RECON: TNO occultation with 15810

Event between (15810) Arawn and star GA0700:33908923 with event index number of 1318723

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/06/30 08:05:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:02:05.1 -18:41:43
Equinox of date position of star is 20:03:27.1 -18:37:41
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 34% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 36.2 AU from the Sun and 35.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.4 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 335 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1813 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25539.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15810, (2024/06/30 08:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:58:59.9 -29:29:30  1.2 41.25  57
Nunki          18:56:46.9 -26:15:51  2.0 17.18 105
57 Sgr         19:53:37.3 -18:58:51  5.8  2.36  91
PPM 236860     20:04:19.7 -18:28:36  7.8  0.25  89
15810          20:03:29.9 -18:37:32 15.7        89
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.2 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=14.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:05:31 -16.2 AT Down 18.3 159.4 Really Low 07:50:31 - 08:20:31 1930
Kelowna 08:05:30 -17.0 AT Up 19.3 160.2 Really Low 07:50:30 - 08:20:30 1896
Peachland 08:05:31 -17.1 AT Down 19.3 159.9 Really Low 07:50:31 - 08:20:31 1894
Summerland 08:05:31 -17.3 AT Down 19.5 160.0 Really Low 07:50:31 - 08:20:31 1888
Penticton 08:05:30 -17.3 AT Down 19.5 160.1 Really Low 07:50:30 - 08:20:30 1885
Oliver 08:05:31 -17.7 AT Down 19.9 160.0 Really Low 07:50:31 - 08:20:31 1872
Victoria 08:05:43 -18.3 Dark Down 19.6 156.2 Really Low 07:50:43 - 08:20:43 1867
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:05:30 -17.9 AT Down 20.1 160.2 Low 07:50:30 - 08:20:30 1865
Sleaford 08:04:46 -13.7 AT Up 19.0 173.6 Really Low 07:49:46 - 08:19:46 1856
Okanogan 08:05:32 -18.5 Dark Down 20.6 159.9 Low 07:50:32 - 08:20:32 1841
Brewster 08:05:33 -18.8 Dark Down 20.8 159.7 Low 07:50:33 - 08:20:33 1832
Manson/Chelan 08:05:35 -19.0 Dark Down 21.0 159.3 Low 07:50:35 - 08:20:35 1826
Wenatchee 08:05:36 -19.5 Dark Down 21.4 159.1 Low 07:50:36 - 08:20:36 1808
Ellensburg 08:05:37 -19.9 Dark Down 21.7 158.8 Low 07:50:37 - 08:20:37 1793
Yakima 08:05:38 -20.3 Dark Down 22.1 158.7 Low 07:50:38 - 08:20:38 1777
Toppenish/White Swan 08:05:38 -20.5 Dark Down 22.3 158.9 Low 07:50:38 - 08:20:38 1766
PNWRO 08:05:33 -20.8 Dark Down 23.0 160.3 Low 07:50:33 - 08:20:33 1742
The Dalles 08:05:42 -21.3 Dark Down 22.8 158.0 Low 07:50:42 - 08:20:42 1738
Maupin 08:05:42 -21.7 Dark Down 23.3 158.0 Low 07:50:42 - 08:20:42 1719
Sisters 08:05:46 -22.6 Dark Down 23.9 157.4 Low 07:50:46 - 08:20:46 1683
Bend 08:05:45 -22.8 Dark Down 24.2 157.6 Low 07:50:45 - 08:20:45 1671
Oregon Observatory 08:05:46 -23.0 Dark Down 24.4 157.5 Low 07:50:46 - 08:20:46 1664
Chiloquin 08:05:49 -24.3 Dark Down 25.5 156.8 Low 07:50:49 - 08:20:49 1604
Klamath Falls 08:05:50 -24.6 Dark Down 25.8 156.8 Low 07:50:50 - 08:20:50 1587
Cedarville 08:05:45 -25.3 Dark Down 26.9 158.3 Low 07:50:45 - 08:20:45 1543
Fall River/Burney 08:05:50 -25.8 Dark Down 27.0 157.0 Low 07:50:50 - 08:20:50 1526
Greenville 08:05:50 -26.7 Dark Down 28.0 157.3 Low 07:50:50 - 08:20:50 1476
Gimple 08:05:50 -26.7 Dark Down 28.0 157.3 Low 07:50:50 - 08:20:50 1475
Quincy 08:05:51 -26.9 Dark Down 28.1 157.2 Low 07:50:51 - 08:20:51 1465
Portola 08:05:49 -27.1 Dark Down 28.4 157.7 Low 07:50:49 - 08:20:49 1456
Reno 08:05:47 -27.3 Dark Down 28.8 158.3 Low 07:50:47 - 08:20:47 1437
Carson City 08:05:48 -27.7 Dark Down 29.2 158.2 Low 07:50:48 - 08:20:48 1418
Gardnerville 08:05:48 -27.9 Dark Down 29.4 158.2 Low 07:50:48 - 08:20:48 1404
Yerington 08:05:46 -27.9 Dark Down 29.5 158.8 Low 07:50:46 - 08:20:46 1402
Hawthorne 08:05:45 -28.3 Dark Down 30.1 159.3 Up 07:50:45 - 08:20:45 1373
Lee Vining 08:05:47 -28.9 Dark Down 30.5 158.7 Up 07:50:47 - 08:20:47 1345
Dunrhomin 08:04:53 -25.1 Dark Up 30.8 173.8 Up 07:49:53 - 08:19:53 1319
Nikitin 08:04:53 -25.3 Dark Up 31.0 173.8 Up 07:49:53 - 08:19:53 1309
CU-SBO 08:04:54 -25.3 Dark Up 31.1 173.7 Up 07:49:54 - 08:19:54 1306
Bishop 08:05:45 -29.5 Dark Down 31.3 159.3 Up 07:50:45 - 08:20:45 1305
Beatty 08:05:40 -29.9 Dark Down 32.1 160.9 Up 07:50:40 - 08:20:40 1264
Patrick 08:05:31 -31.1 Dark Down 34.3 163.8 Up 07:50:31 - 08:20:31 1147
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:05:34 -31.4 Dark Down 34.3 162.9 Up 07:50:34 - 08:20:34 1138
Wildwood 08:05:51 -32.7 Dark Down 34.3 158.4 Up 07:50:51 - 08:20:51 1109
Lake Havasu City 08:05:34 -32.1 Dark Down 35.0 163.1 Up 07:50:34 - 08:20:34 1094
Idyllwild 08:05:44 -33.0 Dark Down 35.1 160.3 Up 07:50:44 - 08:20:44 1071
Calipatria 08:05:40 -33.5 Dark Down 36.0 161.5 Up 07:50:40 - 08:20:40 1019
George/Scottsdale 08:05:25 -32.6 Dark Up 36.3 165.7 Up 07:50:25 - 08:20:25 1017
Yuma 08:05:38 -33.9 Dark Down 36.7 162.4 Up 07:50:38 - 08:20:38 982

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, (2024/06/30 08:10UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 41.25  57
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 17.18 105
57 Sgr         19:52:12.0 -19:02:43  5.8  2.36  91
PPM 236860     20:02:55.0 -18:32:48  7.8  0.25  89
15810          20:02:05.1 -18:41:43 15.7        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/09/03 03:04:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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