RECON: TNO occultation with 99RW215

Event between 99RW215 and star GA1120:00601941 with event index number of 1312230

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/16 04:52:24 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:15:24.7 +22:30:38
Equinox of date position of star is 04:16:40.2 +22:33:43
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 119 degrees from the moon. Moon is 13% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 30.8 AU from the Sun and 29.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 516 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2532 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21648.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=154.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.7 sec chord
Diameter=63.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 99RW215, (2023/12/16 04:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:17.9 +16:33:20  0.8  7.70 122
44Zet Per      03:55:38.6 +31:57:10  2.8 10.50 117
PPM 093337     04:14:16.8 +22:28:22  6.1  0.60 119
PPM 093353     04:15:56.1 +22:30:38  7.7  0.22 119
PPM 093362     04:16:18.6 +22:31:19 10.5  0.13 119
99RW215        04:16:50.3 +22:34:08 14.9       120
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=19.0%
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 04:53:09 -46.1 Dark Down 55.9 135.2 Up 04:38:09 - 05:08:09 1748
Kelowna 04:53:09 -46.1 Dark Down 56.1 134.6 Up 04:38:09 - 05:08:09 1719
Peachland 04:53:10 -46.0 Dark Down 56.1 134.0 Up 04:38:10 - 05:08:10 1718
Victoria 04:53:23 -44.1 Dark Down 55.1 127.7 Up 04:38:23 - 05:08:23 1712
Summerland 04:53:11 -46.1 Dark Down 56.2 134.0 Up 04:38:11 - 05:08:11 1703
Penticton 04:53:11 -46.2 Dark Down 56.3 134.1 Up 04:38:11 - 05:08:11 1694
Oliver 04:53:11 -46.3 Dark Down 56.6 133.7 Up 04:38:11 - 05:08:11 1664
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:53:11 -46.5 Dark Down 56.8 133.8 Up 04:38:11 - 05:08:11 1644
Tonasket 04:53:12 -46.6 Dark Down 57.0 133.4 Up 04:38:12 - 05:08:12 1619
Okanogan 04:53:14 -46.6 Dark Down 57.1 132.8 Up 04:38:14 - 05:08:14 1594
Brewster 04:53:15 -46.5 Dark Down 57.2 132.2 Up 04:38:15 - 05:08:15 1576
Manson/Chelan 04:53:16 -46.4 Dark Down 57.2 131.4 Up 04:38:16 - 05:08:16 1568
Wenatchee 04:53:18 -46.4 Dark Down 57.4 130.6 Up 04:38:18 - 05:08:18 1532
Ellensburg 04:53:19 -46.4 Dark Down 57.6 129.8 Up 04:38:19 - 05:08:19 1502
Yakima 04:53:21 -46.5 Dark Down 57.8 129.3 Up 04:38:21 - 05:08:21 1467
Toppenish/White Swan 04:53:21 -46.7 Dark Down 58.0 129.3 Up 04:38:21 - 05:08:21 1443
Goldendale 04:53:23 -46.5 Dark Down 58.2 128.0 Up 04:38:23 - 05:08:23 1406
The Dalles 04:53:24 -46.4 Dark Down 58.1 127.2 Up 04:38:24 - 05:08:24 1397
Pasco 04:53:17 -47.5 Dark Down 58.8 131.0 Up 04:38:17 - 05:08:17 1396
PNWRO 04:53:17 -47.8 Dark Down 59.1 131.0 Up 04:38:17 - 05:08:17 1368
Maupin 04:53:26 -46.5 Dark Down 58.4 126.8 Up 04:38:26 - 05:08:26 1357
Sisters 04:53:29 -46.4 Dark Down 58.6 125.0 Up 04:38:29 - 05:08:29 1293
Redmond 04:53:28 -46.7 Dark Down 58.9 125.5 Up 04:38:28 - 05:08:28 1279
Bend 04:53:29 -46.6 Dark Down 58.9 125.0 Up 04:38:29 - 05:08:29 1264
Oregon Observatory 04:53:30 -46.6 Dark Down 59.0 124.6 Up 04:38:30 - 05:08:30 1252
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:53:30 -46.6 Dark Down 59.0 124.3 Up 04:38:30 - 05:08:30 1236
