RECON: TNO occultation with 99HH12

Event between 99HH12 and star GA0700:05707316 with event index number of 1138478

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/23 06:49:36 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:17:01.0 -18:43:20
Equinox of date position of star is 15:18:14.1 -18:47:59
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 19 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

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TNO is 43.7 AU from the Sun and 42.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 691 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3650 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31132.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=242.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 13.4 sec chord
Diameter=98.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 99HH12, (2021/06/23 06:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.7 -26:28:40  0.9 18.38   5
27Bet Lib      15:18:09.9 -09:27:39  2.6  9.34  23
28 Lib         15:22:07.0 -18:14:06  6.4  1.08  19
PPM 229994     15:17:33.1 -18:42:26  8.3  0.19  20
99HH12         15:18:14.4 -18:48:00 14.3        19
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 1.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.0 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=0.4%
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 06:49:30 -14.7 AT Up 17.5 205.3 Really Low 06:34:30 - 07:04:30 12083
Kelowna 06:49:30 -15.1 AT Up 17.8 205.2 Really Low 06:34:30 - 07:04:30 12069
Peachland 06:49:31 -15.1 AT Up 18.0 204.9 Really Low 06:34:31 - 07:04:31 12063
Summerland 06:49:29 -15.3 AT Up 18.1 205.0 Really Low 06:34:29 - 07:04:29 12059
Penticton 06:49:29 -15.4 AT Up 18.2 205.1 Really Low 06:34:29 - 07:04:29 12058
Oliver 06:49:28 -15.7 AT Up 18.5 205.2 Really Low 06:34:28 - 07:04:28 12046
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:49:28 -15.9 AT Up 18.6 205.4 Really Low 06:34:28 - 07:04:28 12043
Tonasket 06:49:26 -16.2 AT Up 18.9 205.4 Really Low 06:34:26 - 07:04:26 12032
Okanogan 06:49:26 -16.5 AT Up 19.2 205.3 Really Low 06:34:26 - 07:04:26 12019
Brewster 06:49:26 -16.7 AT Up 19.5 205.1 Really Low 06:34:26 - 07:04:26 12007
Manson/Chelan 06:49:27 -16.8 AT Up 19.8 204.8 Really Low 06:34:27 - 07:04:27 11997
Victoria 06:49:41 -15.5 AT Up 20.1 201.6 Low 06:34:41 - 07:04:41 11988
Wenatchee 06:49:27 -17.2 AT Up 20.3 204.7 Low 06:34:27 - 07:04:27 11978
Ellensburg 06:49:27 -17.6 AT Up 20.8 204.6 Low 06:34:27 - 07:04:27 11961
Yakima 06:49:25 -18.0 AT Up 21.1 204.6 Low 06:34:25 - 07:04:25 11946
Pasco 06:49:21 -18.6 Dark Up 21.0 206.0 Low 06:34:21 - 07:04:21 11946
Toppenish/White Swan 06:49:24 -18.2 Dark Up 21.3 204.8 Low 06:34:24 - 07:04:24 11939
PNWRO 06:49:18 -18.9 Dark Up 21.2 206.3 Low 06:34:18 - 07:04:18 11938
Goldendale 06:49:25 -18.6 Dark Up 21.9 204.5 Low 06:34:25 - 07:04:25 11914
The Dalles 06:49:25 -18.8 Dark Up 22.2 204.2 Low 06:34:25 - 07:04:25 11901
Maupin 06:49:25 -19.2 Dark Up 22.6 204.3 Low 06:34:25 - 07:04:25 11885
Redmond 06:49:22 -20.0 Dark Up 23.4 204.4 Low 06:34:22 - 07:04:22 11848
Sisters 06:49:24 -19.9 Dark Up 23.5 204.0 Low 06:34:24 - 07:04:24 11845
Bend 06:49:23 -20.2 Dark Up 23.7 204.3 Low 06:34:23 - 07:04:23 11837
Oregon Observatory 06:49:23 -20.3 Dark Up 23.9 204.2 Low 06:34:23 - 07:04:23 11829
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:49:22 -20.5 Dark Up 24.1 204.2 Low 06:34:22 - 07:04:22 11819
