RECON: TNO occultation with 15810

Event between (15810) Arawn and star GA0700:33745346 with event index number of 1318673

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/08 07:32:04 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:51:09.9 -19:06:38
Equinox of date position of star is 19:52:25.7 -19:03:13
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 51% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.3

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TNO is 36.1 AU from the Sun and 35.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 286 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2539 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25479.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15810, (2023/08/08 07:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:56.9 -29:29:48  1.2 43.45  72
Nunki          18:56:43.6 -26:15:55  2.0 14.74 122
57 Sgr         19:53:34.2 -18:58:59  5.8  0.25 108
PPM 236591     19:52:58.1 -19:08:57  7.6  0.14 108
15810          19:52:32.1 -19:02:56 16.2       107
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 07:30:45 -24.4 Dark Up 22.0 188.2 Low 07:15:45 - 07:45:45 9655
Clarence Fulton 07:30:33 -23.2 Dark Up 19.8 192.1 Really Low 07:15:33 - 07:45:33 9652
Peachland 07:30:35 -23.6 Dark Up 20.4 191.7 Low 07:15:35 - 07:45:35 9640
Kelowna 07:30:34 -23.6 Dark Up 20.2 192.0 Low 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9638
Summerland 07:30:34 -23.8 Dark Up 20.5 191.8 Low 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9631
Penticton 07:30:34 -23.9 Dark Up 20.6 192.0 Low 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9626
Oliver 07:30:34 -24.2 Dark Up 20.9 192.0 Low 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9611
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:30:32 -24.4 Dark Up 21.0 192.2 Low 07:15:32 - 07:45:32 9600
Tonasket 07:30:32 -24.7 Dark Up 21.4 192.1 Low 07:15:32 - 07:45:32 9587
Okanogan 07:30:34 -25.0 Dark Up 21.7 192.0 Low 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9574
Brewster 07:30:34 -25.3 Dark Up 22.0 191.8 Low 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9566
Manson/Chelan 07:30:35 -25.4 Dark Up 22.2 191.5 Low 07:15:35 - 07:45:35 9564
Wenatchee 07:30:35 -25.9 Dark Up 22.7 191.4 Low 07:15:35 - 07:45:35 9545
Ellensburg 07:30:36 -26.3 Dark Up 23.2 191.2 Low 07:15:36 - 07:45:36 9530
Yakima 07:30:36 -26.7 Dark Up 23.6 191.2 Low 07:15:36 - 07:45:36 9511
Toppenish/White Swan 07:30:35 -26.9 Dark Up 23.8 191.4 Low 07:15:35 - 07:45:35 9496
Goldendale 07:30:36 -27.4 Dark Up 24.4 191.0 Low 07:15:36 - 07:45:36 9478
The Dalles 07:30:36 -27.6 Dark Up 24.6 190.6 Low 07:15:36 - 07:45:36 9474
Pasco 07:30:31 -27.2 Dark Up 23.7 192.7 Low 07:15:31 - 07:45:31 9464
Maupin 07:30:38 -28.0 Dark Up 25.0 190.8 Low 07:15:38 - 07:45:38 9451
PNWRO 07:30:31 -27.4 Dark Up 23.9 192.9 Low 07:15:31 - 07:45:31 9447
Sisters 07:30:38 -28.8 Dark Up 26.0 190.4 Low 07:15:38 - 07:45:38 9417
Redmond 07:30:37 -28.9 Dark Up 25.9 190.8 Low 07:15:37 - 07:45:37 9407
Bend 07:30:37 -29.1 Dark Up 26.2 190.6 Low 07:15:37 - 07:45:37 9399
Oregon Observatory 07:30:38 -29.2 Dark Up 26.3 190.5 Low 07:15:38 - 07:45:38 9393
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:30:39 -29.4 Dark Up 26.6 190.5 Low 07:15:39 - 07:45:39 9384
