RECON: TNO occultation with 99HH12

Event between 99HH12 and star GA0700:05791294 with event index number of 1138498

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/18 11:36:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:28:46.4 -19:25:20
Equinox of date position of star is 15:30:03.0 -19:29:52
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 55 degrees from the moon. Moon is 100% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

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TNO is 43.7 AU from the Sun and 43.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 11.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1538 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5579 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31291.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=242.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.4 sec chord
Diameter=98.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 99HH12, (2022/03/18 11:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:46.4 -26:28:46  0.9 15.60  70
7Del Sco       16:01:39.0 -22:40:59  2.3  8.03  63
PPM 230380     15:33:53.5 -19:44:40  5.5  0.94  56
PPM 230293     15:29:59.5 -18:47:57  8.3  0.70  54
PPM 230306     15:30:41.0 -19:28:48  8.9  0.15  55
99HH12         15:30:03.0 -19:29:52 16.4        55
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 0.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=3.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:37:47 -14.9 AT Up 17.7 192.2 Really Low 11:22:47 - 11:52:47 6734
Kamloops 11:39:09 -23.5 Dark Up 19.9 178.2 Really Low 11:24:09 - 11:54:09 6488
Kelowna 11:39:04 -23.4 Dark Up 20.7 179.1 Low 11:24:04 - 11:54:04 6472
Peachland 11:39:06 -23.6 Dark Up 20.8 178.8 Low 11:24:06 - 11:54:06 6463
Summerland 11:39:07 -23.6 Dark Up 21.0 178.9 Low 11:24:07 - 11:54:07 6458
Penticton 11:39:04 -23.6 Dark Up 21.0 179.0 Low 11:24:04 - 11:54:04 6458
Oliver 11:39:07 -23.7 Dark Up 21.4 179.0 Low 11:24:07 - 11:54:07 6444
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:39:03 -23.7 Dark Up 21.6 179.2 Low 11:24:03 - 11:54:03 6441
Tonasket 11:39:04 -23.9 Dark Up 21.9 179.1 Low 11:24:04 - 11:54:04 6426
Okanogan 11:39:05 -24.2 Dark Up 22.2 179.0 Low 11:24:05 - 11:54:05 6410
Brewster 11:39:04 -24.4 Dark Up 22.5 178.8 Low 11:24:04 - 11:54:04 6395
Manson/Chelan 11:39:06 -24.7 Dark Up 22.7 178.4 Low 11:24:06 - 11:54:06 6380
Wenatchee 11:39:07 -25.1 Dark Up 23.1 178.2 Low 11:24:07 - 11:54:07 6357
Victoria 11:39:28 -26.2 Dark Up 21.9 175.2 Low 11:24:28 - 11:54:28 6348
Ellensburg 11:39:11 -25.4 Dark Up 23.6 178.0 Low 11:24:11 - 11:54:11 6335
PNWRO 11:38:58 -24.9 Dark Up 24.6 179.7 Low 11:23:58 - 11:53:58 6320
Yakima 11:39:09 -25.6 Dark Up 24.0 178.0 Low 11:24:09 - 11:54:09 6317
Toppenish/White Swan 11:39:11 -25.6 Dark Up 24.2 178.2 Low 11:24:11 - 11:54:11 6310
Goldendale 11:39:09 -26.1 Dark Up 24.7 177.7 Low 11:24:09 - 11:54:09 6277
The Dalles 11:39:14 -26.4 Dark Up 24.9 177.3 Low 11:24:14 - 11:54:14 6259
Dunrhomin 11:37:18 -17.8 AT Up 29.1 194.0 Low 11:22:18 - 11:52:18 6256
Maupin 11:39:14 -26.6 Dark Up 25.4 177.4 Low 11:24:14 - 11:54:14 6242
CU-SBO 11:37:17 -18.0 AT Up 29.4 194.0 Low 11:22:17 - 11:52:17 6242
