RECON: TNO occultation with 00KK4

Event between 00KK4 and star GA0820:06518096 with event index number of 1986978

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/07/07 06:23:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:45:06.1 -06:23:54
Equinox of date position of star is 17:46:15.0 -06:24:21
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 159 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 44.7 AU from the Sun and 43.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 247 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2269 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31744.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=345.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.5 sec chord
Diameter=140.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 00KK4, (2021/07/07 06:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.8 -26:28:40  0.9 26.95 174
60Bet Oph      17:44:32.2 +04:33:36  2.8 10.97 150
PPM 201153     17:53:47.9 -06:08:50  5.9  1.89 158
PPM 201041     17:48:07.2 -06:12:59  8.4  0.50 159
PPM 200991     17:45:35.9 -06:24:50  9.8  0.16 159
00KK4          17:46:15.5 -06:24:21 16.9       159
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 3.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.2 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=0.5%
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 06:23:29 -14.0 AT Down 33.2 174.9 Up 06:08:29 - 06:38:29 9127
Kelowna 06:23:30 -14.3 AT Down 33.6 174.7 Up 06:08:30 - 06:38:30 9105
Peachland 06:23:31 -14.3 AT Down 33.7 174.4 Up 06:08:31 - 06:38:31 9101
Summerland 06:23:31 -14.5 AT Down 33.9 174.5 Up 06:08:31 - 06:38:31 9091
Penticton 06:23:30 -14.6 AT Down 33.9 174.6 Up 06:08:30 - 06:38:30 9086
Oliver 06:23:31 -14.9 AT Down 34.3 174.6 Up 06:08:31 - 06:38:31 9064
Victoria 06:23:43 -14.4 AT Down 34.6 169.9 Up 06:08:43 - 06:38:43 9053
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:23:29 -15.1 AT Down 34.5 174.8 Up 06:08:29 - 06:38:29 9053
Tonasket 06:23:31 -15.4 AT Down 34.8 174.7 Up 06:08:31 - 06:38:31 9033
Okanogan 06:23:32 -15.6 AT Down 35.1 174.5 Up 06:08:32 - 06:38:32 9014
Brewster 06:23:32 -15.8 AT Down 35.3 174.2 Up 06:08:32 - 06:38:32 8998
Manson/Chelan 06:23:34 -15.9 AT Down 35.5 173.8 Up 06:08:34 - 06:38:34 8988
Wenatchee 06:23:34 -16.3 AT Down 36.0 173.5 Up 06:08:34 - 06:38:34 8959
Ellensburg 06:23:35 -16.6 AT Down 36.4 173.2 Up 06:08:35 - 06:38:35 8934
Yakima 06:23:35 -17.0 AT Down 36.8 173.2 Up 06:08:35 - 06:38:35 8908
Toppenish/White Swan 06:23:35 -17.2 AT Down 37.0 173.4 Up 06:08:35 - 06:38:35 8892
Pasco 06:23:30 -17.7 AT Down 37.2 174.9 Up 06:08:30 - 06:38:30 8873
Goldendale 06:23:37 -17.6 AT Down 37.5 172.8 Up 06:08:37 - 06:38:37 8859
PNWRO 06:23:31 -18.0 AT Down 37.5 175.2 Up 06:08:31 - 06:38:31 8855
The Dalles 06:23:38 -17.7 AT Down 37.7 172.3 Up 06:08:38 - 06:38:38 8847
Maupin 06:23:39 -18.1 Dark Down 38.1 172.4 Up 06:08:39 - 06:38:39 8818
Sisters 06:23:40 -18.8 Dark Down 39.0 171.7 Up 06:08:40 - 06:38:40 8763
Redmond 06:23:39 -18.9 Dark Down 39.0 172.2 Up 06:08:39 - 06:38:39 8758
Bend 06:23:40 -19.1 Dark Down 39.2 172.0 Up 06:08:40 - 06:38:40 8744
Oregon Observatory 06:23:40 -19.2 Dark Down 39.4 171.8 Up 06:08:40 - 06:38:40 8733
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:23:40 -19.3 Dark Down 39.6 171.7 Up 06:08:40 - 06:38:40 8720