North Lake 07:30:36 -29.9 Dark Up 26.9 191.1 Low 07:15:36 - 07:45:36 9348
Chiloquin 07:30:40 -30.4 Dark Up 27.7 190.2 Low 07:15:40 - 07:45:40 9332
Klamath Falls 07:30:39 -30.8 Dark Up 28.0 190.3 Low 07:15:39 - 07:45:39 9311
Paisley 07:30:35 -30.5 Dark Up 27.4 191.6 Low 07:15:35 - 07:45:35 9310
Lakeview 07:30:34 -31.0 Dark Up 27.9 191.8 Low 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9278
Cedarville 07:30:34 -31.7 Dark Up 28.5 192.1 Low 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9237
Fall River/Burney 07:30:38 -32.0 Dark Up 29.1 190.9 Low 07:15:38 - 07:45:38 9236
Susanville 07:30:35 -32.7 Dark Up 29.6 191.7 Low 07:15:35 - 07:45:35 9184
Greenville 07:30:37 -33.0 Dark Up 30.0 191.4 Low 07:15:37 - 07:45:37 9174
Gimple 07:30:36 -33.0 Dark Up 29.9 191.5 Low 07:15:36 - 07:45:36 9172
Quincy 07:30:36 -33.2 Dark Up 30.2 191.5 Up 07:15:36 - 07:45:36 9162
Portola 07:30:35 -33.3 Dark Up 30.2 192.0 Up 07:15:35 - 07:45:35 9144
Reno 07:30:34 -33.7 Dark Up 30.4 192.7 Up 07:15:34 - 07:45:34 9113
Carson City 07:30:33 -34.1 Dark Up 30.7 192.8 Up 07:15:33 - 07:45:33 9091
Gardnerville 07:30:33 -34.3 Dark Up 30.9 192.9 Up 07:15:33 - 07:45:33 9075
Yerington 07:30:29 -34.3 Dark Up 30.8 193.5 Up 07:15:29 - 07:45:29 9065
Hawthorne 07:30:28 -34.8 Dark Up 31.1 194.1 Up 07:15:28 - 07:45:28 9023
Lee Vining 07:30:30 -35.3 Dark Up 31.8 193.7 Up 07:15:30 - 07:45:30 9001
Tonopah 07:30:22 -35.5 Dark Up 31.3 195.7 Up 07:15:22 - 07:45:22 8960
Bishop 07:30:27 -36.0 Dark Up 32.2 194.5 Up 07:15:27 - 07:45:27 8945
Beatty 07:30:21 -36.7 Dark Up 32.3 196.4 Up 07:15:21 - 07:45:21 8874
CPSLO 07:30:35 -37.7 Dark Up 34.6 192.4 Up 07:15:35 - 07:45:35 8865
Indian Springs 07:30:18 -37.1 Dark Up 32.4 197.6 Up 07:15:18 - 07:45:18 8826
Dunrhomin 07:29:44 -33.3 Dark Up 25.9 207.4 Low 07:14:44 - 07:44:44 8782
Henderson 07:30:15 -37.7 Dark Up 32.7 198.4 Up 07:15:15 - 07:45:15 8772
Wildwood 07:30:28 -39.2 Dark Up 35.4 194.9 Up 07:15:28 - 07:45:28 8734
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:30:13 -38.5 Dark Up 33.4 199.0 Up 07:15:13 - 07:45:13 8702
Patrick 07:30:10 -38.3 Dark Up 33.0 199.7 Up 07:15:10 - 07:45:10 8700
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:30:12 -38.6 Dark Up 33.3 199.6 Up 07:15:12 - 07:45:12 8690
Mohave Valley 07:30:13 -38.8 Dark Up 33.7 199.1 Up 07:15:13 - 07:45:13 8683
Idyllwild 07:30:22 -39.8 Dark Up 35.3 197.0 Up 07:15:22 - 07:45:22 8661
Lake Havasu City 07:30:13 -39.2 Dark Up 34.0 199.5 Up 07:15:13 - 07:45:13 8649
Parker 07:30:12 -39.6 Dark Up 34.3 199.6 Up 07:15:12 - 07:45:12 8624
Blythe 07:30:13 -40.1 Dark Up 34.9 199.4 Up 07:15:13 - 07:45:13 8595
Calipatria 07:30:17 -40.5 Dark Up 35.6 198.5 Up 07:15:17 - 07:45:17 8586
Yuma 07:30:13 -41.0 Dark Up 35.8 199.5 Up 07:15:13 - 07:45:13 8531
George/Scottsdale 07:30:04 -40.1 Dark Up 34.0 202.3 Up 07:15:04 - 07:45:04 8527

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 15810, (2023/08/08 07:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 43.45  72
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 14.74 122
57 Sgr         19:52:12.0 -19:02:43  5.8  0.25 108
PPM 236591     19:51:35.9 -19:12:40  7.6  0.14 108
15810          19:51:09.9 -19:06:38 16.2       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/08 01:08:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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