RECON: TNO occultation with 599752

Event between (599752) 10VQ11 and star GA0980:00950532 with event index number of 2727972

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/12 10:30:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:38:49.9 +09:42:49
Equinox of date position of star is 05:40:02.3 +09:43:28
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 46 degrees from the moon. Moon is 84% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 333 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1840 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29059.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=448.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 17.7 sec chord
Diameter=183.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 599752, (2022/12/12 10:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:24.9 +07:24:34  0.4  4.65  43
Bellatrix      05:26:21.8 +06:22:07  1.6  4.78  51
40Phi2Ori      05:38:10.1 +09:18:05  5.2  0.64  47
PPM 149285     05:40:50.4 +09:51:34  8.3  0.23  46
PPM 149278     05:40:27.3 +09:55:53  8.9  0.22  46
599752         05:40:05.7 +09:43:30 16.8        46
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 2.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:28:26 -40.6 Dark Up 32.8 240.0 Up 10:13:26 - 10:43:26 7544
Kamloops 10:28:53 -49.5 Dark Up 40.8 225.5 Up 10:13:53 - 10:43:53 7362
Kelowna 10:28:50 -49.3 Dark Up 40.9 227.1 Up 10:13:50 - 10:43:50 7296
Peachland 10:28:50 -49.5 Dark Up 41.1 226.8 Up 10:13:50 - 10:43:50 7286
Summerland 10:28:50 -49.6 Dark Up 41.2 227.0 Up 10:13:50 - 10:43:50 7274
Penticton 10:28:49 -49.5 Dark Up 41.2 227.2 Up 10:13:49 - 10:43:49 7268
Oliver 10:28:48 -49.7 Dark Up 41.4 227.4 Up 10:13:48 - 10:43:48 7238
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:28:48 -49.6 Dark Up 41.4 227.7 Up 10:13:48 - 10:43:48 7224
Tonasket 10:28:47 -49.8 Dark Up 41.7 227.8 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 7197
Victoria 10:28:57 -52.2 Dark Up 43.7 223.3 Up 10:13:57 - 10:43:57 7169
Okanogan 10:28:47 -50.1 Dark Up 42.0 227.9 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 7167
Brewster 10:28:47 -50.3 Dark Up 42.3 227.8 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 7143
Manson/Chelan 10:28:48 -50.6 Dark Up 42.6 227.5 Up 10:13:48 - 10:43:48 7123
Wenatchee 10:28:48 -50.9 Dark Up 43.0 227.7 Up 10:13:48 - 10:43:48 7081
Ellensburg 10:28:48 -51.2 Dark Up 43.4 227.7 Up 10:13:48 - 10:43:48 7044
Yakima 10:28:47 -51.4 Dark Up 43.7 228.0 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 7008
Toppenish/White Swan 10:28:46 -51.4 Dark Up 43.7 228.3 Up 10:13:46 - 10:43:46 6989
Pasco 10:28:43 -50.6 Dark Up 43.1 229.9 Up 10:13:43 - 10:43:43 6982
PNWRO 10:28:42 -50.6 Dark Up 43.2 230.3 Up 10:13:42 - 10:43:42 6961
Goldendale 10:28:47 -51.9 Dark Up 44.3 228.2 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 6938
The Dalles 10:28:47 -52.2 Dark Up 44.7 228.0 Up 10:13:47 - 10:43:47 6916
Maupin 10:28:46 -52.3 Dark Up 44.9 228.4 Up 10:13:46 - 10:43:46 6879
Sisters 10:28:46 -53.0 Dark Up 45.7 228.5 Up 10:13:46 - 10:43:46 6797
Redmond 10:28:45 -52.7 Dark Up 45.5 229.0 Up 10:13:45 - 10:43:45 6796
Bend 10:28:45 -52.9 Dark Up 45.7 229.0 Up 10:13:45 - 10:43:45 6776
Oregon Observatory 10:28:45 -53.0 Dark Up 45.9 228.9 Up 10:13:45 - 10:43:45 6760
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:28:45 -53.1 Dark Up 46.1 229.0 Up 10:13:45 - 10:43:45 6741
