RECON: TNO occultation with 15RV245

Event between 15RV245 and star GA1060:00152651 with event index number of 1979460

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/10/17 09:49:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:29:40.8 +17:24:21
Equinox of date position of star is 01:30:51.3 +17:31:04
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 23.8 AU from the Sun and 22.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 63 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1337 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16557.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.1
Diameter=54.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Diameter=22.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 15RV245, (2021/10/17 09:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.4 +16:33:05  0.8 44.43  82
6Bet Ari       01:55:50.9 +20:54:49  2.6  6.81  49
97 Psc         01:31:03.7 +18:28:04  6.0  0.95  43
PPM 117364     01:29:35.0 +17:11:29  7.0  0.45  41
PPM 117381     01:31:03.1 +17:41:30 10.0  0.18  42
15RV245        01:30:51.4 +17:31:04 16.8        42
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 25.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 09:47:46 -41.6 Dark Up 48.7 228.7 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 5116
Kelowna 09:47:46 -42.0 Dark Up 49.0 228.9 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 5079
Peachland 09:47:47 -42.2 Dark Up 49.2 228.6 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 5071
Summerland 09:47:46 -42.3 Dark Up 49.3 228.9 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 5055
Penticton 09:47:46 -42.3 Dark Up 49.3 229.1 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 5047
Oliver 09:47:46 -42.5 Dark Up 49.5 229.4 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 5012
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:47:45 -42.6 Dark Up 49.5 229.8 Up 09:41:58 - 09:53:32 4993
Victoria 09:47:56 -44.7 Dark Up 51.8 225.0 Up 09:42:09 - 09:53:43 4986
Tonasket 09:47:45 -42.8 Dark Up 49.8 229.9 Up 09:41:58 - 09:53:32 4963
Okanogan 09:47:46 -43.1 Dark Up 50.1 230.1 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 4930
Brewster 09:47:46 -43.4 Dark Up 50.3 230.1 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 4905
Manson/Chelan 09:47:47 -43.7 Dark Up 50.7 229.8 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 4887
Wenatchee 09:47:47 -44.2 Dark Up 51.0 230.0 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 4841
Ellensburg 09:47:48 -44.6 Dark Up 51.4 230.1 Up 09:42:01 - 09:53:35 4801
Yakima 09:47:48 -44.9 Dark Up 51.7 230.5 Up 09:42:01 - 09:53:35 4760
Toppenish/White Swan 09:47:47 -44.9 Dark Up 51.7 230.9 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 4736
Pasco 09:47:44 -44.4 Dark Up 51.1 232.6 Up 09:41:57 - 09:53:31 4711
Goldendale 09:47:48 -45.5 Dark Up 52.3 230.9 Up 09:42:01 - 09:53:35 4684
PNWRO 09:47:43 -44.5 Dark Up 51.2 233.2 Up 09:41:56 - 09:53:30 4684
The Dalles 09:47:49 -45.9 Dark Up 52.7 230.7 Up 09:42:02 - 09:53:36 4665
Maupin 09:47:49 -46.1 Dark Up 52.9 231.3 Up 09:42:02 - 09:53:36 4621
Sisters 09:47:50 -47.0 Dark Up 53.7 231.6 Up 09:42:03 - 09:53:37 4536
Redmond 09:47:49 -46.8 Dark Up 53.5 232.1 Up 09:42:02 - 09:53:36 4529
Bend 09:47:49 -47.0 Dark Up 53.7 232.1 Up 09:42:02 - 09:53:36 4509
Oregon Observatory 09:47:49 -47.2 Dark Up 53.9 232.2 Up 09:42:02 - 09:53:36 4492
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:47:50 -47.4 Dark Up 54.0 232.3 Up 09:42:03 - 09:53:37 4472
