RECON: TNO occultation with 19308

Event between (19308) 96TO66 and star GA1120:00138247 with event index number of 1300788

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/11/11 04:01:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:07:46.5 +23:11:48
Equinox of date position of star is 01:09:03.7 +23:19:24
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 165 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 47.7 AU from the Sun and 46.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 98 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2325 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33975.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=636.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 27.4 sec chord
Diameter=260.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 19308, (2023/11/11 04:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:17.5 +16:33:20  0.8 49.15 132
6Bet Ari       01:55:57.8 +20:55:25  2.6 11.12 166
74Psi1Psc      01:06:58.7 +21:35:35  5.8  1.80 166
PPM 090520     01:10:40.5 +23:02:12  7.5  0.47 165
PPM 090476     01:07:56.0 +23:21:33  8.7  0.26 165
19308          01:09:03.9 +23:19:25 15.7       165
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 24.6 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Kamloops 04:01:50 -34.7 Dark Down 55.6 132.9 Up 03:53:13 - 04:10:28 12904
Victoria 04:02:04 -33.4 Dark Down 55.4 126.4 Up 03:53:27 - 04:10:42 12882
Peachland 04:01:53 -35.4 Dark Down 56.5 132.8 Up 03:53:15 - 04:10:30 12817
Kelowna 04:01:52 -35.5 Dark Down 56.5 133.3 Up 03:53:14 - 04:10:29 12813
Summerland 04:01:53 -35.5 Dark Down 56.6 132.7 Up 03:53:15 - 04:10:30 12803
Penticton 04:01:53 -35.5 Dark Down 56.7 132.8 Up 03:53:16 - 04:10:31 12794
Oliver 04:01:54 -35.6 Dark Down 57.0 132.4 Up 03:53:17 - 04:10:32 12769
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:01:54 -35.8 Dark Down 57.2 132.5 Up 03:53:16 - 04:10:31 12750
Okanogan 04:01:56 -35.8 Dark Down 57.5 131.4 Up 03:53:19 - 04:10:34 12713
Manson/Chelan 04:01:59 -35.6 Dark Down 57.5 130.1 Up 03:53:21 - 04:10:36 12703
Brewster 04:01:57 -35.8 Dark Down 57.6 130.8 Up 03:53:20 - 04:10:35 12702
Wenatchee 04:02:02 -35.6 Dark Down 57.7 129.3 Up 03:53:24 - 04:10:39 12676
Ellensburg 04:02:02 -35.6 Dark Down 57.9 128.5 Up 03:53:25 - 04:10:40 12656
Yakima 04:02:05 -35.7 Dark Down 58.1 127.9 Up 03:53:27 - 04:10:42 12627
Toppenish/White Swan 04:02:04 -35.8 Dark Down 58.4 127.9 Up 03:53:27 - 04:10:42 12604
The Dalles 04:02:08 -35.5 Dark Down 58.4 125.8 Up 03:53:31 - 04:10:46 12582
Maupin 04:02:10 -35.6 Dark Down 58.7 125.4 Up 03:53:32 - 04:10:47 12547
PNWRO 04:02:02 -36.9 Dark Down 59.4 129.6 Up 03:53:25 - 04:10:40 12513
Sisters 04:02:14 -35.5 Dark Down 58.9 123.6 Up 03:53:37 - 04:10:52 12505
Bend 04:02:14 -35.7 Dark Down 59.2 123.6 Up 03:53:37 - 04:10:52 12476
Oregon Observatory 04:02:16 -35.6 Dark Down 59.2 123.2 Up 03:53:38 - 04:10:53 12469
Sleaford 04:01:13 -42.4 Dark Down 59.6 156.9 Up 03:52:36 - 04:09:51 12466
Chiloquin 04:02:21 -35.6 Dark Down 59.7 120.7 Up 03:53:43 - 04:10:58 12390
Klamath Falls 04:02:21 -35.7 Dark Down 59.9 120.3 Up 03:53:43 - 04:10:58 12361
Fall River/Burney 04:02:23 -36.2 Dark Down 60.7 119.1 Up 03:53:46 - 04:11:01 12253
Cedarville 04:02:20 -37.0 Dark Down 61.3 121.4 Up 03:53:42 - 04:10:57 12233
Greenville 04:02:27 -36.6 Dark Down 61.5 118.2 Up 03:53:50 - 04:11:05 12162
Gimple 04:02:25 -36.7 Dark Down 61.5 118.3 Up 03:53:48 - 04:11:03 12158
Quincy 04:02:26 -36.7 Dark Down 61.6 117.9 Up 03:53:49 - 04:11:04 12146
Portola 04:02:25 -37.0 Dark Down 62.0 118.3 Up 03:53:48 - 04:11:03 12114
Reno 04:02:25 -37.6 Dark Down 62.5 118.7 Up 03:53:47 - 04:11:02 12062
Carson City 04:02:27 -37.7 Dark Down 62.7 118.2 Up 03:53:50 - 04:11:05 12032
Gardnerville 04:02:26 -37.7 Dark Down 62.9 117.8 Up 03:53:49 - 04:11:04 12011
Yerington 04:02:24 -38.2 Dark Down 63.2 118.7 Up 03:53:47 - 04:11:02 11986
Hawthorne 04:02:24 -38.6 Dark Down 63.8 118.6 Up 03:53:47 - 04:11:02 11924
Lee Vining 04:02:28 -38.3 Dark Down 63.8 116.9 Up 03:53:50 - 04:11:05 11902
Bishop 04:02:28 -39.0 Dark Down 64.5 116.8 Up 03:53:50 - 04:11:05 11818
Beatty 04:02:25 -40.3 Dark Down 65.9 118.2 Up 03:53:47 - 04:11:02 11700
Wildwood 04:02:39 -39.2 Dark Down 65.7 110.1 Up 03:54:01 - 04:11:16 11557
Dunrhomin 04:01:42 -48.1 Dark Down 70.3 146.6 Up 03:53:04 - 04:10:19 11451
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:02:24 -42.3 Dark Down 68.3 117.8 Up 03:53:46 - 04:11:01 11446
Nikitin 04:01:43 -48.2 Dark Down 70.5 146.3 Up 03:53:05 - 04:10:20 11436
CU-SBO 04:01:43 -48.1 Dark Down 70.5 146.0 Up 03:53:05 - 04:10:20 11433
Patrick 04:02:21 -42.9 Dark Down 68.7 119.4 Up 03:53:44 - 04:10:59 11432
Idyllwild 04:02:34 -40.8 Dark Down 67.3 111.7 Up 03:53:57 - 04:11:12 11431
Lake Havasu City 04:02:25 -42.7 Dark Down 68.8 116.7 Up 03:53:47 - 04:11:02 11375
Calipatria 04:02:32 -41.9 Dark Down 68.4 111.8 Up 03:53:55 - 04:11:10 11318
Yuma 04:02:31 -42.6 Dark Down 69.3 112.0 Up 03:53:54 - 04:11:09 11235
George/Scottsdale 04:02:20 -44.8 Dark Down 70.9 118.7 Up 03:53:42 - 04:10:57 11185

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 19308, (2023/11/11 04:03UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 49.15 132
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:26  2.6 11.12 166
74Psi1Psc      01:05:41.8 +21:27:56  5.8  1.80 166
PPM 090520     01:09:23.1 +22:54:36  7.5  0.47 165
PPM 090476     01:06:38.6 +23:13:55  8.7  0.26 165
19308          01:07:46.5 +23:11:48 15.7       165
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/24 02:23:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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