RECON: TNO occultation with 02VX130

Event between 02VX130 and star GA1120:01055550 with event index number of 2715410

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/18 12:07:54 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:11:44.9 +23:48:35
Equinox of date position of star is 05:13:05.0 +23:50:05
Stellar brightness G=11.5, use SENSEUP=8 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 31 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 31.7 AU from the Sun and 32.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.3 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 415 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2292 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23285.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=129.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=52.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 02VX130, (2022/08/18 12:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:13.3 +16:33:11  0.8 11.13  23
Alnath         05:27:43.5 +28:37:28  1.6  5.80  35
103 Tau        05:09:29.5 +24:17:35  5.3  0.95  30
PPM 094178     05:14:26.4 +24:25:19  8.4  0.66  32
PPM 094138     05:11:53.8 +24:11:23  9.8  0.45  31
PPM 094166     05:13:25.4 +23:47:45 11.7  0.08  31
02VX130        05:13:07.6 +23:50:08 11.5        32
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 2.2 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)
Kamloops 12:05:13 -7.8 NT Up 43.1 105.7 Up 11:50:13 - 12:20:13 -1385
Victoria 12:04:56 -10.6 NT Up 41.7 101.0 Up 11:49:56 - 12:19:56 -1473
Kelowna 12:05:11 -7.7 NT Up 43.9 105.8 Up 11:50:11 - 12:20:11 -1474
Peachland 12:05:11 -7.9 NT Up 43.7 105.4 Up 11:50:11 - 12:20:11 -1475
Summerland 12:05:10 -7.9 NT Up 43.8 105.4 Up 11:50:10 - 12:20:10 -1490
Penticton 12:05:10 -7.9 NT Up 43.9 105.4 Up 11:50:10 - 12:20:10 -1498
Oliver 12:05:08 -8.1 NT Up 44.0 105.1 Up 11:50:08 - 12:20:08 -1527
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:05:08 -8.1 NT Up 44.2 105.1 Up 11:50:08 - 12:20:08 -1546
Tonasket 12:05:07 -8.3 NT Up 44.2 104.7 Up 11:50:07 - 12:20:07 -1569
Okanogan 12:05:05 -8.5 NT Up 44.2 104.3 Up 11:50:05 - 12:20:05 -1593
Brewster 12:05:03 -8.8 NT Up 44.1 103.8 Up 11:50:03 - 12:20:03 -1610
Manson/Chelan 12:05:01 -9.1 NT Up 43.9 103.3 Up 11:50:01 - 12:20:01 -1616
Sleaford 12:05:59 1.1 Sun up Up 50.9 122.6 Up 11:50:59 - 12:20:59 -1620
Wenatchee 12:04:59 -9.5 NT Up 43.9 102.7 Up 11:49:59 - 12:19:59 -1651
Ellensburg 12:04:57 -9.8 NT Up 43.9 102.1 Up 11:49:57 - 12:19:57 -1679
Yakima 12:04:55 -10.0 NT Up 43.9 101.7 Up 11:49:55 - 12:19:55 -1712