North Lake 09:47:47 -47.4 Dark Up 53.9 233.6 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 4420
Chiloquin 09:47:50 -48.4 Dark Up 54.9 233.1 Up 09:42:03 - 09:53:37 4360
Paisley 09:47:46 -47.6 Dark Up 54.1 234.6 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 4358
Klamath Falls 09:47:50 -48.6 Dark Up 55.1 233.6 Up 09:42:03 - 09:53:37 4324
Lakeview 09:47:46 -47.8 Dark Up 54.2 235.4 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 4303
Cedarville 09:47:45 -48.2 Dark Up 54.5 236.4 Up 09:41:58 - 09:53:32 4232
Fall River/Burney 09:47:49 -49.2 Dark Up 55.5 235.5 Up 09:42:02 - 09:53:36 4195
Susanville 09:47:47 -49.2 Dark Up 55.4 237.1 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 4120
Greenville 09:47:47 -49.5 Dark Up 55.7 237.1 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 4095
Gimple 09:47:47 -49.5 Dark Up 55.7 237.2 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 4093
Quincy 09:47:48 -49.6 Dark Up 55.8 237.4 Up 09:42:01 - 09:53:35 4073
Portola 09:47:46 -49.5 Dark Up 55.6 238.1 Up 09:41:59 - 09:53:33 4054
Reno 09:47:44 -49.2 Dark Up 55.3 239.2 Up 09:41:57 - 09:53:31 4019
Dunrhomin 09:47:04 -39.4 Dark Up 44.9 253.2 Up 09:41:17 - 09:52:51 3999
Carson City 09:47:44 -49.5 Dark Up 55.5 239.7 Up 09:41:57 - 09:53:31 3980
Gardnerville 09:47:44 -49.6 Dark Up 55.6 240.1 Up 09:41:57 - 09:53:31 3954
Yerington 09:47:42 -49.2 Dark Up 55.2 240.7 Up 09:41:55 - 09:53:29 3953
Hawthorne 09:47:40 -49.2 Dark Up 55.0 241.9 Up 09:41:53 - 09:53:27 3898
Lee Vining 09:47:42 -49.8 Dark Up 55.6 242.1 Up 09:41:55 - 09:53:29 3842
Tonopah 09:47:36 -48.5 Dark Up 54.3 244.0 Up 09:41:49 - 09:53:23 3833
Bishop 09:47:40 -49.7 Dark Up 55.4 243.6 Up 09:41:53 - 09:53:27 3770
Beatty 09:47:35 -48.9 Dark Up 54.4 246.0 Up 09:41:48 - 09:53:22 3704
Indian Springs 09:47:31 -48.4 Dark Up 53.8 247.5 Up 09:41:44 - 09:53:18 3659
Henderson 09:47:29 -48.2 Dark Up 53.5 248.9 Up 09:41:42 - 09:53:16 3595
CPSLO 09:47:47 -52.4 Dark Up 57.9 243.9 Up 09:42:00 - 09:53:34 3574
Patrick 09:47:26 -47.7 Dark Up 52.8 250.7 Up 09:41:39 - 09:53:13 3518
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:47:28 -48.3 Dark Up 53.5 250.4 Up 09:41:41 - 09:53:15 3497
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:47:26 -47.9 Dark Up 53.1 250.8 Up 09:41:39 - 09:53:13 3495
Mohave Valley 09:47:28 -48.4 Dark Up 53.5 250.7 Up 09:41:41 - 09:53:15 3467
Lake Havasu City 09:47:27 -48.5 Dark Up 53.5 251.5 Up 09:41:40 - 09:53:14 3422
Wildwood 09:47:40 -51.7 Dark Up 56.9 247.9 Up 09:41:53 - 09:53:27 3419
Parker 09:47:27 -48.6 Dark Up 53.6 251.9 Up 09:41:40 - 09:53:14 3383
Idyllwild 09:47:34 -50.5 Dark Up 55.6 250.2 Up 09:41:47 - 09:53:21 3361
Blythe 09:47:28 -49.1 Dark Up 54.0 252.3 Up 09:41:41 - 09:53:15 3328
George/Scottsdale 09:47:19 -47.0 Dark Up 51.8 254.6 Up 09:41:32 - 09:53:06 3318
Calipatria 09:47:31 -50.0 Dark Up 54.8 252.2 Up 09:41:44 - 09:53:18 3283
Yuma 09:47:28 -49.5 Dark Up 54.3 253.5 Up 09:41:41 - 09:53:15 3227

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 15RV245, (2021/10/17 09:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 44.43  82
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:26  2.6  6.81  49
97 Psc         01:29:53.0 +18:21:20  6.0  0.95  43
PPM 117364     01:28:24.6 +17:04:44  7.0  0.45  41
PPM 117381     01:29:52.5 +17:34:47 10.0  0.18  42
15RV245        01:29:40.8 +17:24:21 16.8        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/08 00:56:55 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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