RECON: TNO occultation with 02VV130

Event between 02VV130 and star GA1060:00370394 with event index number of 1183215

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/06 02:10:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:33:16.9 +16:57:58
Equinox of date position of star is 03:34:31.2 +17:02:18
Stellar brightness G=13.6, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 94 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 35.4 AU from the Sun and 35.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 470 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3247 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25875.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=188.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Diameter=77.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:3EE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02VV130, (2023/03/06 02:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:15.2 +16:33:15  0.8 15.00  80
Menkar         03:03:29.6 +04:10:46  2.5 14.95 106
PPM 119253     03:40:44.6 +16:36:37  6.2  1.53  93
PPM 119178     03:34:58.0 +17:24:21  8.5  0.37  94
PPM 119154     03:33:27.9 +17:14:42  9.5  0.34  95
02VV130        03:34:35.8 +17:02:34 13.6        94
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 1.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.0 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)
Clarence Fulton 02:13:03 -5.2 CT Up 51.5 219.0 Up 01:58:03 - 02:28:03 1809
Kelowna 02:13:02 -5.1 CT Up 51.8 219.1 Up 01:58:02 - 02:28:02 1773
Peachland 02:13:00 -4.9 CT Up 52.0 218.7 Up 01:58:00 - 02:28:00 1766
Summerland 02:13:01 -4.9 CT Up 52.1 219.0 Up 01:58:01 - 02:28:01 1750
Penticton 02:13:02 -5.0 CT Up 52.1 219.2 Up 01:58:02 - 02:28:02 1742
Oliver 02:13:02 -5.0 CT Up 52.4 219.5 Up 01:58:02 - 02:28:02 1708
Victoria 02:12:45 -2.3 CT Up 54.5 214.3 Up 01:57:45 - 02:27:45 1693
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:13:03 -5.1 CT Up 52.4 219.9 Up 01:58:03 - 02:28:03 1689
Tonasket 02:13:02 -5.0 CT Up 52.7 220.1 Up 01:58:02 - 02:28:02 1659
Okanogan 02:13:02 -4.9 CT Up 53.0 220.2 Up 01:58:02 - 02:28:02 1628
Brewster 02:13:01 -4.7 CT Up 53.3 220.1 Up 01:58:01 - 02:28:01 1603
Manson/Chelan 02:12:59 -4.5 CT Up 53.7 219.7 Up 01:57:59 - 02:27:59 1587
Wenatchee 02:12:59 -4.3 CT Up 54.1 219.9 Up 01:57:59 - 02:27:59 1543
Ellensburg 02:12:58 -4.2 CT Up 54.5 219.9 Up 01:57:58 - 02:27:58 1504
Yakima 02:12:58 -4.1 CT Up 54.8 220.3 Up 01:57:58 - 02:27:58 1464
Toppenish/White Swan 02:12:58 -4.2 CT Up 54.9 220.7 Up 01:57:58 - 02:27:58 1440
Pasco 02:13:04 -5.1 CT Up 54.4 222.7 Up 01:58:04 - 02:28:04 1412
Goldendale 02:12:57 -3.9 CT Up 55.5 220.6 Up 01:57:57 - 02:27:57 1390
PNWRO 02:13:06 -5.3 CT Up 54.5 223.3 Up 01:58:06 - 02:28:06 1384
The Dalles 02:12:55 -3.6 CT Up 55.9 220.3 Up 01:57:55 - 02:27:55 1373
Maupin 02:12:55 -3.6 CT Up 56.1 220.8 Up 01:57:55 - 02:27:55 1329
Sisters 02:12:53 -3.2 CT Up 57.0 220.9 Up 01:57:53 - 02:27:53 1247
Redmond 02:12:55 -3.5 CT Up 56.9 221.6 Up 01:57:55 - 02:27:55 1239
Bend 02:12:54 -3.4 CT Up 57.1 221.6 Up 01:57:54 - 02:27:54 1220
Oregon Observatory 02:12:53 -3.3 CT Up 57.3 221.6 Up 01:57:53 - 02:27:53 1204
