RECON: TNO occultation with 15DE249

Event between 15DE249 and star GA0860:03927631 with event index number of 1938541

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/09 04:42:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:01:38.8 -02:16:22
Equinox of date position of star is 11:02:49.2 -02:23:49
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 15 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 34.4 AU from the Sun and 33.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 181 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1493 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24306.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=195.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Diameter=79.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15DE249, (2023/02/09 04:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:36.0 +11:51:12  1.3 19.44  28
61 Leo         11:03:00.4 -02:36:34  6.1  0.22  15
PPM 178357     11:02:30.9 -02:35:13 10.1  0.20  15
15DE249        11:02:49.5 -02:23:50 16.6        15
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.1 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 04:46:20 -42.1 Dark Up 15.6 115.2 Really Low 04:31:20 - 05:01:20 10142
Kamloops 04:46:39 -34.9 Dark Up 7.6 103.1 Really Low 04:31:39 - 05:01:39 9836
Kelowna 04:46:41 -35.8 Dark Up 8.4 103.7 Really Low 04:31:41 - 05:01:41 9766
Peachland 04:46:41 -35.6 Dark Up 8.2 103.4 Really Low 04:31:41 - 05:01:41 9753
Summerland 04:46:41 -35.7 Dark Up 8.3 103.5 Really Low 04:31:41 - 05:01:41 9739
Penticton 04:46:41 -35.8 Dark Up 8.4 103.6 Really Low 04:31:41 - 05:01:41 9734
Oliver 04:46:42 -36.0 Dark Up 8.5 103.5 Really Low 04:31:42 - 05:01:42 9700
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:46:42 -36.1 Dark Up 8.6 103.6 Really Low 04:31:42 - 05:01:42 9685
Okanogan 04:46:44 -36.2 Dark Up 8.6 103.4 Really Low 04:31:44 - 05:01:44 9620
Victoria 04:46:48 -33.8 Dark Up 6.1 100.5 Really Low 04:31:48 - 05:01:48 9600
Brewster 04:46:45 -36.2 Dark Up 8.6 103.2 Really Low 04:31:45 - 05:01:45 9592
Manson/Chelan 04:46:45 -36.0 Dark Up 8.4 102.9 Really Low 04:31:45 - 05:01:45 9567
Wenatchee 04:46:47 -36.1 Dark Up 8.4 102.7 Really Low 04:31:47 - 05:01:47 9519
Ellensburg 04:46:48 -36.1 Dark Up 8.3 102.4 Really Low 04:31:48 - 05:01:48 9476
Yakima 04:46:49 -36.2 Dark Up 8.4 102.4 Really Low 04:31:49 - 05:01:49 9436
Toppenish/White Swan 04:46:49 -36.4 Dark Up 8.6 102.5 Really Low 04:31:49 - 05:01:49 9416
PNWRO 04:46:49 -37.5 Dark Up 9.7 103.5 Really Low 04:31:49 - 05:01:49 9395
The Dalles 04:46:51 -36.1 Dark Up 8.2 101.8 Really Low 04:31:51 - 05:01:51 9330
Maupin 04:46:52 -36.3 Dark Up 8.4 101.8 Really Low 04:31:52 - 05:01:52 9289
Sisters 04:46:54 -36.2 Dark Up 8.2 101.3 Really Low 04:31:54 - 05:01:54 9196
Bend 04:46:54 -36.5 Dark Up 8.4 101.5 Really Low 04:31:54 - 05:01:54 9174
Oregon Observatory 04:46:55 -36.4 Dark Up 8.4 101.4 Really Low 04:31:55 - 05:01:55 9155
Dunrhomin 04:46:39 -48.9 Dark Up 20.9 112.3 Low 04:31:39 - 05:01:39 9023
Chiloquin 04:46:58 -36.5 Dark Up 8.3 100.9 Really Low 04:31:58 - 05:01:58 9017
Nikitin 04:46:39 -49.0 Dark Up 21.0 112.2 Low 04:31:39 - 05:01:39 9004
CU-SBO 04:46:39 -49.0 Dark Up 20.9 112.1 Low 04:31:39 - 05:01:39 8996
Klamath Falls 04:46:58 -36.6 Dark Up 8.5 100.9 Really Low 04:31:58 - 05:01:58 8982
Cedarville 04:46:58 -38.0 Dark Up 9.8 101.9 Really Low 04:31:58 - 05:01:58 8928
Fall River/Burney 04:47:00 -37.2 Dark Up 9.0 101.0 Really Low 04:32:00 - 05:02:00 8865
Gimple 04:47:01 -37.8 Dark Up 9.5 101.2 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8776
Greenville 04:47:01 -37.7 Dark Up 9.5 101.1 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8776
Quincy 04:47:01 -37.8 Dark Up 9.5 101.1 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8755
Portola 04:47:01 -38.2 Dark Up 9.9 101.4 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8747
Reno 04:47:01 -38.7 Dark Up 10.4 101.8 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8727
Carson City 04:47:01 -38.8 Dark Up 10.5 101.8 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8690
Yerington 04:47:01 -39.3 Dark Up 11.1 102.1 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8677
Gardnerville 04:47:02 -38.9 Dark Up 10.6 101.7 Really Low 04:32:02 - 05:02:02 8665
Hawthorne 04:47:01 -39.9 Dark Up 11.6 102.4 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8635
Lee Vining 04:47:03 -39.6 Dark Up 11.3 102.0 Really Low 04:32:03 - 05:02:03 8570
Bishop 04:47:03 -40.3 Dark Up 12.0 102.3 Really Low 04:32:03 - 05:02:03 8516
Beatty 04:47:01 -41.7 Dark Up 13.4 103.3 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8489
Patrick 04:46:59 -44.3 Dark Up 16.0 104.7 Really Low 04:31:59 - 05:01:59 8375
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:47:00 -43.8 Dark Up 15.5 104.2 Really Low 04:32:00 - 05:02:00 8338
Lake Havasu City 04:47:01 -44.2 Dark Up 15.9 104.2 Really Low 04:32:01 - 05:02:01 8271
George/Scottsdale 04:46:58 -46.4 Dark Up 18.0 105.5 Really Low 04:31:58 - 05:01:58 8228
Wildwood 04:47:05 -40.8 Dark Up 12.5 101.5 Really Low 04:32:05 - 05:02:05 8167
Idyllwild 04:47:05 -42.4 Dark Up 14.1 102.5 Really Low 04:32:05 - 05:02:05 8155
Calipatria 04:47:04 -43.5 Dark Up 15.2 103.1 Really Low 04:32:04 - 05:02:04 8107
Yuma 04:47:03 -44.3 Dark Up 16.1 103.5 Really Low 04:32:03 - 05:02:03 8074

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 15DE249, (2023/02/09 04:42UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:22.0 +11:58:02  1.3 19.44  28
61 Leo         11:01:49.7 -02:29:06  6.1  0.22  15
PPM 178357     11:01:20.2 -02:27:45 10.1  0.20  15
15DE249        11:01:38.8 -02:16:22 16.6        15
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:30:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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