RECON: TNO occultation with 511551

Event between (511551) 14UD225 and star GA1040:00200459 with event index number of 2409084

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/18 04:58:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:05:53.8 +15:51:16
Equinox of date position of star is 02:07:08.3 +15:57:44
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 85 degrees from the moon. Moon is 46% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

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TNO is 45.2 AU from the Sun and 44.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 97 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1879 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32100.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=275.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.1 sec chord
Diameter=112.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 511551, (2022/10/18 04:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:13.9 +16:33:12  0.8 35.97  51
6Bet Ari       01:55:54.2 +20:55:07  2.6  5.63  85
19 Ari         02:14:18.1 +15:23:08  5.7  1.82  84
PPM 117935     02:06:38.5 +15:38:45  8.4  0.34  85
PPM 117936     02:06:44.1 +16:02:18  9.7  0.12  85
511551         02:07:08.5 +15:57:45 15.7        85
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 20.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:59:35 -36.5 Dark Down 36.9 112.2 Up 04:50:59 - 05:08:11 4751
Victoria 04:59:37 -36.0 Dark Down 35.8 107.9 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4722
Peachland 04:59:37 -37.4 Dark Down 37.7 112.2 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4680
Kelowna 04:59:36 -37.5 Dark Down 37.8 112.5 Up 04:51:00 - 05:08:12 4678
Summerland 04:59:37 -37.5 Dark Down 37.8 112.1 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4669
Penticton 04:59:37 -37.6 Dark Down 37.9 112.2 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4661
Oliver 04:59:37 -37.8 Dark Down 38.0 112.0 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4640
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:59:37 -38.0 Dark Down 38.2 112.0 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4625
Tonasket 04:59:37 -38.2 Dark Down 38.2 111.7 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4608
Okanogan 04:59:37 -38.3 Dark Down 38.3 111.3 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4593
Brewster 04:59:37 -38.3 Dark Down 38.2 110.9 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4584
Manson/Chelan 04:59:37 -38.2 Dark Down 38.1 110.4 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4583
Wenatchee 04:59:37 -38.4 Dark Down 38.1 109.9 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4561
Ellensburg 04:59:37 -38.5 Dark Down 38.1 109.4 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4545
Yakima 04:59:37 -38.7 Dark Down 38.3 109.1 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4522
Toppenish/White Swan 04:59:37 -38.9 Dark Down 38.4 109.1 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4504
Goldendale 04:59:37 -38.9 Dark Down 38.3 108.3 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4488
The Dalles 04:59:37 -38.8 Dark Down 38.2 107.8 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4488
Maupin 04:59:37 -39.1 Dark Down 38.4 107.6 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4461
PNWRO 04:59:37 -40.0 Dark Down 39.6 110.2 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 4432
Sleaford 04:59:06 -42.0 Dark Down 44.0 128.3 Up 04:50:30 - 05:07:42 4425