North Lake 10:28:43 -52.9 Dark Up 46.0 230.1 Up 10:13:43 - 10:43:43 6703
Paisley 10:28:41 -52.8 Dark Up 46.2 230.9 Up 10:13:41 - 10:43:41 6653
Chiloquin 10:28:45 -53.8 Dark Up 47.0 229.5 Up 10:13:45 - 10:43:45 6636
Lakeview 10:28:40 -52.9 Dark Up 46.4 231.5 Up 10:13:40 - 10:43:40 6606
Klamath Falls 10:28:44 -53.9 Dark Up 47.2 229.9 Up 10:13:44 - 10:43:44 6604
Cedarville 10:28:39 -53.0 Dark Up 46.7 232.3 Up 10:13:39 - 10:43:39 6545
Dunrhomin 10:27:58 -42.2 Dark Up 37.6 248.1 Up 10:12:58 - 10:42:58 6508
Fall River/Burney 10:28:42 -54.0 Dark Up 47.7 231.3 Up 10:13:42 - 10:43:42 6494
Susanville 10:28:39 -53.6 Dark Up 47.7 232.7 Up 10:13:39 - 10:43:39 6437
Gimple 10:28:39 -53.9 Dark Up 48.0 232.7 Up 10:13:39 - 10:43:39 6409
Greenville 10:28:39 -53.9 Dark Up 48.0 232.6 Up 10:13:39 - 10:43:39 6409
Quincy 10:28:39 -54.0 Dark Up 48.2 232.8 Up 10:13:39 - 10:43:39 6390
Portola 10:28:37 -53.7 Dark Up 47.9 233.4 Up 10:13:37 - 10:43:37 6380
Reno 10:28:35 -53.3 Dark Up 47.7 234.4 Up 10:13:35 - 10:43:35 6356
Carson City 10:28:35 -53.4 Dark Up 47.9 234.7 Up 10:13:35 - 10:43:35 6322
Yerington 10:28:32 -52.9 Dark Up 47.6 235.6 Up 10:13:32 - 10:43:32 6306
Gardnerville 10:28:34 -53.4 Dark Up 48.0 235.0 Up 10:13:34 - 10:43:34 6298
Hawthorne 10:28:30 -52.6 Dark Up 47.5 236.6 Up 10:13:30 - 10:43:30 6263
Tonopah 10:28:26 -51.7 Dark Up 46.8 238.5 Up 10:13:26 - 10:43:26 6224
Lee Vining 10:28:31 -53.1 Dark Up 48.2 236.6 Up 10:13:31 - 10:43:31 6206
Bishop 10:28:28 -52.7 Dark Up 48.0 237.9 Up 10:13:28 - 10:43:28 6150
Beatty 10:28:23 -51.5 Dark Up 47.1 240.1 Up 10:13:23 - 10:43:23 6112
Indian Springs 10:28:20 -50.7 Dark Up 46.5 241.5 Up 10:13:20 - 10:43:20 6085
Henderson 10:28:17 -50.2 Dark Up 46.3 242.6 Up 10:13:17 - 10:43:17 6035
Patrick 10:28:13 -49.4 Dark Up 45.8 244.3 Up 10:13:13 - 10:43:13 5979
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:28:13 -49.6 Dark Up 46.0 244.3 Up 10:13:13 - 10:43:13 5956
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:28:14 -50.0 Dark Up 46.4 243.8 Up 10:13:14 - 10:43:14 5951
CPSLO 10:28:32 -54.9 Dark Up 50.6 237.5 Up 10:13:32 - 10:43:32 5936
Mohave Valley 10:28:14 -50.0 Dark Up 46.5 244.1 Up 10:13:14 - 10:43:14 5923
Lake Havasu City 10:28:13 -49.9 Dark Up 46.5 244.7 Up 10:13:13 - 10:43:13 5885
Parker 10:28:12 -49.9 Dark Up 46.7 245.1 Up 10:13:12 - 10:43:12 5849
Wildwood 10:28:25 -53.4 Dark Up 49.8 240.9 Up 10:13:25 - 10:43:25 5823
George/Scottsdale 10:28:05 -47.9 Dark Up 45.0 247.6 Up 10:13:05 - 10:43:05 5821
Idyllwild 10:28:19 -51.9 Dark Up 48.6 243.2 Up 10:13:19 - 10:43:19 5796
Blythe 10:28:12 -50.1 Dark Up 47.1 245.3 Up 10:13:12 - 10:43:12 5795
Calipatria 10:28:15 -50.9 Dark Up 48.0 244.9 Up 10:13:15 - 10:43:15 5739
Yuma 10:28:11 -50.2 Dark Up 47.5 246.2 Up 10:13:11 - 10:43:11 5701

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 599752, (2022/12/12 10:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  4.65  43
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6  4.78  51
40Phi2Ori      05:36:54.6 +09:17:20  5.2  0.64  47
PPM 149285     05:39:34.6 +09:50:54  8.3  0.23  46
PPM 149278     05:39:11.4 +09:55:13  8.9  0.22  46
599752         05:38:49.9 +09:42:49 16.8        46
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/02 01:09:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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