RECON: TNO occultation with 316179

Event between (316179) 10EN65 and star GA0700:05120750 with event index number of 2195370

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/22 10:18:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 12:51:29.2 -18:29:47
Equinox of date position of star is 12:52:43.4 -18:37:23
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 50 degrees from the moon. Moon is 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 28.8 AU from the Sun and 27.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1143 km.
The sky-plane scale is 20214.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=221.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Diameter=90.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 316179, (2024/03/22 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:28.4 -11:17:13  1.0 10.96  53
9Bet Crv       12:35:39.9 -23:31:49  2.6  6.32  50
PPM 226209     12:43:05.8 -19:53:29  6.1  2.61  49
PPM 226486     12:54:32.5 -18:39:29  8.5  0.42  50
PPM 226432     12:52:17.0 -18:47:12  9.2  0.20  50
316179         12:52:46.2 -18:37:40 16.0        50
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 7.8 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:18:28 -24.0 Dark Up 12.7 215.1 Really Low 10:12:51 - 10:24:05 2501
Kamloops 10:19:02 -31.4 Dark Up 18.2 201.9 Really Low 10:13:25 - 10:24:39 2281
Kelowna 10:18:58 -31.7 Dark Up 18.7 202.8 Really Low 10:13:21 - 10:24:35 2274
Peachland 10:18:59 -31.9 Dark Up 18.9 202.6 Really Low 10:13:22 - 10:24:36 2266
Summerland 10:18:58 -31.9 Dark Up 19.0 202.7 Really Low 10:13:21 - 10:24:35 2263
Penticton 10:18:58 -31.9 Dark Up 19.0 202.8 Really Low 10:13:21 - 10:24:35 2263
Oliver 10:18:57 -32.2 Dark Up 19.4 202.8 Really Low 10:13:20 - 10:24:34 2253
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:18:55 -32.3 Dark Up 19.5 203.1 Really Low 10:13:18 - 10:24:32 2252
Okanogan 10:18:55 -32.8 Dark Up 20.1 202.9 Low 10:13:18 - 10:24:32 2228
Brewster 10:18:55 -33.1 Dark Up 20.4 202.8 Low 10:13:18 - 10:24:32 2217
Manson/Chelan 10:18:56 -33.5 Dark Up 20.7 202.4 Low 10:13:19 - 10:24:33 2204
Wenatchee 10:18:55 -33.9 Dark Up 21.2 202.3 Low 10:13:18 - 10:24:32 2185
Ellensburg 10:18:55 -34.3 Dark Up 21.6 202.2 Low 10:13:18 - 10:24:32 2168
PNWRO 10:18:48 -34.3 Dark Up 22.1 203.9 Low 10:13:11 - 10:24:25 2165
Victoria 10:19:06 -34.3 Dark Up 20.9 199.2 Low 10:13:29 - 10:24:43 2163
Yakima 10:18:54 -34.6 Dark Up 22.0 202.2 Low 10:13:17 - 10:24:31 2154
Toppenish/White Swan 10:18:53 -34.7 Dark Up 22.2 202.4 Low 10:13:16 - 10:24:30 2150
Dunrhomin 10:17:54 -30.3 Dark Up 22.0 217.8 Low 10:12:17 - 10:23:31 2148
Nikitin 10:17:54 -30.4 Dark Up 22.1 217.9 Low 10:12:17 - 10:23:31 2140
CU-SBO 10:17:53 -30.5 Dark Up 22.2 217.8 Low 10:12:16 - 10:23:30 2137
The Dalles 10:18:54 -35.7 Dark Up 23.1 201.8 Low 10:13:17 - 10:24:31 2108
Maupin 10:18:53 -35.9 Dark Up 23.5 201.9 Low 10:13:16 - 10:24:30 2095
Sisters 10:18:53 -36.8 Dark Up 24.4 201.6 Low 10:13:16 - 10:24:30 2053
Bend 10:18:51 -36.9 Dark Up 24.6 201.9 Low 10:13:14 - 10:24:28 2049
Oregon Observatory 10:18:52 -37.1 Dark Up 24.8 201.8 Low 10:13:15 - 10:24:29 2040
Chiloquin 10:18:51 -38.3 Dark Up 26.1 201.6 Low 10:13:14 - 10:24:28 1978
Cedarville 10:18:43 -38.2 Dark Up 26.6 203.5 Low 10:13:06 - 10:24:20 1969
Klamath Falls 10:18:50 -38.5 Dark Up 26.4 201.7 Low 10:13:13 - 10:24:27 1966
Fall River/Burney 10:18:46 -39.2 Dark Up 27.4 202.3 Low 10:13:09 - 10:24:23 1923
Gimple 10:18:43 -39.6 Dark Up 28.1 203.0 Low 10:13:06 - 10:24:20 1894
Greenville 10:18:43 -39.6 Dark Up 28.1 203.0 Low 10:13:06 - 10:24:20 1892
Reno 10:18:38 -39.4 Dark Up 28.3 204.2 Low 10:13:01 - 10:24:15 1889
Portola 10:18:41 -39.6 Dark Up 28.3 203.5 Low 10:13:04 - 10:24:18 1888
Quincy 10:18:43 -39.8 Dark Up 28.3 203.0 Low 10:13:06 - 10:24:20 1883
Yerington 10:18:35 -39.5 Dark Up 28.6 205.0 Low 10:12:58 - 10:24:12 1876
Carson City 10:18:37 -39.7 Dark Up 28.6 204.3 Low 10:13:00 - 10:24:14 1873
Hawthorne 10:18:32 -39.5 Dark Up 28.9 205.6 Low 10:12:55 - 10:24:09 1865
Gardnerville 10:18:37 -39.8 Dark Up 28.8 204.4 Low 10:13:00 - 10:24:14 1862
Lee Vining 10:18:33 -40.2 Dark Up 29.5 205.3 Low 10:12:56 - 10:24:10 1829
Beatty 10:18:23 -39.5 Dark Up 29.6 207.9 Low 10:12:46 - 10:24:00 1823
Bishop 10:18:29 -40.2 Dark Up 29.8 206.1 Low 10:12:52 - 10:24:06 1814
Patrick 10:18:16 -38.6 Dark Up 29.8 211.1 Low 10:12:39 - 10:23:53 1807
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:18:16 -39.2 Dark Up 30.3 210.5 Up 10:12:39 - 10:23:53 1778
Lake Havasu City 10:18:16 -39.4 Dark Up 30.8 211.0 Up 10:12:39 - 10:23:53 1752
George/Scottsdale 10:17:59 -38.3 Dark Up 30.4 213.6 Up 10:12:22 - 10:23:36 1746
Idyllwild 10:18:16 -41.5 Dark Up 32.4 208.8 Up 10:12:39 - 10:23:53 1659
Calipatria 10:18:16 -41.1 Dark Up 32.5 210.2 Up 10:12:39 - 10:23:53 1653
Yuma 10:18:06 -40.7 Dark Up 32.5 211.2 Up 10:12:29 - 10:23:43 1640
Wildwood 10:18:23 -42.5 Dark Up 32.8 206.8 Up 10:12:46 - 10:24:00 1639

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 316179, (2024/03/22 10:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 10.96  53
9Bet Crv       12:34:23.2 -23:23:49  2.6  6.32  50
PPM 226209     12:41:49.1 -19:45:32  6.1  2.61  49
PPM 226486     12:53:15.5 -18:31:37  8.5  0.42  50
PPM 226432     12:51:00.0 -18:39:18  9.2  0.20  50
316179         12:51:29.2 -18:29:47 16.0        50
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/05/03 03:55:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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