RECON: TNO occultation with 310071

Event between (310071) 10KR59 and star GA0540:19336975 with event index number of 2752367

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/05/10 10:46:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:32:14.7 -35:35:58
Equinox of date position of star is 17:33:52.0 -35:36:55
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 112 degrees from the moon. Moon is 9% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
Object is 25.0 AU from the Sun and 24.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 120 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1346 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17566.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=163.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Diameter=66.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 310071, (2029/05/10 10:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.7 -26:29:40  0.9 16.25 126
34Ups Sco      17:32:45.8 -37:18:58  2.7  1.72 112
PPM 296389     17:30:55.4 -36:47:59  6.1  1.36 113
PPM 296428     17:33:04.7 -35:55:13  7.8  0.38 112
PPM 296480     17:35:14.6 -35:39:00  9.1  0.21 112
310071         17:34:12.9 -35:37:06 14.9       112
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 10:45:26 -15.2 AT Down 5.8 182.8 Really Low 10:34:59 - 10:55:54 9871
Kamloops 10:45:16 -12.3 AT Up 3.5 185.2 Really Low 10:34:49 - 10:55:44 9838
Peachland 10:45:14 -12.8 AT Up 4.4 185.7 Really Low 10:34:46 - 10:55:41 9817
Summerland 10:45:14 -12.9 AT Up 4.6 185.8 Really Low 10:34:47 - 10:55:42 9814
Kelowna 10:45:13 -12.6 AT Up 4.3 185.9 Really Low 10:34:45 - 10:55:40 9812
Penticton 10:45:13 -12.9 AT Up 4.6 185.9 Really Low 10:34:46 - 10:55:41 9811
Oliver 10:45:13 -13.1 AT Up 5.0 185.9 Really Low 10:34:45 - 10:55:40 9806
Manson/Chelan 10:45:15 -14.4 AT Down 6.3 185.4 Really Low 10:34:47 - 10:55:42 9801
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:45:13 -13.2 AT Up 5.1 186.0 Really Low 10:34:45 - 10:55:40 9801
Wenatchee 10:45:16 -14.8 AT Down 6.8 185.3 Really Low 10:34:48 - 10:55:43 9797
Brewster 10:45:14 -14.0 AT Down 6.1 185.7 Really Low 10:34:46 - 10:55:41 9797
Okanogan 10:45:13 -13.8 AT Up 5.8 185.9 Really Low 10:34:45 - 10:55:40 9796
Ellensburg 10:45:16 -15.2 AT Down 7.2 185.1 Really Low 10:34:48 - 10:55:43 9796
Yakima 10:45:16 -15.5 AT Down 7.6 185.1 Really Low 10:34:49 - 10:55:44 9789
The Dalles 10:45:18 -16.5 AT Down 8.6 184.6 Really Low 10:34:51 - 10:55:46 9784
Toppenish/White Swan 10:45:15 -15.6 AT Down 7.8 185.2 Really Low 10:34:48 - 10:55:43 9782
Maupin 10:45:18 -16.8 AT Down 9.1 184.7 Really Low 10:34:51 - 10:55:46 9774
Sisters 10:45:19 -17.7 AT Down 10.0 184.3 Really Low 10:34:51 - 10:55:46 9768
Bend 10:45:17 -17.8 AT Down 10.2 184.5 Really Low 10:34:50 - 10:55:45 9758
Oregon Observatory 10:45:19 -18.0 AT Down 10.4 184.4 Really Low 10:34:52 - 10:55:47 9757
PNWRO 10:45:09 -15.2 AT Down 8.1 186.4 Really Low 10:34:42 - 10:55:37 9744