North Lake 04:53:30 -47.1 Dark Down 59.7 124.5 Up 04:38:30 - 05:08:30 1179
Chiloquin 04:53:34 -46.6 Dark Down 59.4 122.2 Up 04:38:34 - 05:08:34 1146
Paisley 04:53:30 -47.5 Dark Down 60.2 124.2 Up 04:38:30 - 05:08:30 1118
Klamath Falls 04:53:35 -46.7 Dark Down 59.7 121.9 Up 04:38:35 - 05:08:35 1112
Lakeview 04:53:30 -47.7 Dark Down 60.6 123.7 Up 04:38:30 - 05:08:30 1065
Cedarville 04:53:32 -48.0 Dark Down 61.1 123.0 Up 04:38:32 - 05:08:32 1000
Fall River/Burney 04:53:36 -47.2 Dark Down 60.5 120.6 Up 04:38:36 - 05:08:36 993
Susanville 04:53:35 -47.9 Dark Down 61.3 120.6 Up 04:38:35 - 05:08:35 911
Greenville 04:53:37 -47.7 Dark Down 61.3 119.8 Up 04:38:37 - 05:08:37 895
Gimple 04:53:37 -47.7 Dark Down 61.3 119.9 Up 04:38:37 - 05:08:37 892
Quincy 04:53:38 -47.7 Dark Down 61.4 119.5 Up 04:38:38 - 05:08:38 876
Portola 04:53:36 -48.1 Dark Down 61.8 119.9 Up 04:38:36 - 05:08:36 849
Reno 04:53:35 -48.6 Dark Down 62.3 120.4 Up 04:38:35 - 05:08:35 804
Carson City 04:53:36 -48.7 Dark Down 62.5 119.8 Up 04:38:36 - 05:08:36 769
Gardnerville 04:53:36 -48.8 Dark Down 62.7 119.5 Up 04:38:36 - 05:08:36 745
Yerington 04:53:34 -49.2 Dark Down 63.1 120.4 Up 04:38:34 - 05:08:34 731
Hawthorne 04:53:34 -49.7 Dark Down 63.6 120.3 Up 04:38:34 - 05:08:34 670
Lee Vining 04:53:37 -49.4 Dark Down 63.6 118.7 Up 04:38:37 - 05:08:37 632
Tonopah 04:53:30 -50.9 Dark Down 64.8 121.5 Up 04:38:30 - 05:08:30 582
Bishop 04:53:35 -50.1 Dark Down 64.4 118.6 Up 04:38:35 - 05:08:35 551
Dunrhomin 04:52:46 -59.1 Dark Down 69.9 148.4 Up 04:37:46 - 05:07:46 460
Beatty 04:53:31 -51.4 Dark Down 65.7 120.0 Up 04:38:31 - 05:08:31 455
CPSLO 04:53:47 -48.5 Dark Down 63.6 111.9 Up 04:38:47 - 05:08:47 426
Indian Springs 04:53:28 -52.3 Dark Down 66.6 121.0 Up 04:38:28 - 05:08:28 390
Henderson 04:53:27 -52.9 Dark Down 67.4 121.0 Up 04:38:27 - 05:08:27 316
Wildwood 04:53:43 -50.2 Dark Down 65.7 112.0 Up 04:38:43 - 05:08:43 240
Patrick 04:53:24 -53.9 Dark Down 68.5 121.5 Up 04:38:24 - 05:08:24 220
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:53:27 -53.4 Dark Down 68.1 119.9 Up 04:38:27 - 05:08:27 217
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:53:25 -53.8 Dark Down 68.5 120.7 Up 04:38:25 - 05:08:25 204
Mohave Valley 04:53:28 -53.4 Dark Down 68.3 119.3 Up 04:38:28 - 05:08:28 190
Idyllwild 04:53:37 -51.8 Dark Down 67.2 113.7 Up 04:38:37 - 05:08:37 143
Lake Havasu City 04:53:28 -53.7 Dark Down 68.6 118.8 Up 04:38:28 - 05:08:28 142
Parker 04:53:28 -53.7 Dark Down 68.8 118.0 Up 04:38:28 - 05:08:28 106
Blythe 04:53:30 -53.6 Dark Down 68.8 116.4 Up 04:38:30 - 05:08:30 63
Calipatria 04:53:34 -52.8 Dark Down 68.4 113.9 Up 04:38:34 - 05:08:34 44
George/Scottsdale 04:53:20 -55.8 Dark Down 70.8 121.0 Up 04:38:20 - 05:08:20 -11
Yuma 04:53:32 -53.6 Dark Down 69.2 114.1 Up 04:38:32 - 05:08:32 -28

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 99RW215, (2023/12/16 04:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  7.70 122
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 10.50 117
PPM 093337     04:12:51.3 +22:24:47  6.1  0.60 119
PPM 093353     04:14:30.6 +22:27:06  7.7  0.22 119
PPM 093362     04:14:53.0 +22:27:47 10.5  0.13 119
99RW215        04:15:24.7 +22:30:38 14.9       119
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/14 20:47:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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