Sisters 04:59:59 -39.3 Dark Down 38.4 106.6 Up 04:51:23 - 05:08:35 4396
Bend 04:59:59 -39.6 Dark Down 38.6 106.6 Up 04:51:23 - 05:08:35 4372
Oregon Observatory 05:00:01 -39.6 Dark Down 38.6 106.4 Up 04:51:25 - 05:08:37 4365
North Lake 05:00:02 -40.3 Dark Down 39.1 106.4 Up 04:51:26 - 05:08:38 4304
Chiloquin 05:00:05 -40.0 Dark Down 38.6 105.0 Up 04:51:29 - 05:08:41 4290
Klamath Falls 05:00:06 -40.2 Dark Down 38.8 104.8 Up 04:51:30 - 05:08:42 4264
Lakeview 05:00:04 -41.2 Dark Down 39.8 106.0 Up 04:51:28 - 05:08:40 4214
Fall River/Burney 05:00:10 -41.0 Dark Down 39.4 104.2 Up 04:51:34 - 05:08:46 4169
Cedarville 05:00:06 -41.6 Dark Down 40.1 105.6 Up 04:51:30 - 05:08:42 4162
Susanville 05:00:11 -41.8 Dark Down 40.1 104.3 Up 04:51:35 - 05:08:47 4099
Greenville 05:00:12 -41.8 Dark Down 39.9 103.9 Up 04:51:36 - 05:08:48 4090
Gimple 05:00:12 -41.8 Dark Down 40.0 103.9 Up 04:51:36 - 05:08:48 4087
Quincy 05:00:13 -41.9 Dark Down 40.0 103.7 Up 04:51:37 - 05:08:49 4075
Portola 05:00:12 -42.2 Dark Down 40.4 104.0 Up 04:51:36 - 05:08:48 4050
Reno 05:00:12 -42.8 Dark Down 40.9 104.3 Up 04:51:36 - 05:08:48 4008
Carson City 05:00:13 -43.0 Dark Down 41.0 104.0 Up 04:51:37 - 05:08:49 3981
Gardnerville 05:00:14 -43.1 Dark Down 41.1 103.8 Up 04:51:38 - 05:08:50 3961
Yerington 05:00:13 -43.5 Dark Down 41.6 104.3 Up 04:51:37 - 05:08:49 3944
Hawthorne 05:00:13 -44.1 Dark Down 42.1 104.4 Up 04:51:37 - 05:08:49 3891
Lee Vining 05:00:15 -44.0 Dark Down 41.8 103.5 Up 04:51:39 - 05:08:51 3867
Tonopah 05:00:12 -45.3 Dark Down 43.3 105.1 Up 04:51:36 - 05:08:48 3806
Bishop 05:00:16 -44.8 Dark Down 42.5 103.5 Up 04:51:40 - 05:08:52 3795
Beatty 05:00:14 -46.2 Dark Down 43.9 104.4 Up 04:51:38 - 05:08:50 3700
Indian Springs 05:00:13 -47.1 Dark Down 44.8 104.9 Up 04:51:37 - 05:08:49 3636
Henderson 05:00:13 -47.8 Dark Down 45.5 105.0 Up 04:51:37 - 05:08:49 3568
Dunrhomin 04:59:37 -51.3 Dark Down 51.0 118.5 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 3549
Wildwood 05:00:27 -46.1 Dark Down 43.1 100.5 Up 04:51:51 - 05:09:03 3548
CU-SBO 04:59:37 -51.5 Dark Down 51.1 118.1 Up 04:51:01 - 05:08:13 3533
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:00:15 -48.6 Dark Down 46.1 104.4 Up 04:51:39 - 05:08:51 3483
Patrick 05:00:13 -48.9 Dark Down 46.5 105.3 Up 04:51:37 - 05:08:49 3477
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:00:14 -48.9 Dark Down 46.5 104.9 Up 04:51:38 - 05:08:50 3466
Mohave Valley 05:00:15 -48.7 Dark Down 46.1 104.2 Up 04:51:39 - 05:08:51 3461
Idyllwild 05:00:24 -47.7 Dark Down 44.7 101.4 Up 04:51:48 - 05:09:00 3448
Lake Havasu City 05:00:16 -49.1 Dark Down 46.4 104.0 Up 04:51:40 - 05:08:52 3419
Parker 05:00:17 -49.3 Dark Down 46.5 103.6 Up 04:51:41 - 05:08:53 3389
Calipatria 05:00:23 -48.9 Dark Down 45.8 101.7 Up 04:51:47 - 05:08:59 3353
Yuma 05:00:22 -49.7 Dark Down 46.6 101.9 Up 04:51:46 - 05:08:58 3283
George/Scottsdale 05:00:13 -51.2 Dark Down 48.6 105.1 Up 04:51:37 - 05:08:49 3262

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 511551, (2022/10/18 04:58UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 35.97  51
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:26  2.6  5.63  85
19 Ari         02:13:03.4 +15:16:47  5.7  1.82  84
PPM 117935     02:05:24.0 +15:32:16  8.4  0.34  85
PPM 117936     02:05:29.4 +15:55:48  9.7  0.12  85
511551         02:05:53.8 +15:51:16 15.7        85
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/02 04:08:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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