RECON: TNO occultation with 91205

Event between (91205) 98US43 and star GA1040:01191626 with event index number of 1117925

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/05 09:31:31 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:50:08.0 +15:53:56
Equinox of date position of star is 05:51:22.9 +15:54:14
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 170 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.0 AU from the Sun and 37.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 800 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2599 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26849.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.0
Diameter=151.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.2 sec chord
Diameter=61.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 91205, (2021/12/05 09:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:21.6 +07:24:34  0.4  8.58 162
Bellatrix      05:26:18.5 +06:22:04  1.6 11.35 159
131 Tau        05:48:28.1 +14:29:41  5.7  1.58 169
PPM 121449     05:51:18.1 +16:01:05  8.3  0.12 170
91205          05:51:23.8 +15:54:14 15.8       170
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.9%
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 09:30:50 -55.6 Dark Down 54.7 197.3 Up 09:15:50 - 09:45:50 -416
Kelowna 09:30:51 -56.0 Dark Down 55.1 197.2 Up 09:15:51 - 09:45:51 -451
Peachland 09:30:52 -56.2 Dark Down 55.2 196.7 Up 09:15:52 - 09:45:52 -461
Summerland 09:30:51 -56.3 Dark Down 55.3 196.9 Up 09:15:51 - 09:45:51 -475
Penticton 09:30:51 -56.3 Dark Down 55.4 197.2 Up 09:15:51 - 09:45:51 -481
Oliver 09:30:51 -56.5 Dark Down 55.7 197.3 Up 09:15:51 - 09:45:51 -514
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:30:50 -56.5 Dark Down 55.9 197.7 Up 09:15:50 - 09:45:50 -531
Tonasket 09:30:50 -56.8 Dark Down 56.2 197.7 Up 09:15:50 - 09:45:50 -560
Victoria 09:31:02 -58.7 Dark Down 57.0 191.0 Up 09:16:02 - 09:46:02 -565
Okanogan 09:30:51 -57.1 Dark Down 56.5 197.6 Up 09:15:51 - 09:45:51 -591
Brewster 09:30:51 -57.4 Dark Down 56.8 197.4 Up 09:15:51 - 09:45:51 -616
Manson/Chelan 09:30:52 -57.7 Dark Down 57.1 196.9 Up 09:15:52 - 09:45:52 -635
Wenatchee 09:30:53 -58.1 Dark Down 57.6 196.8 Up 09:15:53 - 09:45:53 -680
Ellensburg 09:30:54 -58.5 Dark Down 58.0 196.6 Up 09:15:54 - 09:45:54 -718
Yakima 09:30:53 -58.8 Dark Down 58.4 196.7 Up 09:15:53 - 09:45:53 -757
Toppenish/White Swan 09:30:53 -58.8 Dark Down 58.6 197.2 Up 09:15:53 - 09:45:53 -779
Pasco 09:30:49 -58.2 Dark Down 58.4 199.5 Up 09:15:49 - 09:45:49 -794
PNWRO 09:30:48 -58.3 Dark Down 58.6 200.0 Up 09:15:48 - 09:45:48 -818
Goldendale 09:30:54 -59.4 Dark Down 59.2 196.6 Up 09:15:54 - 09:45:54 -831
The Dalles 09:30:55 -59.8 Dark Down 59.5 196.1 Up 09:15:55 - 09:45:55 -851
Maupin 09:30:55 -60.0 Dark Down 59.9 196.5 Up 09:15:55 - 09:45:55 -892
Sisters 09:30:56 -60.8 Dark Down 60.8 196.0 Up 09:15:56 - 09:45:56 -977
Redmond 09:30:55 -60.6 Dark Down 60.7 196.8 Up 09:15:55 - 09:45:55 -980
Bend 09:30:55 -60.8 Dark Down 61.0 196.6 Up 09:15:55 - 09:45:55 -1001
Oregon Observatory 09:30:56 -61.0 Dark Down 61.2 196.4 Up 09:15:56 - 09:45:56 -1017
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:30:56 -61.2 Dark Down 61.4 196.4 Up 09:15:56 - 09:45:56 -1037
North Lake 09:30:54 -61.1 Dark Down 61.7 197.8 Up 09:15:54 - 09:45:54 -1082
