RECON: TNO occultation with 01KG76

Event between 01KG76 and star GA0660:20162840 with event index number of 1177833

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/06/16 08:59:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:49:31.6 -23:11:03
Equinox of date position of star is 17:50:56.5 -23:11:23
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 156 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.4

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Object is 50.8 AU from the Sun and 49.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1612 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3875 km.
The sky-plane scale is 36102.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=311.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=127.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 9:4EEEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01KG76, (2023/06/16 08:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.0 -26:28:55  0.9 18.45 174
35Eta Oph      17:11:43.5 -15:45:08  2.6 11.86 163
PPM 267309     17:49:10.7 -22:29:04  6.1  0.82 156
PPM 267380     17:51:40.4 -23:08:03  8.5  0.17 156
01KG76         17:50:57.1 -23:11:23 14.3       156
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 17.4 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=4.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:58:55 -14.9 AT Down 15.5 190.8 Really Low 08:43:55 - 09:13:55 3619
Kelowna 08:58:52 -15.6 AT Down 16.1 191.7 Really Low 08:43:52 - 09:13:52 3588
Peachland 08:58:53 -15.7 AT Down 16.3 191.4 Really Low 08:43:53 - 09:13:53 3586
Summerland 08:58:52 -15.9 AT Down 16.4 191.5 Really Low 08:43:52 - 09:13:52 3581
Penticton 08:58:52 -15.9 AT Down 16.5 191.6 Really Low 08:43:52 - 09:13:52 3578
Oliver 08:58:52 -16.3 AT Down 16.8 191.7 Really Low 08:43:52 - 09:13:52 3566
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:58:51 -16.4 AT Down 17.0 191.9 Really Low 08:43:51 - 09:13:51 3560
Victoria 08:59:03 -17.4 AT Down 17.9 188.1 Really Low 08:44:03 - 09:14:03 3559
Sleaford 08:58:19 -10.6 NT Down 11.5 204.0 Really Low 08:43:19 - 09:13:19 3553
Okanogan 08:58:51 -17.0 AT Down 17.6 191.7 Really Low 08:43:51 - 09:13:51 3538
Brewster 08:58:52 -17.3 AT Down 17.9 191.5 Really Low 08:43:52 - 09:13:52 3529
Manson/Chelan 08:58:53 -17.6 AT Down 18.2 191.2 Really Low 08:43:53 - 09:13:53 3523
Wenatchee 08:58:53 -18.1 Dark Down 18.7 191.0 Really Low 08:43:53 - 09:13:53 3507
Ellensburg 08:58:54 -18.5 Dark Down 19.1 190.9 Really Low 08:43:54 - 09:13:54 3492
Yakima 08:58:53 -18.9 Dark Down 19.5 190.9 Really Low 08:43:53 - 09:13:53 3477
Toppenish/White Swan 08:58:53 -19.1 Dark Down 19.7 191.0 Really Low 08:43:53 - 09:13:53 3467
PNWRO 08:58:48 -19.2 Dark Down 19.8 192.5 Really Low 08:43:48 - 09:13:48 3445
The Dalles 08:58:55 -20.0 Dark Down 20.6 190.3 Low 08:43:55 - 09:13:55 3440
Maupin 08:58:54 -20.4 Dark Down 21.0 190.5 Low 08:43:54 - 09:13:54 3422
Sisters 08:58:55 -21.3 Dark Down 21.9 190.1 Low 08:43:55 - 09:13:55 3388
Bend 08:58:54 -21.5 Dark Down 22.1 190.3 Low 08:43:54 - 09:13:54 3377
Oregon Observatory 08:58:55 -21.7 Dark Down 22.3 190.2 Low 08:43:55 - 09:13:55 3370
Chiloquin 08:58:55 -23.1 Dark Down 23.6 189.9 Low 08:43:55 - 09:13:55 3313
Klamath Falls 08:58:54 -23.4 Dark Down 23.9 190.0 Low 08:43:54 - 09:13:54 3297
Cedarville 08:58:49 -23.8 Dark Down 24.4 191.6 Low 08:43:49 - 09:13:49 3256
Fall River/Burney 08:58:52 -24.5 Dark Down 25.1 190.5 Low 08:43:52 - 09:13:52 3239
Greenville 08:58:51 -25.3 Dark Down 25.9 191.0 Low 08:43:51 - 09:13:51 3192
Gimple 08:58:51 -25.2 Dark Down 25.9 191.1 Low 08:43:51 - 09:13:51 3191
Quincy 08:58:50 -25.5 Dark Down 26.1 191.0 Low 08:43:50 - 09:13:50 3182
Portola 08:58:49 -25.5 Dark Down 26.1 191.5 Low 08:43:49 - 09:13:49 3173
Reno 08:58:47 -25.6 Dark Down 26.3 192.2 Low 08:43:47 - 09:13:47 3156
Carson City 08:58:46 -26.0 Dark Down 26.6 192.2 Low 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 3137
Gardnerville 08:58:46 -26.2 Dark Down 26.9 192.3 Low 08:43:46 - 09:13:46 3124
Yerington 08:58:44 -26.0 Dark Down 26.7 192.9 Low 08:43:44 - 09:13:44 3123
Hawthorne 08:58:42 -26.4 Dark Down 27.1 193.5 Low 08:43:42 - 09:13:42 3096
Lee Vining 08:58:43 -27.0 Dark Down 27.7 193.0 Low 08:43:43 - 09:13:43 3069
Dunrhomin 08:58:01 -20.8 Dark Down 22.0 206.1 Low 08:43:01 - 09:13:01 3050
Nikitin 08:58:01 -21.0 Dark Down 22.2 206.1 Low 08:43:01 - 09:13:01 3041
CU-SBO 08:58:01 -21.1 Dark Down 22.2 206.0 Low 08:43:01 - 09:13:01 3039
Bishop 08:58:40 -27.4 Dark Down 28.2 193.8 Low 08:43:40 - 09:13:40 3031
Beatty 08:58:35 -27.5 Dark Down 28.3 195.6 Low 08:43:35 - 09:13:35 2994
Patrick 08:58:24 -28.1 Dark Down 29.0 198.7 Low 08:43:24 - 09:13:24 2883
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:58:27 -28.5 Dark Down 29.5 198.0 Low 08:43:27 - 09:13:27 2875
Wildwood 08:58:39 -30.6 Dark Down 31.4 194.1 Up 08:43:39 - 09:13:39 2843
Lake Havasu City 08:58:25 -29.1 Dark Down 30.0 198.4 Up 08:43:25 - 09:13:25 2832
Idyllwild 08:58:32 -30.5 Dark Down 31.3 196.1 Up 08:43:32 - 09:13:32 2808
George/Scottsdale 08:58:16 -29.0 Dark Down 30.1 201.0 Up 08:43:16 - 09:13:16 2760
Calipatria 08:58:28 -30.7 Dark Down 31.6 197.4 Up 08:43:28 - 09:13:28 2759
Yuma 08:58:25 -30.9 Dark Down 31.8 198.4 Up 08:43:25 - 09:13:25 2724

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 01KG76, (2023/06/16 08:59UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.45 174
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6 11.86 163
PPM 267309     17:47:45.6 -22:28:40  6.1  0.82 156
PPM 267380     17:50:14.9 -23:07:44  8.5  0.17 156
01KG76         17:49:31.6 -23:11:03 14.3       156
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:27:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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