RECON: TNO occultation with 15789

Event between (15789) 93SC and star GA1100:00326545 with event index number of 1230269

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/16 05:04:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:59:42.3 +21:26:25
Equinox of date position of star is 03:01:00.8 +21:31:47
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 48 degrees from the moon. Moon is 64% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

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TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.3 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 266 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3380 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27625.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=239.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.3 sec chord
Diameter=97.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15789, (2022/10/16 05:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:13.9 +16:33:12  0.8 23.25  28
Hamal          02:08:27.8 +23:34:09  2.0 12.30  59
48Eps Ari      03:00:31.2 +21:25:49  5.6  0.15  48
PPM 092121     03:00:11.7 +21:42:27  6.8  0.26  48
PPM 092127     03:00:59.8 +21:37:07  9.2  0.09  48
15789          03:01:00.9 +21:31:48 15.6        47
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 3.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:06:17 -36.7 Dark Up 32.8 95.7 Up 04:51:17 - 05:21:17 10834
Victoria 05:06:29 -36.3 Dark Up 31.0 92.0 Up 04:51:29 - 05:21:29 10796
Peachland 05:06:20 -37.6 Dark Up 33.2 95.6 Up 04:51:20 - 05:21:20 10760
Kelowna 05:06:20 -37.7 Dark Up 33.4 95.9 Up 04:51:20 - 05:21:20 10757
Summerland 05:06:20 -37.7 Dark Up 33.3 95.6 Up 04:51:20 - 05:21:20 10748
Penticton 05:06:21 -37.8 Dark Up 33.4 95.6 Up 04:51:21 - 05:21:21 10740
Oliver 05:06:22 -38.0 Dark Up 33.4 95.4 Up 04:51:22 - 05:21:22 10718
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:06:22 -38.2 Dark Up 33.6 95.5 Up 04:51:22 - 05:21:22 10702
Tonasket 05:06:24 -38.4 Dark Up 33.6 95.2 Up 04:51:24 - 05:21:24 10684
Okanogan 05:06:25 -38.5 Dark Up 33.5 94.9 Up 04:51:25 - 05:21:25 10667
Brewster 05:06:27 -38.6 Dark Up 33.4 94.5 Up 04:51:27 - 05:21:27 10656
Manson/Chelan 05:06:28 -38.5 Dark Up 33.2 94.1 Up 04:51:28 - 05:21:28 10655
Wenatchee 05:06:30 -38.7 Dark Up 33.1 93.7 Up 04:51:30 - 05:21:30 10630
Ellensburg 05:06:32 -38.8 Dark Up 33.0 93.3 Up 04:51:32 - 05:21:32 10610
Yakima 05:06:34 -39.0 Dark Up 33.0 93.0 Up 04:51:34 - 05:21:34 10584
Toppenish/White Swan 05:06:34 -39.2 Dark Up 33.1 93.0 Up 04:51:34 - 05:21:34 10564
Goldendale 05:06:37 -39.3 Dark Up 32.9 92.3 Up 04:51:37 - 05:21:37 10542
The Dalles 05:06:38 -39.2 Dark Up 32.6 91.9 Up 04:51:38 - 05:21:38 10538
Maupin 05:06:40 -39.5 Dark Up 32.7 91.7 Up 04:51:40 - 05:21:40 10507
Sleaford 05:05:51 -41.9 Dark Up 41.2 109.4 Up 04:50:51 - 05:20:51 10500
PNWRO 05:06:34 -40.3 Dark Up 34.2 93.9 Up 04:51:34 - 05:21:34 10491
Sisters 05:06:44 -39.7 Dark Up 32.4 90.8 Up 04:51:44 - 05:21:44 10465
Bend 05:06:46 -40.0 Dark Up 32.6 90.8 Up 04:51:46 - 05:21:46 10440
Oregon Observatory 05:06:46 -40.0 Dark Up 32.5 90.6 Up 04:51:46 - 05:21:46 10432