Paisley 09:30:53 -61.2 Dark Down 62.1 198.9 Up 09:15:53 - 09:45:53 -1138
Chiloquin 09:30:57 -62.1 Dark Down 62.5 196.3 Up 09:15:57 - 09:45:57 -1146
Klamath Falls 09:30:56 -62.2 Dark Down 62.8 196.7 Up 09:15:56 - 09:45:56 -1181
Lakeview 09:30:52 -61.4 Dark Down 62.5 199.6 Up 09:15:52 - 09:45:52 -1189
Cedarville 09:30:51 -61.7 Dark Down 63.1 200.4 Up 09:15:51 - 09:45:51 -1256
Fall River/Burney 09:30:55 -62.7 Dark Down 63.9 198.2 Up 09:15:55 - 09:45:55 -1300
Susanville 09:30:53 -62.6 Dark Down 64.3 200.1 Up 09:15:53 - 09:45:53 -1367
Dunrhomin 09:30:02 -52.1 Dark Down 57.8 227.8 Up 09:15:02 - 09:45:02 -1384
Greenville 09:30:54 -63.0 Dark Down 64.6 199.7 Up 09:15:54 - 09:45:54 -1394
Gimple 09:30:53 -62.9 Dark Down 64.6 199.9 Up 09:15:53 - 09:45:53 -1394
Quincy 09:30:54 -63.1 Dark Down 64.8 199.9 Up 09:15:54 - 09:45:54 -1414
Portola 09:30:52 -62.9 Dark Down 64.8 201.0 Up 09:15:52 - 09:45:52 -1429
Reno 09:30:50 -62.6 Dark Down 64.9 202.6 Up 09:15:50 - 09:45:50 -1458
Carson City 09:30:49 -62.7 Dark Down 65.2 202.9 Up 09:15:49 - 09:45:49 -1494
Yerington 09:30:47 -62.4 Dark Down 65.2 204.5 Up 09:15:47 - 09:45:47 -1516
Gardnerville 09:30:49 -62.8 Dark Down 65.4 203.2 Up 09:15:49 - 09:45:49 -1520
Hawthorne 09:30:45 -62.3 Dark Down 65.4 206.0 Up 09:15:45 - 09:45:45 -1565
Tonopah 09:30:41 -61.5 Dark Down 65.3 209.5 Up 09:15:41 - 09:45:41 -1616
Lee Vining 09:30:47 -62.9 Dark Down 66.1 205.5 Up 09:15:47 - 09:45:47 -1622
Bishop 09:30:44 -62.6 Dark Down 66.4 207.7 Up 09:15:44 - 09:45:44 -1686
Beatty 09:30:39 -61.7 Dark Down 66.1 211.7 Up 09:15:39 - 09:45:39 -1737
Indian Springs 09:30:35 -61.0 Dark Down 65.9 214.4 Up 09:15:35 - 09:45:35 -1773
Henderson 09:30:32 -60.7 Dark Down 66.1 216.5 Up 09:15:32 - 09:45:32 -1830
CPSLO 09:30:52 -65.1 Dark Down 69.0 204.6 Up 09:15:52 - 09:45:52 -1894
Patrick 09:30:28 -60.0 Dark Down 66.0 219.6 Up 09:15:28 - 09:45:28 -1896
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:30:29 -60.2 Dark Down 66.3 219.5 Up 09:15:29 - 09:45:29 -1919
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:30:31 -60.6 Dark Down 66.6 218.5 Up 09:15:31 - 09:45:31 -1922
Mohave Valley 09:30:30 -60.7 Dark Down 66.8 218.9 Up 09:15:30 - 09:45:30 -1950
Lake Havasu City 09:30:29 -60.6 Dark Down 66.9 220.0 Up 09:15:29 - 09:45:29 -1993
Wildwood 09:30:44 -64.1 Dark Down 69.3 211.2 Up 09:15:44 - 09:45:44 -2028
Parker 09:30:29 -60.7 Dark Down 67.2 220.6 Up 09:15:29 - 09:45:29 -2030
Idyllwild 09:30:37 -62.7 Dark Down 68.7 216.1 Up 09:15:37 - 09:45:37 -2070
George/Scottsdale 09:30:20 -58.9 Dark Down 66.1 226.0 Up 09:15:20 - 09:45:20 -2075
Blythe 09:30:30 -61.1 Dark Down 67.8 220.8 Up 09:15:30 - 09:45:30 -2085
Calipatria 09:30:33 -61.9 Dark Down 68.6 219.6 Up 09:15:33 - 09:45:33 -2137
Yuma 09:30:30 -61.3 Dark Down 68.5 222.3 Up 09:15:30 - 09:45:30 -2184

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 91205, (2021/12/05 09:32UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  8.58 162
Bellatrix      05:25:07.8 +06:20:58  1.6 11.35 159
131 Tau        05:47:13.1 +14:29:18  5.7  1.58 169
PPM 121449     05:50:02.3 +16:00:47  8.3  0.12 170
91205          05:50:08.0 +15:53:56 15.8       170
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/08/30 01:17:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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