Chiloquin 10:45:21 -19.2 Dark Down 11.7 184.1 Really Low 10:34:53 - 10:55:48 9736
Klamath Falls 10:45:20 -19.4 Dark Down 12.0 184.2 Really Low 10:34:52 - 10:55:47 9726
Fall River/Burney 10:45:18 -20.1 Dark Down 13.2 184.5 Really Low 10:34:51 - 10:55:46 9688
Cedarville 10:45:14 -19.1 Dark Down 12.6 185.5 Really Low 10:34:47 - 10:55:42 9674
Greenville 10:45:16 -20.5 Dark Down 14.1 184.9 Really Low 10:34:49 - 10:55:44 9653
Gimple 10:45:16 -20.5 Dark Down 14.1 185.0 Really Low 10:34:49 - 10:55:44 9651
Quincy 10:45:16 -20.7 Dark Down 14.3 184.9 Really Low 10:34:49 - 10:55:44 9647
Portola 10:45:15 -20.5 Dark Down 14.4 185.3 Really Low 10:34:48 - 10:55:43 9633
Reno 10:45:12 -20.4 Dark Down 14.6 185.8 Really Low 10:34:45 - 10:55:40 9610
Carson City 10:45:12 -20.6 Dark Down 14.9 185.9 Really Low 10:34:45 - 10:55:40 9599
Gardnerville 10:45:12 -20.8 Dark Down 15.2 185.9 Really Low 10:34:44 - 10:55:39 9591
Yerington 10:45:09 -20.4 Dark Down 15.1 186.4 Really Low 10:34:41 - 10:55:36 9578
Hawthorne 10:45:07 -20.5 Dark Down 15.5 186.8 Really Low 10:34:40 - 10:55:35 9551
Lee Vining 10:45:09 -21.2 Dark Down 16.1 186.4 Really Low 10:34:42 - 10:55:37 9545
Sleaford 10:44:32 -4.9 CT Up 0.5 196.7 Really Low 10:34:04 - 10:54:59 9522
Bishop 10:45:06 -21.2 Dark Down 16.6 187.1 Really Low 10:34:39 - 10:55:34 9506
Beatty 10:45:00 -20.6 Dark Down 16.9 188.4 Really Low 10:34:32 - 10:55:27 9448
Wildwood 10:45:07 -23.6 Dark Down 19.9 187.0 Really Low 10:34:40 - 10:55:35 9390
Idyllwild 10:44:59 -22.7 Dark Down 20.0 188.6 Low 10:34:31 - 10:55:26 9326
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:44:51 -20.5 Dark Up 18.3 190.3 Really Low 10:34:23 - 10:55:18 9322
Patrick 10:44:47 -19.9 Dark Up 18.0 190.9 Really Low 10:34:20 - 10:55:15 9311
Lake Havasu City 10:44:49 -20.8 Dark Up 19.0 190.6 Really Low 10:34:21 - 10:55:16 9288
Calipatria 10:44:53 -22.4 Dark Down 20.5 189.7 Low 10:34:26 - 10:55:21 9266
Yuma 10:44:50 -22.1 Dark Down 20.8 190.5 Low 10:34:22 - 10:55:17 9221
Dunrhomin 10:44:16 -11.6 NT Up 11.6 197.6 Really Low 10:33:48 - 10:54:43 9214
CU-SBO 10:44:15 -11.8 NT Up 11.9 197.5 Really Low 10:33:48 - 10:54:43 9209
Nikitin 10:44:17 -11.7 NT Up 11.8 197.6 Really Low 10:33:49 - 10:54:44 9208
George/Scottsdale 10:44:38 -19.7 Dark Up 19.3 192.7 Really Low 10:34:10 - 10:55:05 9181

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 310071, (2029/05/10 10:47UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 16.25 126
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7  1.72 112
PPM 296389     17:28:56.1 -36:46:42  6.1  1.36 113
PPM 296428     17:31:06.3 -35:54:01  7.8  0.38 112
PPM 296480     17:33:16.4 -35:37:54  9.1  0.21 112
310071         17:32:14.7 -35:35:58 14.9       112
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/08 03:30:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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