RECON: TNO occultation with 511130

Event between (511130) 13WV107 and star GA0640:05838249 with event index number of 2262631

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/05 13:00:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 11:47:54.3 -24:08:26
Equinox of date position of star is 11:49:08.7 -24:16:36
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

[RECON map]
Object is 11.5 AU from the Sun and 11.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 10.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 28 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 708 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8598.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=60.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.5 sec chord
Diameter=24.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 511130, (2024/12/05 13:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:30.6 -11:17:26  1.0 26.49 101
4Gam Crv       12:17:05.5 -17:40:49  2.6  9.27 112
PPM 259265     11:40:15.8 -24:51:38  6.4  2.11 114
PPM 259430     11:47:45.0 -24:37:22  7.2  0.47 113
PPM 259487     11:49:58.1 -24:28:33  9.5  0.27 113
511130         11:49:10.2 -24:16:45 16.9       113
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 11.2 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=24.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:56:40 -17.2 AT Down 12.8 167.0 Really Low 12:53:53 - 12:59:28 1477
Dunrhomin 12:56:51 -13.3 AT Down 24.5 166.9 Low 12:54:04 - 12:59:39 1074
Nikitin 12:56:51 -13.3 AT Down 24.6 166.8 Low 12:54:03 - 12:59:38 1064
CU-SBO 12:56:51 -13.3 AT Down 24.7 166.7 Low 12:54:03 - 12:59:38 1056
Kelowna 12:56:23 -25.3 Dark Down 12.1 154.5 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 589
Kamloops 12:56:22 -25.9 Dark Down 11.1 153.7 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 579
Penticton 12:56:23 -25.3 Dark Down 12.3 154.3 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 566
Peachland 12:56:23 -25.5 Dark Down 12.1 154.2 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 565
Summerland 12:56:23 -25.4 Dark Down 12.2 154.2 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 563
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:56:23 -25.1 Dark Down 12.9 154.5 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 551
Oliver 12:56:23 -25.3 Dark Down 12.7 154.3 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 548
Okanogan 12:56:23 -25.2 Dark Down 13.4 154.2 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 502
Brewster 12:56:23 -25.3 Dark Down 13.6 154.0 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 476
Manson/Chelan 12:56:23 -25.5 Dark Down 13.6 153.6 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 442
PNWRO 12:56:25 -24.4 Dark Down 15.7 154.6 Really Low 12:53:38 - 12:59:13 419
Wenatchee 12:56:23 -25.6 Dark Down 14.0 153.4 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 405
Ellensburg 12:56:23 -25.7 Dark Down 14.3 153.2 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 369
Yakima 12:56:23 -25.7 Dark Down 14.7 153.1 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 345
Toppenish/White Swan 12:56:23 -25.5 Dark Down 14.9 153.3 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 344
Victoria 12:56:19 -27.8 Dark Down 12.1 150.8 Really Low 12:53:32 - 12:59:07 280
George/Scottsdale 12:56:48 -16.5 AT Down 29.2 159.3 Low 12:54:00 - 12:59:35 262
The Dalles 12:56:23 -26.0 Dark Down 15.4 152.5 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 250
Maupin 12:56:23 -25.9 Dark Down 15.8 152.5 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 233
Patrick 12:56:42 -18.6 Dark Down 27.0 157.6 Low 12:53:54 - 12:59:29 198
Bend 12:56:23 -25.9 Dark Down 16.7 152.1 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 154
Sisters 12:56:23 -26.1 Dark Down 16.4 151.9 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 150
Oregon Observatory 12:56:23 -26.0 Dark Down 16.8 152.0 Really Low 12:53:35 - 12:59:10 135
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:56:41 -19.1 Dark Down 27.0 156.9 Low 12:53:54 - 12:59:29 131
Lake Havasu City 12:56:42 -18.7 Dark Down 27.7 157.0 Low 12:53:55 - 12:59:30 113
Cedarville 12:56:26 -24.7 Dark Down 19.3 152.8 Really Low 12:53:39 - 12:59:14 84
Beatty 12:56:35 -21.2 Dark Down 24.6 155.1 Low 12:53:48 - 12:59:23 64
Chiloquin 12:56:23 -26.1 Dark Down 17.8 151.4 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 30
Hawthorne 12:56:31 -23.0 Dark Down 22.5 153.7 Low 12:53:43 - 12:59:18 20
Klamath Falls 12:56:24 -26.0 Dark Down 18.1 151.5 Really Low 12:53:36 - 12:59:11 16
Yerington 12:56:30 -23.5 Dark Down 21.9 153.3 Low 12:53:42 - 12:59:17 8
Reno 12:56:28 -24.1 Dark Down 21.2 152.8 Low 12:53:41 - 12:59:16 -6
Yuma 12:56:44 -18.5 Dark Down 29.2 156.3 Low 12:53:57 - 12:59:32 -11
Carson City 12:56:29 -24.0 Dark Down 21.5 152.7 Low 12:53:41 - 12:59:16 -25
Fall River/Burney 12:56:25 -25.5 Dark Down 19.3 151.6 Really Low 12:53:37 - 12:59:12 -28
Bishop 12:56:32 -22.6 Dark Down 23.7 153.7 Low 12:53:45 - 12:59:20 -30
Portola 12:56:27 -24.7 Dark Down 20.7 152.2 Low 12:53:40 - 12:59:15 -36
Gardnerville 12:56:29 -23.9 Dark Down 21.8 152.7 Low 12:53:41 - 12:59:16 -36
Gimple 12:56:26 -25.0 Dark Down 20.3 151.9 Low 12:53:39 - 12:59:14 -45
Lee Vining 12:56:31 -23.3 Dark Down 22.9 153.1 Low 12:53:43 - 12:59:18 -48
Greenville 12:56:26 -25.1 Dark Down 20.3 151.9 Low 12:53:39 - 12:59:14 -51
Calipatria 12:56:42 -19.3 Dark Down 28.5 155.5 Low 12:53:55 - 12:59:30 -56
Quincy 12:56:26 -25.0 Dark Down 20.5 151.8 Low 12:53:39 - 12:59:14 -62
Idyllwild 12:56:40 -20.4 Dark Down 27.5 154.5 Low 12:53:52 - 12:59:27 -113
Wildwood 12:56:36 -22.0 Dark Down 26.5 152.8 Low 12:53:49 - 12:59:24 -237

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 511130, (2024/12/05 13:02UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 26.49 101
4Gam Crv       12:15:48.1 -17:32:30  2.6  9.27 112
PPM 259265     11:39:00.5 -24:43:21  6.4  2.11 114
PPM 259430     11:46:29.2 -24:29:04  7.2  0.47 113
PPM 259487     11:48:42.1 -24:20:14  9.5  0.27 113
511130         11:47:54.3 -24:08:26 16.9       113
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/11 03:52:13 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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