RECON: TNO occultation with 20PM3

Event between 20PM3 and star GA1120:16439006 with event index number of 1896671

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/09/26 07:31:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:56:56.7 +23:03:29
Equinox of date position of star is 23:58:01.7 +23:10:33
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 100 degrees from the moon. Moon is 35% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 12.6 AU from the Sun and 11.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 64 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2039 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8457.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.3
Diameter=82.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Diameter=33.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 20PM3, (2024/09/26 07:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:16.6 +45:22:11  1.3 45.24 107
Algenib        00:14:30.8 +15:19:15  2.8  8.76 101
PPM 115976     23:57:57.4 +22:47:09  6.1  0.41 100
PPM 115969     23:57:23.8 +23:01:10  9.2  0.26 100
PPM 116002     23:58:57.2 +23:17:18 11.3  0.19 100
20PM3          23:58:12.7 +23:11:44 14.6       100
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 25.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=24.3%
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 07:30:50 -41.1 Dark Up 62.8 179.5 Up 07:24:58 - 07:36:41 1898
Kelowna 07:30:51 -41.5 Dark Up 63.2 179.2 Up 07:24:59 - 07:36:42 1861
Peachland 07:30:52 -41.5 Dark Up 63.3 178.6 Up 07:25:00 - 07:36:43 1854
Summerland 07:30:51 -41.7 Dark Up 63.5 178.8 Up 07:25:00 - 07:36:43 1839
Penticton 07:30:51 -41.8 Dark Up 63.5 179.0 Up 07:25:00 - 07:36:43 1831
Oliver 07:30:52 -42.1 Dark Up 63.9 179.0 Up 07:25:00 - 07:36:43 1796
Victoria 07:31:05 -42.4 Dark Up 64.3 170.9 Up 07:25:13 - 07:36:56 1783
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:30:51 -42.3 Dark Up 64.0 179.4 Up 07:25:00 - 07:36:43 1777
Tonasket 07:30:52 -42.6 Dark Up 64.4 179.2 Up 07:25:00 - 07:36:43 1747
Okanogan 07:30:52 -42.9 Dark Up 64.7 178.9 Up 07:25:01 - 07:36:44 1716
Brewster 07:30:53 -43.2 Dark Up 65.0 178.5 Up 07:25:02 - 07:36:45 1691
Manson/Chelan 07:30:55 -43.4 Dark Up 65.2 177.7 Up 07:25:03 - 07:36:46 1675
Wenatchee 07:30:56 -43.8 Dark Up 65.6 177.3 Up 07:25:04 - 07:36:47 1630
Ellensburg 07:30:57 -44.2 Dark Up 66.0 176.7 Up 07:25:05 - 07:36:48 1592
Yakima 07:30:57 -44.6 Dark Up 66.4 176.6 Up 07:25:05 - 07:36:48 1552
Toppenish/White Swan 07:30:57 -44.8 Dark Up 66.7 177.0 Up 07:25:05 - 07:36:48 1528
Pasco 07:30:53 -45.1 Dark Up 66.8 179.9 Up 07:25:01 - 07:36:44 1499
Goldendale 07:30:59 -45.4 Dark Up 67.2 175.9 Up 07:25:07 - 07:36:50 1478
PNWRO 07:30:52 -45.3 Dark Up 67.1 180.4 Up 07:25:00 - 07:36:43 1471
The Dalles 07:31:00 -45.5 Dark Up 67.4 175.0 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 1460
Maupin 07:31:00 -46.0 Dark Up 67.8 175.2 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 1417
Sisters 07:31:03 -46.8 Dark Up 68.7 173.8 Up 07:25:11 - 07:36:54 1335
Redmond 07:31:01 -46.8 Dark Up 68.7 174.8 Up 07:25:10 - 07:36:53 1327
Bend 07:31:02 -47.0 Dark Up 68.9 174.4 Up 07:25:10 - 07:36:53 1307
Oregon Observatory 07:31:02 -47.2 Dark Up 69.1 174.0 Up 07:25:11 - 07:36:54 1291
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:31:03 -47.4 Dark Up 69.3 173.8 Up 07:25:11 - 07:36:54 1271
North Lake 07:31:01 -47.9 Dark Up 69.8 175.3 Up 07:25:10 - 07:36:53 1218