North Lake 06:49:19 -21.0 Dark Up 24.3 204.8 Low 06:34:19 - 07:04:19 11807
Paisley 06:49:17 -21.7 Dark Up 24.7 205.3 Low 06:34:17 - 07:04:17 11786
Chiloquin 06:49:21 -21.5 Dark Up 25.2 204.0 Low 06:34:21 - 07:04:21 11766
Lakeview 06:49:14 -22.2 Dark Up 25.1 205.6 Low 06:34:14 - 07:04:14 11765
Dunrhomin 06:48:09 -26.2 Dark Up 20.6 219.8 Low 06:33:09 - 07:03:09 11762
Klamath Falls 06:49:20 -21.8 Dark Up 25.5 204.2 Low 06:34:20 - 07:04:20 11752
Cedarville 06:49:12 -22.8 Dark Up 25.6 205.9 Low 06:34:12 - 07:04:12 11736
Fall River/Burney 06:49:16 -23.0 Dark Up 26.4 204.8 Low 06:34:16 - 07:04:16 11700
Susanville 06:49:11 -23.8 Dark Up 26.8 205.6 Low 06:34:11 - 07:04:11 11678
Gimple 06:49:12 -24.0 Dark Up 27.1 205.5 Low 06:34:12 - 07:04:12 11662
Greenville 06:49:12 -24.0 Dark Up 27.1 205.4 Low 06:34:12 - 07:04:12 11661
Quincy 06:49:12 -24.2 Dark Up 27.3 205.4 Low 06:34:12 - 07:04:12 11651
Portola 06:49:09 -24.4 Dark Up 27.3 205.9 Low 06:34:09 - 07:04:09 11650
Reno 06:49:05 -24.8 Dark Up 27.3 206.6 Low 06:34:05 - 07:04:05 11643
Carson City 06:49:05 -25.1 Dark Up 27.6 206.7 Low 06:34:05 - 07:04:05 11625
Yerington 06:49:01 -25.5 Dark Up 27.5 207.4 Low 06:34:01 - 07:04:01 11622
Gardnerville 06:49:04 -25.4 Dark Up 27.8 206.8 Low 06:34:04 - 07:04:04 11614
Hawthorne 06:48:58 -26.0 Dark Up 27.8 208.0 Low 06:33:58 - 07:03:58 11603
Tonopah 06:48:50 -26.8 Dark Up 27.7 209.5 Low 06:33:50 - 07:03:50 11592
Lee Vining 06:49:00 -26.5 Dark Up 28.4 207.7 Low 06:34:00 - 07:04:00 11569
Bishop 06:48:53 -27.2 Dark Up 28.7 208.5 Low 06:33:53 - 07:03:53 11544
Beatty 06:48:46 -28.0 Dark Up 28.5 210.2 Low 06:33:46 - 07:03:46 11533
Indian Springs 06:48:40 -28.6 Dark Up 28.3 211.3 Low 06:33:40 - 07:03:40 11525
Henderson 06:48:37 -29.2 Dark Up 28.5 212.1 Low 06:33:37 - 07:03:37 11500
Patrick 06:48:29 -30.0 Dark Up 28.6 213.4 Low 06:33:29 - 07:03:29 11474
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:48:29 -30.2 Dark Up 28.8 213.3 Low 06:33:29 - 07:03:29 11460
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:48:33 -30.1 Dark Up 29.1 212.8 Low 06:33:33 - 07:03:33 11454
Mohave Valley 06:48:31 -30.4 Dark Up 29.3 212.9 Low 06:33:31 - 07:03:31 11438
Lake Havasu City 06:48:30 -30.8 Dark Up 29.5 213.2 Low 06:33:30 - 07:03:30 11417
CPSLO 06:48:59 -28.6 Dark Up 31.4 206.8 Up 06:33:59 - 07:03:59 11405
Parker 06:48:28 -31.2 Dark Up 29.8 213.3 Low 06:33:28 - 07:03:28 11397
George/Scottsdale 06:48:16 -32.0 Dark Up 29.0 215.7 Low 06:33:16 - 07:03:16 11388
Blythe 06:48:27 -31.6 Dark Up 30.4 213.2 Up 06:33:27 - 07:03:27 11364
Wildwood 06:48:47 -30.3 Dark Up 31.7 209.2 Up 06:33:47 - 07:03:47 11357
Idyllwild 06:48:39 -31.1 Dark Up 31.2 211.2 Up 06:33:39 - 07:03:39 11354
Calipatria 06:48:30 -31.9 Dark Up 31.2 212.5 Up 06:33:30 - 07:03:30 11327
Yuma 06:48:25 -32.5 Dark Up 31.2 213.5 Up 06:33:25 - 07:03:25 11308

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 99HH12, (2021/06/23 06:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.38   5
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  9.34  23
28 Lib         15:20:53.7 -18:09:32  6.4  1.08  19
PPM 229994     15:16:19.7 -18:37:45  8.3  0.19  20
99HH12         15:17:01.0 -18:43:20 14.3        19
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/22 00:51:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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