North Lake 05:06:48 -40.7 Dark Up 32.9 90.6 Up 04:51:48 - 05:21:48 10370
Chiloquin 05:06:51 -40.5 Dark Up 32.2 89.5 Up 04:51:51 - 05:21:51 10355
Klamath Falls 05:06:53 -40.7 Dark Up 32.3 89.4 Up 04:51:53 - 05:21:53 10328
Lakeview 05:06:51 -41.6 Dark Up 33.3 90.3 Up 04:51:51 - 05:21:51 10276
Fall River/Burney 05:06:57 -41.5 Dark Down 32.5 88.9 Up 04:51:57 - 05:21:57 10231
Cedarville 05:06:53 -42.1 Dark Up 33.5 90.0 Up 04:51:53 - 05:21:53 10223
Susanville 05:06:58 -42.3 Dark Down 33.1 89.0 Up 04:51:58 - 05:21:58 10159
Greenville 05:06:59 -42.3 Dark Down 32.9 88.6 Up 04:51:59 - 05:21:59 10149
Gimple 05:07:00 -42.4 Dark Down 32.9 88.7 Up 04:52:00 - 05:22:00 10146
Quincy 05:07:00 -42.4 Dark Down 32.9 88.5 Up 04:52:00 - 05:22:00 10134
Portola 05:07:00 -42.8 Dark Down 33.2 88.7 Up 04:52:00 - 05:22:00 10108
Reno 05:07:00 -43.3 Dark Down 33.7 88.9 Up 04:52:00 - 05:22:00 10064
Carson City 05:07:02 -43.5 Dark Down 33.8 88.7 Up 04:52:02 - 05:22:02 10037
Gardnerville 05:07:03 -43.7 Dark Down 33.8 88.6 Up 04:52:03 - 05:22:03 10017
Yerington 05:07:01 -44.1 Dark Down 34.2 89.0 Up 04:52:01 - 05:22:01 9999
Hawthorne 05:07:02 -44.7 Dark Up 34.6 89.0 Up 04:52:02 - 05:22:02 9944
Lee Vining 05:07:04 -44.6 Dark Down 34.3 88.3 Up 04:52:04 - 05:22:04 9919
Tonopah 05:07:03 -45.9 Dark Up 35.8 89.5 Up 04:52:03 - 05:22:03 9856
Bishop 05:07:06 -45.4 Dark Down 34.8 88.3 Up 04:52:06 - 05:22:06 9846
Beatty 05:07:05 -46.8 Dark Up 36.1 89.0 Up 04:52:05 - 05:22:05 9748
Indian Springs 05:07:04 -47.7 Dark Up 37.0 89.4 Up 04:52:04 - 05:22:04 9681
Henderson 05:07:05 -48.4 Dark Up 37.5 89.4 Up 04:52:05 - 05:22:05 9611
Dunrhomin 05:06:31 -51.6 Dark Up 44.8 99.5 Up 04:51:31 - 05:21:31 9593
Wildwood 05:07:18 -46.9 Dark Down 34.5 86.0 Up 04:52:18 - 05:22:18 9592
CU-SBO 05:06:33 -51.7 Dark Up 44.8 99.2 Up 04:51:33 - 05:21:33 9576
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:07:07 -49.2 Dark Up 37.9 88.9 Up 04:52:07 - 05:22:07 9524
Patrick 05:07:06 -49.5 Dark Up 38.4 89.5 Up 04:52:06 - 05:22:06 9518
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:07:06 -49.5 Dark Up 38.3 89.2 Up 04:52:06 - 05:22:06 9507
Mohave Valley 05:07:08 -49.3 Dark Up 37.9 88.7 Up 04:52:08 - 05:22:08 9502
Idyllwild 05:07:17 -48.4 Dark Down 36.1 86.7 Up 04:52:17 - 05:22:17 9490
Lake Havasu City 05:07:09 -49.7 Dark Up 38.1 88.5 Up 04:52:09 - 05:22:09 9459
Parker 05:07:10 -49.9 Dark Up 38.1 88.3 Up 04:52:10 - 05:22:10 9429
Calipatria 05:07:16 -49.6 Dark Down 37.0 86.9 Up 04:52:16 - 05:22:16 9392
Yuma 05:07:16 -50.4 Dark Down 37.7 87.0 Up 04:52:16 - 05:22:16 9320
George/Scottsdale 05:07:07 -51.9 Dark Up 40.1 89.3 Up 04:52:07 - 05:22:07 9298

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 15789, (2022/10/16 05:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 23.25  28
Hamal          02:07:10.7 +23:27:42  2.0 12.30  59
48Eps Ari      02:59:12.6 +21:20:25  5.6  0.15  48
PPM 092121     02:58:53.1 +21:37:04  6.8  0.26  48
PPM 092127     02:59:41.2 +21:31:45  9.2  0.09  48
15789          02:59:42.3 +21:26:25 15.6        48
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/09/30 04:13:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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