RECON: TNO occultation with 511130

Event between (511130) 13WV107 and star GA0740:04511205 with event index number of 2262492

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/18 09:23:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 10:13:52.2 -15:23:13
Equinox of date position of star is 10:14:59.0 -15:30:05
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 139 degrees from the moon. Moon is 15% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.5

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TNO is 11.0 AU from the Sun and 10.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 35 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 572 km.
The sky-plane scale is 7363.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=60.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=24.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 511130, (2023/03/18 09:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:36.4 +11:51:10  1.3 27.39 161
Alphard        09:28:43.7 -08:45:37  2.0 13.16 148
PPM 222476     10:08:16.4 -17:15:23  5.1  2.38 138
PPM 222637     10:14:26.1 -15:48:37  8.5  0.34 138
PPM 222646     10:14:57.7 -15:23:05  8.8  0.12 139
511130         10:14:59.8 -15:30:10 14.5       138
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 8.5 km RECON observability=0.5 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 09:23:29 -32.0 Dark Down 6.4 234.6 Really Low 09:20:05 - 09:26:54 6149
Kamloops 09:23:58 -37.9 Dark Down 14.0 222.5 Really Low 09:20:33 - 09:27:22 6006
Kelowna 09:23:53 -38.4 Dark Down 14.3 223.4 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 6002
Peachland 09:23:53 -38.6 Dark Down 14.5 223.2 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5996
Penticton 09:23:53 -38.7 Dark Down 14.5 223.4 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5995
Summerland 09:23:53 -38.7 Dark Down 14.5 223.3 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5995
Oliver 09:23:53 -39.0 Dark Down 14.8 223.5 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5988
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:23:53 -39.1 Dark Down 14.8 223.7 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5988
Okanogan 09:23:53 -39.8 Dark Down 15.4 223.6 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5971
Brewster 09:23:53 -40.1 Dark Down 15.7 223.5 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5962
Manson/Chelan 09:23:53 -40.4 Dark Down 16.0 223.2 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5952
Wenatchee 09:23:53 -40.8 Dark Down 16.4 223.1 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5939
PNWRO 09:23:53 -41.7 Dark Down 16.8 224.7 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5931
Ellensburg 09:23:53 -41.3 Dark Down 16.8 223.0 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5927
Victoria 09:23:58 -40.6 Dark Down 17.0 220.2 Really Low 09:20:34 - 09:27:23 5918
Yakima 09:23:53 -41.7 Dark Down 17.1 223.1 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5917
Toppenish/White Swan 09:23:53 -41.8 Dark Down 17.2 223.3 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5915
The Dalles 09:23:53 -42.7 Dark Down 18.2 222.8 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5883
Maupin 09:23:53 -43.1 Dark Down 18.4 223.0 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5875
Dunrhomin 09:22:34 -40.4 Dark Down 12.8 236.7 Really Low 09:19:10 - 09:25:59 5872
CU-SBO 09:22:33 -40.6 Dark Down 13.0 236.7 Really Low 09:19:09 - 09:25:58 5863
Sisters 09:23:53 -44.0 Dark Down 19.3 222.7 Really Low 09:20:29 - 09:27:18 5844
Bend 09:23:35 -44.2 Dark Down 19.4 222.9 Really Low 09:20:11 - 09:27:00 5832
Oregon Observatory 09:23:35 -44.4 Dark Down 19.6 222.9 Really Low 09:20:11 - 09:27:00 5825
Chiloquin 09:23:31 -45.7 Dark Down 20.8 222.8 Low 09:20:07 - 09:26:56 5776
Cedarville 09:23:23 -46.1 Dark Down 20.7 224.5 Low 09:19:58 - 09:26:47 5767
Klamath Falls 09:23:29 -46.0 Dark Down 21.0 223.0 Low 09:20:04 - 09:26:53 5765
Fall River/Burney 09:23:24 -47.0 Dark Down 21.6 223.6 Low 09:20:00 - 09:26:49 5730
Gimple 09:23:19 -47.6 Dark Down 22.0 224.3 Low 09:19:55 - 09:26:44 5705
Greenville 09:23:19 -47.6 Dark Down 22.1 224.2 Low 09:19:55 - 09:26:44 5704
Portola 09:23:16 -47.7 Dark Down 22.1 224.7 Low 09:19:51 - 09:26:40 5700
Reno 09:23:13 -47.7 Dark Down 21.9 225.3 Low 09:19:49 - 09:26:38 5700
Quincy 09:23:18 -47.8 Dark Down 22.2 224.3 Low 09:19:54 - 09:26:43 5696
Yerington 09:23:09 -48.0 Dark Down 21.9 226.1 Low 09:19:45 - 09:26:34 5688
Carson City 09:23:12 -48.1 Dark Down 22.1 225.5 Low 09:19:47 - 09:26:36 5686
Hawthorne 09:23:06 -48.2 Dark Down 22.0 226.6 Low 09:19:41 - 09:26:30 5678
Gardnerville 09:23:10 -48.3 Dark Down 22.3 225.6 Low 09:19:46 - 09:26:35 5677
Lee Vining 09:23:05 -48.9 Dark Down 22.6 226.4 Low 09:19:41 - 09:26:30 5648
Beatty 09:22:53 -48.8 Dark Down 22.0 228.6 Low 09:19:29 - 09:26:18 5637
Bishop 09:23:01 -49.1 Dark Down 22.6 227.2 Low 09:19:36 - 09:26:25 5633
Patrick 09:22:38 -48.6 Dark Down 21.2 231.3 Low 09:19:14 - 09:26:03 5609
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:22:39 -49.1 Dark Down 21.8 230.8 Low 09:19:15 - 09:26:04 5589
Lake Havasu City 09:22:36 -49.5 Dark Down 22.1 231.2 Low 09:19:11 - 09:26:00 5561
George/Scottsdale 09:22:24 -48.8 Dark Down 21.0 233.3 Low 09:18:59 - 09:25:48 5554
Idyllwild 09:22:40 -51.3 Dark Down 24.1 229.6 Low 09:19:15 - 09:26:04 5495
Wildwood 09:22:48 -51.9 Dark Down 25.0 228.0 Low 09:19:23 - 09:26:12 5483
Calipatria 09:22:35 -51.2 Dark Down 23.7 230.8 Low 09:19:10 - 09:25:59 5481
Yuma 09:22:29 -51.1 Dark Down 23.4 231.6 Low 09:19:05 - 09:25:54 5471

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 511130, (2023/03/18 09:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 27.39 161
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 13.16 148
PPM 222476     10:07:09.5 -17:08:32  5.1  2.38 138
PPM 222637     10:13:18.6 -15:41:41  8.5  0.34 138
PPM 222646     10:13:50.2 -15:16:08  8.8  0.12 139
511130         10:13:52.2 -15:23:13 14.5       138
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/02 03:10:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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