La Pine/Gilchrist 02:12:53 -3.2 CT Up 57.5 221.7 Up 01:57:53 - 02:27:53 1184
North Lake 02:12:56 -3.6 CT Up 57.5 223.1 Up 01:57:56 - 02:27:56 1131
Chiloquin 02:12:51 -2.8 CT Up 58.5 222.3 Up 01:57:51 - 02:27:51 1075
Paisley 02:12:58 -3.8 CT Up 57.7 224.2 Up 01:57:58 - 02:27:58 1069
Klamath Falls 02:12:51 -2.9 CT Up 58.7 222.8 Up 01:57:51 - 02:27:51 1039
Lakeview 02:12:58 -3.9 CT Up 58.0 225.1 Up 01:57:58 - 02:27:58 1015
Cedarville 02:12:59 -4.0 CT Up 58.3 226.1 Up 01:57:59 - 02:27:59 944
Fall River/Burney 02:12:53 -3.1 CT Up 59.3 224.8 Up 01:57:53 - 02:27:53 912
Susanville 02:12:57 -3.6 CT Up 59.4 226.7 Up 01:57:57 - 02:27:57 836
Greenville 02:12:55 -3.3 CT Up 59.7 226.6 Up 01:57:55 - 02:27:55 811
Gimple 02:12:56 -3.4 CT Up 59.7 226.7 Up 01:57:56 - 02:27:56 810
Quincy 02:12:55 -3.3 CT Up 59.9 226.9 Up 01:57:55 - 02:27:55 790
Portola 02:12:58 -3.7 CT Up 59.7 227.8 Up 01:57:58 - 02:27:58 770
Reno 02:13:01 -4.2 CT Up 59.5 229.1 Up 01:58:01 - 02:28:01 733
Carson City 02:13:01 -4.1 CT Up 59.7 229.6 Up 01:58:01 - 02:28:01 695
Gardnerville 02:13:01 -4.2 CT Up 59.8 230.0 Up 01:58:01 - 02:28:01 669
Yerington 02:13:04 -4.6 CT Up 59.4 230.8 Up 01:58:04 - 02:28:04 666
Dunrhomin 02:14:13 -15.6 AT Up 49.4 246.5 Up 01:59:13 - 02:29:13 665
Hawthorne 02:13:07 -5.0 CT Up 59.4 232.2 Up 01:58:07 - 02:28:07 609
Lee Vining 02:13:04 -4.6 CT Up 60.0 232.3 Up 01:58:04 - 02:28:04 557
Tonopah 02:13:14 -6.1 NT Up 58.7 234.9 Up 01:58:14 - 02:28:14 541
Bishop 02:13:08 -5.2 CT Up 59.9 234.1 Up 01:58:08 - 02:28:08 483
Beatty 02:13:16 -6.5 NT Up 59.1 237.1 Up 01:58:16 - 02:28:16 412
Indian Springs 02:13:22 -7.3 NT Up 58.5 239.0 Up 01:58:22 - 02:28:22 364
Henderson 02:13:26 -7.9 NT Up 58.3 240.6 Up 01:58:26 - 02:28:26 298
CPSLO 02:12:54 -3.1 CT Up 62.6 233.8 Up 01:57:54 - 02:27:54 297
Patrick 02:13:32 -8.8 NT Up 57.8 242.9 Up 01:58:32 - 02:28:32 218
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:13:28 -8.2 NT Up 58.4 242.4 Up 01:58:28 - 02:28:28 199
Kingman/Dolan Springs 02:13:31 -8.6 NT Up 58.0 243.0 Up 01:58:31 - 02:28:31 196
Mohave Valley 02:13:28 -8.2 NT Up 58.5 242.8 Up 01:58:28 - 02:28:28 170
Wildwood 02:13:06 -4.8 CT Up 61.9 238.7 Up 01:58:06 - 02:28:06 137
Lake Havasu City 02:13:29 -8.4 NT Up 58.5 243.6 Up 01:58:29 - 02:28:29 124
Parker 02:13:30 -8.4 NT Up 58.6 244.2 Up 01:58:30 - 02:28:30 86
Idyllwild 02:13:16 -6.4 NT Up 60.7 241.8 Up 01:58:16 - 02:28:16 72
Blythe 02:13:28 -8.2 NT Up 59.1 244.6 Up 01:58:28 - 02:28:28 32
George/Scottsdale 02:13:43 -10.5 NT Up 56.9 247.5 Up 01:58:43 - 02:28:43 13
Calipatria 02:13:22 -7.3 NT Up 60.0 244.3 Up 01:58:22 - 02:28:22 -9
Yuma 02:13:27 -8.1 NT Up 59.5 246.0 Up 01:58:27 - 02:28:27 -67

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 02VV130, (2023/03/06 02:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 15.00  80
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5 14.95 106
PPM 119253     03:39:25.8 +16:32:11  6.2  1.53  93
PPM 119178     03:33:38.9 +17:19:45  8.5  0.37  94
PPM 119154     03:32:09.0 +17:10:04  9.5  0.34  95
02VV130        03:33:16.9 +16:57:58 13.6        94
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/27 00:02:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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