North Lake 06:23:38 -19.9 Dark Down 40.1 172.4 Up 06:08:38 - 06:38:38 8684
Chiloquin 06:23:42 -20.2 Dark Down 40.6 171.1 Up 06:08:42 - 06:38:42 8644
Paisley 06:23:37 -20.5 Dark Down 40.7 172.8 Up 06:08:37 - 06:38:37 8642
Klamath Falls 06:23:42 -20.6 Dark Down 41.0 171.2 Up 06:08:42 - 06:38:42 8619
Lakeview 06:23:38 -21.1 Dark Down 41.2 173.0 Up 06:08:38 - 06:38:38 8604
Cedarville 06:23:38 -21.7 Dark Down 41.8 173.2 Up 06:08:38 - 06:38:38 8554
Fall River/Burney 06:23:42 -21.7 Dark Down 42.2 171.5 Up 06:08:42 - 06:38:42 8530
Susanville 06:23:40 -22.6 Dark Down 42.9 172.4 Up 06:08:40 - 06:38:40 8476
Greenville 06:23:41 -22.7 Dark Down 43.1 172.0 Up 06:08:41 - 06:38:41 8458
Gimple 06:23:41 -22.7 Dark Down 43.2 172.1 Up 06:08:41 - 06:38:41 8457
Quincy 06:23:41 -22.9 Dark Down 43.4 172.0 Up 06:08:41 - 06:38:41 8443
Portola 06:23:40 -23.2 Dark Down 43.5 172.6 Up 06:08:40 - 06:38:40 8429
Reno 06:23:37 -23.6 Dark Down 43.8 173.5 Up 06:08:37 - 06:38:37 8403
Carson City 06:23:38 -23.9 Dark Down 44.2 173.5 Up 06:08:38 - 06:38:38 8376
Gardnerville 06:23:38 -24.2 Dark Down 44.5 173.5 Up 06:08:38 - 06:38:38 8356
Yerington 06:23:35 -24.3 Dark Down 44.5 174.3 Up 06:08:35 - 06:38:35 8355
Hawthorne 06:23:34 -24.9 Dark Down 45.0 175.0 Up 06:08:34 - 06:38:34 8313
Dunrhomin 06:22:46 -26.4 Dark Down 42.5 193.1 Up 06:07:46 - 06:37:46 8302
Lee Vining 06:23:36 -25.3 Dark Down 45.5 174.3 Up 06:08:36 - 06:38:36 8275
Tonopah 06:23:30 -25.8 Dark Down 45.5 176.9 Up 06:08:30 - 06:38:30 8263
Bishop 06:23:33 -26.1 Dark Down 46.1 175.2 Up 06:08:33 - 06:38:33 8220
Beatty 06:23:28 -27.0 Dark Down 46.7 177.5 Up 06:08:28 - 06:38:28 8166
Indian Springs 06:23:24 -27.6 Dark Down 47.0 179.0 Up 06:08:24 - 06:38:24 8129
Henderson 06:23:22 -28.3 Dark Down 47.6 180.0 Up 06:08:22 - 06:38:22 8078
CPSLO 06:23:44 -27.1 Dark Down 48.0 171.7 Up 06:08:44 - 06:38:44 8076
Patrick 06:23:18 -29.2 Dark Down 48.2 181.7 Up 06:08:18 - 06:38:18 8015
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:23:21 -29.3 Dark Down 48.4 180.7 Up 06:08:21 - 06:38:21 8002
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:23:20 -29.4 Dark Down 48.4 181.4 Up 06:08:20 - 06:38:20 7999
Mohave Valley 06:23:21 -29.5 Dark Down 48.7 180.7 Up 06:08:21 - 06:38:21 7979
Wildwood 06:23:36 -29.0 Dark Down 49.4 174.6 Up 06:08:36 - 06:38:36 7956
Lake Havasu City 06:23:20 -30.0 Dark Down 49.1 181.0 Up 06:08:20 - 06:38:20 7943
Parker 06:23:20 -30.3 Dark Down 49.5 181.1 Up 06:08:20 - 06:38:20 7914
Idyllwild 06:23:29 -29.9 Dark Down 49.8 177.4 Up 06:08:29 - 06:38:29 7907
Blythe 06:23:21 -30.7 Dark Down 50.0 180.6 Up 06:08:21 - 06:38:21 7873
George/Scottsdale 06:23:11 -31.4 Dark Down 49.8 184.8 Up 06:08:11 - 06:38:11 7850
Calipatria 06:23:25 -30.9 Dark Down 50.5 179.2 Up 06:08:25 - 06:38:25 7841
Yuma 06:23:22 -31.5 Dark Down 50.9 180.6 Up 06:08:22 - 06:38:22 7795

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 00KK4, (2021/07/07 06:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.95 174
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 10.97 150
PPM 201153     17:52:38.7 -06:08:37  5.9  1.89 158
PPM 201041     17:46:57.9 -06:12:36  8.4  0.50 159
PPM 200991     17:44:26.6 -06:24:22  9.8  0.16 159
00KK4          17:45:06.1 -06:23:54 16.9       159
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/05/17 01:04:23 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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