Sisters 11:39:14 -27.3 Dark Up 26.2 176.9 Low 11:24:14 - 11:54:14 6191
Bend 11:39:12 -27.3 Dark Up 26.5 177.2 Low 11:24:12 - 11:54:12 6184
Oregon Observatory 11:39:13 -27.4 Dark Up 26.6 177.0 Low 11:24:13 - 11:54:13 6173
North Lake 11:39:11 -27.4 Dark Up 27.3 177.6 Low 11:24:11 - 11:54:11 6152
Lakeview 11:39:05 -27.5 Dark Up 28.4 178.1 Low 11:24:05 - 11:54:05 6109
Chiloquin 11:39:15 -28.3 Dark Up 27.9 176.6 Low 11:24:15 - 11:54:15 6098
Klamath Falls 11:39:15 -28.4 Dark Up 28.3 176.6 Low 11:24:15 - 11:54:15 6082
Cedarville 11:39:02 -27.7 Dark Up 29.0 178.3 Low 11:24:02 - 11:54:02 6078
Fall River/Burney 11:39:11 -28.7 Dark Up 29.5 177.0 Low 11:24:11 - 11:54:11 6027
Susanville 11:39:05 -28.5 Dark Up 30.1 177.8 Up 11:24:05 - 11:54:05 6008
Gimple 11:39:06 -28.8 Dark Up 30.4 177.5 Up 11:24:06 - 11:54:06 5988
Greenville 11:39:07 -28.8 Dark Up 30.4 177.4 Up 11:24:07 - 11:54:07 5986
Portola 11:39:04 -28.6 Dark Up 30.7 177.9 Up 11:24:04 - 11:54:04 5978
Reno 11:39:00 -28.3 Dark Up 31.0 178.6 Up 11:24:00 - 11:54:00 5976
Quincy 11:39:07 -28.9 Dark Up 30.6 177.4 Up 11:24:07 - 11:54:07 5975
Yerington 11:38:54 -28.1 Dark Up 31.6 179.3 Up 11:23:54 - 11:53:54 5958
Carson City 11:39:00 -28.5 Dark Up 31.4 178.7 Up 11:24:00 - 11:54:00 5957
Gardnerville 11:38:57 -28.5 Dark Up 31.6 178.7 Up 11:23:57 - 11:53:57 5944
Tonopah 11:38:39 -27.1 Dark Up 32.5 181.4 Up 11:23:39 - 11:53:39 5943
Hawthorne 11:38:48 -27.9 Dark Up 32.1 179.9 Up 11:23:48 - 11:53:48 5942
Lee Vining 11:38:52 -28.5 Dark Up 32.6 179.3 Up 11:23:52 - 11:53:52 5900
Indian Springs 11:38:27 -26.6 Dark Up 33.9 183.1 Up 11:23:27 - 11:53:27 5884
Beatty 11:38:32 -27.2 Dark Up 33.7 181.9 Up 11:23:32 - 11:53:32 5883
Bishop 11:38:45 -28.2 Dark Up 33.2 180.1 Up 11:23:45 - 11:53:45 5879
Henderson 11:38:08 -26.3 Dark Up 34.4 183.9 Up 11:23:08 - 11:53:08 5866
Patrick 11:38:07 -25.6 Dark Up 35.0 185.2 Up 11:23:07 - 11:53:07 5848
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:38:07 -25.8 Dark Up 35.2 185.0 Up 11:23:07 - 11:53:07 5831
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:38:07 -26.3 Dark Up 35.3 184.4 Up 11:23:07 - 11:53:07 5820
Mohave Valley 11:38:08 -26.3 Dark Up 35.6 184.4 Up 11:23:08 - 11:53:08 5803
Lake Havasu City 11:38:08 -26.3 Dark Up 35.9 184.7 Up 11:23:08 - 11:53:08 5782
George/Scottsdale 11:37:51 -24.6 Dark Up 36.5 187.6 Up 11:22:51 - 11:52:51 5778
Parker 11:38:07 -26.4 Dark Up 36.3 184.8 Up 11:23:07 - 11:53:07 5761
Idyllwild 11:38:29 -28.3 Dark Up 36.8 182.0 Up 11:23:29 - 11:53:29 5689
Calipatria 11:38:08 -27.7 Dark Up 37.4 183.4 Up 11:23:08 - 11:53:08 5673
Wildwood 11:38:43 -29.6 Dark Up 36.5 179.9 Up 11:23:43 - 11:53:43 5672
Yuma 11:38:07 -27.1 Dark Up 37.8 184.4 Up 11:23:07 - 11:53:07 5661

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, (2022/03/18 11:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 15.60  70
7Del Sco       16:00:20.0 -22:37:18  2.3  8.03  63
PPM 230380     15:32:36.7 -19:40:14  5.5  0.94  56
PPM 230293     15:28:43.2 -18:43:25  8.3  0.70  54
PPM 230306     15:29:24.4 -19:24:17  8.9  0.15  55
99HH12         15:28:46.4 -19:25:20 16.4        55
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/16 00:53:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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