Chiloquin 07:31:05 -48.4 Dark Down 70.4 172.5 Up 07:25:14 - 07:36:57 1163
Paisley 07:31:00 -48.5 Dark Up 70.3 176.1 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 1156
Klamath Falls 07:31:05 -48.8 Dark Down 70.7 172.6 Up 07:25:14 - 07:36:57 1126
Lakeview 07:31:00 -49.0 Dark Up 70.8 176.5 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 1101
Cedarville 07:31:00 -49.7 Dark Down 71.5 176.9 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 1030
Fall River/Burney 07:31:05 -50.0 Dark Down 71.9 173.3 Up 07:25:14 - 07:36:57 999
Susanville 07:31:03 -50.7 Dark Down 72.6 175.3 Up 07:25:11 - 07:36:54 922
Greenville 07:31:04 -51.0 Dark Down 72.8 174.3 Up 07:25:13 - 07:36:56 897
Gimple 07:31:04 -51.0 Dark Down 72.9 174.6 Up 07:25:12 - 07:36:55 896
Quincy 07:31:04 -51.2 Dark Down 73.1 174.3 Up 07:25:13 - 07:36:56 876
Portola 07:31:03 -51.3 Dark Down 73.2 175.7 Up 07:25:11 - 07:36:54 856
Reno 07:31:01 -51.7 Dark Down 73.5 177.7 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 818
Carson City 07:31:01 -52.0 Dark Down 73.9 177.7 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 780
Gardnerville 07:31:01 -52.3 Dark Down 74.1 177.9 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 754
Yerington 07:30:58 -52.3 Dark Down 74.1 179.8 Up 07:25:07 - 07:36:50 750
Dunrhomin 07:30:05 -50.3 Dark Up 69.3 218.1 Up 07:24:13 - 07:35:56 739
Hawthorne 07:30:57 -52.8 Dark Down 74.5 181.6 Up 07:25:05 - 07:36:48 694
Lee Vining 07:30:59 -53.3 Dark Down 75.1 180.0 Up 07:25:08 - 07:36:51 641
Tonopah 07:30:52 -53.4 Dark Down 74.9 186.6 Up 07:25:00 - 07:36:43 624
Bishop 07:30:57 -54.0 Dark Down 75.7 182.6 Up 07:25:05 - 07:36:48 567
Beatty 07:30:51 -54.5 Dark Down 76.0 188.9 Up 07:24:59 - 07:36:42 495
Indian Springs 07:30:47 -54.9 Dark Down 76.2 193.1 Up 07:24:55 - 07:36:38 446
CPSLO 07:31:07 -55.8 Dark Down 77.7 173.4 Up 07:25:16 - 07:36:59 382
Henderson 07:30:44 -55.4 Dark Up 76.5 196.3 Up 07:24:53 - 07:36:36 379
Patrick 07:30:40 -56.0 Dark Up 76.9 201.4 Up 07:24:49 - 07:36:32 298
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:30:43 -56.3 Dark Down 77.3 199.0 Up 07:24:52 - 07:36:35 280
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:30:41 -56.3 Dark Up 77.1 201.0 Up 07:24:49 - 07:36:32 276
Mohave Valley 07:30:43 -56.6 Dark Down 77.5 199.4 Up 07:24:52 - 07:36:35 251
Wildwood 07:31:00 -57.2 Dark Down 79.0 182.5 Up 07:25:09 - 07:36:52 221
Lake Havasu City 07:30:42 -57.0 Dark Down 77.8 201.1 Up 07:24:51 - 07:36:34 204
Parker 07:30:43 -57.3 Dark Down 78.2 201.8 Up 07:24:51 - 07:36:34 166
Idyllwild 07:30:53 -57.7 Dark Down 79.1 191.6 Up 07:25:01 - 07:36:44 154
Blythe 07:30:44 -57.9 Dark Down 78.7 201.5 Up 07:24:53 - 07:36:36 113
George/Scottsdale 07:30:33 -57.6 Dark Up 77.6 212.3 Up 07:24:41 - 07:36:24 91
Calipatria 07:30:48 -58.3 Dark Down 79.5 198.1 Up 07:24:57 - 07:36:40 72
Yuma 07:30:45 -58.8 Dark Down 79.6 203.2 Up 07:24:53 - 07:36:36 13

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 20PM3, (2024/09/26 07:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 45.24 107
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8  8.76 101
PPM 115976     23:56:41.5 +22:38:53  6.1  0.41 100
PPM 115969     23:56:07.9 +22:52:54  9.2  0.26 100
PPM 116002     23:57:41.2 +23:09:03 11.3  0.19 100
20PM3          23:56:56.7 +23:03:29 14.6       100
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/27 00:13:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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