UE15, (2023/04/16 05:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:44.3 +27:58:05  1.1 22.23 139
Alnath         05:27:46.0 +28:37:30  1.6  8.26 109
PPM 071108     06:02:40.3 +31:02:00  6.0  1.53 116
PPM 095388     06:07:51.6 +29:30:30  8.1  0.56 118
PPM 095331     06:05:44.8 +29:31:00  9.3  0.13 117
13UE15         06:05:20.1 +29:36:52 16.8       117
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.4 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:51:27 -26.0 Dark Down 20.0 292.8 Low 05:38:02 - 06:04:52 8859
Kamloops 05:51:35 -23.1 Dark Down 28.1 283.4 Low 05:38:10 - 06:05:00 8295
Dunrhomin 05:52:19 -37.3 Dark Down 14.4 296.8 Really Low 05:38:54 - 06:05:44 8290
Kelowna 05:51:39 -24.1 Dark Down 27.4 284.4 Low 05:38:14 - 06:05:04 8282
Nikitin 05:52:20 -37.5 Dark Down 14.4 296.8 Really Low 05:38:55 - 06:05:45 8278
CU-SBO 05:52:21 -37.5 Dark Down 14.4 296.8 Really Low 05:38:56 - 06:05:46 8271
Peachland 05:51:39 -24.1 Dark Down 27.5 284.3 Low 05:38:14 - 06:05:04 8265
Penticton 05:51:41 -24.3 Dark Down 27.3 284.6 Low 05:38:16 - 06:05:06 8261
Summerland 05:51:40 -24.2 Dark Down 27.4 284.4 Low 05:38:15 - 06:05:05 8260
Oliver 05:51:42 -24.6 Dark Down 27.2 284.7 Low 05:38:17 - 06:05:07 8241
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:51:43 -24.8 Dark Down 27.1 285.0 Low 05:38:18 - 06:05:08 8239
Okanogan 05:51:46 -25.3 Dark Down 27.0 285.1 Low 05:38:21 - 06:05:11 8193
Brewster 05:51:47 -25.4 Dark Down 27.1 285.1 Low 05:38:22 - 06:05:12 8170
Manson/Chelan 05:51:48 -25.4 Dark Down 27.3 285.0 Low 05:38:23 - 06:05:13 8144
Wenatchee 05:51:50 -25.8 Dark Down 27.3 285.1 Low 05:38:25 - 06:05:15 8110
PNWRO 05:51:58 -27.5 Dark Down 25.9 286.7 Low 05:38:33 - 06:05:23 8082
Ellensburg 05:51:52 -26.0 Dark Down 27.3 285.2 Low 05:38:27 - 06:05:17 8077
Victoria 05:51:43 -23.6 Dark Down 29.5 282.5 Low 05:38:18 - 06:05:08 8058
Yakima 05:51:54 -26.3 Dark Down 27.2 285.4 Low 05:38:29 - 06:05:19 8051
Toppenish/White Swan 05:51:55 -26.6 Dark Down 27.0 285.6 Low 05:38:30 - 06:05:20 8045
The Dalles 05:51:58 -26.9 Dark Down 27.3 285.5 Low 05:38:33 - 06:05:23 7966
Maupin 05:52:00 -27.3 Dark Down 27.1 285.8 Low 05:38:35 - 06:05:25 7944
Sisters 05:52:04 -27.8 Dark Down 27.2 285.9 Low 05:38:39 - 06:05:29 7869
Bend 05:52:05 -28.1 Dark Down 27.0 286.2 Low 05:38:40 - 06:05:30 7864
Oregon Observatory 05:52:06 -28.1 Dark Down 27.0 286.2 Low 05:38:41 - 06:05:31 7848
Cedarville 05:52:16 -30.6 Dark Down 25.4 288.1 Low 05:38:51 - 06:05:41 7747
Chiloquin 05:52:12 -29.0 Dark Down 26.9 286.6 Low 05:38:47 - 06:05:37 7745
Klamath Falls 05:52:13 -29.3 Dark Down 26.8 286.9 Low 05:38:48 - 06:05:38 7726
Fall River/Burney 05:52:18 -30.4 Dark Down 26.1 287.6 Low 05:38:53 - 06:05:43 7663
Reno 05:52:25 -32.4 Dark Down 24.5 289.2 Low 05:39:00 - 06:05:50 7629
Gimple 05:52:22 -31.4 Dark Down 25.4 288.3 Low 05:38:57 - 06:05:47 7624
Greenville 05:52:22 -31.3 Dark Down 25.5 288.3 Low 05:38:57 - 06:05:47 7620
Yerington 05:52:27 -33.1 Dark Down 23.8 289.7 Low 05:39:02 - 06:05:52 7620
Portola 05:52:23 -31.8 Dark Down 25.0 288.7 Low 05:38:58 - 06:05:48 7619
Hawthorne 05:52:29 -33.7 Dark Down 23.3 290.2 Low 05:39:04 - 06:05:54 7611
Patrick 05:52:42 -38.5 Dark Down 18.5 293.7 Really Low 05:39:17 - 06:06:07 7608
Quincy 05:52:23 -31.5 Dark Down 25.4 288.4 Low 05:38:58 - 06:05:48 7606
Carson City 05:52:26 -32.6 Dark Down 24.3 289.3 Low 05:39:01 - 06:05:51 7605
Gardnerville 05:52:27 -32.9 Dark Down 24.2 289.5 Low 05:39:02 - 06:05:52 7590
Beatty 05:52:36 -35.9 Dark Down 21.3 291.8 Low 05:39:11 - 06:06:01 7581
George/Scottsdale 05:52:48 -40.8 Dark Down 16.3 295.1 Really Low 05:39:23 - 06:06:13 7580
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:44 -38.4 Dark Down 18.9 293.4 Really Low 05:39:19 - 06:06:09 7558
Lee Vining 05:52:32 -34.0 Dark Down 23.4 290.2 Low 05:39:07 - 06:05:57 7551
Bishop 05:52:34 -34.8 Dark Down 22.7 290.8 Low 05:39:09 - 06:05:59 7541
Lake Havasu City 05:52:45 -39.1 Dark Down 18.5 293.7 Really Low 05:39:20 - 06:06:10 7522
Yuma 05:52:52 -40.4 Dark Down 18.0 294.2 Really Low 05:39:27 - 06:06:17 7378
Calipatria 05:52:51 -39.6 Dark Down 18.8 293.6 Really Low 05:39:26 - 06:06:16 7368
Idyllwild 05:52:49 -38.5 Dark Down 20.0 292.9 Really Low 05:39:24 - 06:06:14 7358
Wildwood 05:52:47 -37.3 Dark Down 21.6 292.0 Low 05:39:22 - 06:06:12 7296

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 13UE15, (2023/04/16 05:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 22.23 139
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  8.26 109
PPM 071108     06:01:10.0 +31:02:04  6.0  1.53 116
PPM 095388     06:06:22.4 +29:30:45  8.1  0.56 118
PPM 095331     06:04:15.5 +29:31:10  9.3  0.13 117
13UE15         06:03:50.8 +29:37:01 16.8       117
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:32:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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