Toppenish/White Swan 12:04:55 -10.1 NT Up 44.1 101.6 Up 11:49:55 - 12:19:55 -1735
Goldendale 12:04:51 -10.6 NT Up 43.9 100.7 Up 11:49:51 - 12:19:51 -1769
The Dalles 12:04:49 -10.9 NT Up 43.7 100.2 Up 11:49:49 - 12:19:49 -1777
Pasco 12:04:57 -9.3 NT Up 45.0 102.6 Up 11:49:57 - 12:19:57 -1782
PNWRO 12:04:57 -9.3 NT Up 45.2 102.6 Up 11:49:57 - 12:19:57 -1810
Maupin 12:04:47 -11.1 NT Up 43.8 99.9 Up 11:49:47 - 12:19:47 -1816
Sisters 12:04:42 -11.9 NT Up 43.6 98.6 Up 11:49:42 - 12:19:42 -1875
Redmond 12:04:43 -11.6 NT Up 43.9 98.9 Up 11:49:43 - 12:19:43 -1890
Bend 12:04:42 -11.8 NT Up 43.8 98.6 Up 11:49:42 - 12:19:42 -1903
Oregon Observatory 12:04:41 -12.0 AT Up 43.7 98.4 Up 11:49:41 - 12:19:41 -1914
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:04:40 -12.2 AT Up 43.7 98.1 Up 11:49:40 - 12:19:40 -1930
North Lake 12:04:41 -12.0 AT Up 44.2 98.2 Up 11:49:41 - 12:19:41 -1986
Chiloquin 12:04:35 -13.0 AT Up 43.6 96.8 Up 11:49:35 - 12:19:35 -2015
Paisley 12:04:39 -12.1 AT Up 44.6 97.9 Up 11:49:39 - 12:19:39 -2045
Klamath Falls 12:04:33 -13.1 AT Up 43.7 96.5 Up 11:49:33 - 12:19:33 -2047
Lakeview 12:04:38 -12.2 AT Up 44.8 97.6 Up 11:49:38 - 12:19:38 -2095
Cedarville 12:04:35 -12.4 AT Up 45.0 97.0 Up 11:49:35 - 12:19:35 -2159
Fall River/Burney 12:04:30 -13.5 AT Up 44.1 95.6 Up 11:49:30 - 12:19:30 -2163
Susanville 12:04:29 -13.3 AT Up 44.7 95.6 Up 11:49:29 - 12:19:29 -2243
Greenville 12:04:28 -13.7 AT Up 44.5 95.1 Up 11:49:28 - 12:19:28 -2258
Gimple 12:04:28 -13.6 AT Up 44.6 95.1 Up 11:49:28 - 12:19:28 -2261
Quincy 12:04:27 -13.8 AT Up 44.5 94.9 Up 11:49:27 - 12:19:27 -2276
Portola 12:04:28 -13.5 AT Up 44.9 95.1 Up 11:49:28 - 12:19:28 -2303
Reno 12:04:29 -13.2 AT Up 45.4 95.3 Up 11:49:29 - 12:19:29 -2348
Carson City 12:04:28 -13.4 AT Up 45.5 94.9 Up 11:49:28 - 12:19:28 -2381
Gardnerville 12:04:27 -13.5 AT Up 45.5 94.7 Up 11:49:27 - 12:19:27 -2405
Yerington 12:04:29 -13.0 AT Up 46.0 95.2 Up 11:49:29 - 12:19:29 -2419
Hawthorne 12:04:28 -12.9 AT Up 46.4 95.1 Up 11:49:28 - 12:19:28 -2479
Lee Vining 12:04:25 -13.5 AT Up 46.1 94.1 Up 11:49:25 - 12:19:25 -2515
Tonopah 12:04:31 -12.1 AT Up 47.6 95.6 Up 11:49:31 - 12:19:31 -2568
Bishop 12:04:26 -13.3 AT Up 46.7 94.0 Up 11:49:26 - 12:19:26 -2594
Beatty 12:04:29 -12.3 AT Up 48.1 94.6 Up 11:49:29 - 12:19:29 -2691
CPSLO 12:04:11 -15.9 AT Up 44.9 90.4 Up 11:49:11 - 12:19:11 -2710
Dunrhomin 12:05:23 -2.5 CT Up 56.5 108.6 Up 11:50:23 - 12:20:23 -2719
Indian Springs 12:04:32 -11.7 NT Up 49.0 95.0 Up 11:49:32 - 12:19:32 -2757
Henderson 12:04:33 -11.4 NT Up 49.6 94.8 Up 11:49:33 - 12:19:33 -2830
Wildwood 12:04:13 -15.0 AT Up 46.6 90.4 Up 11:49:13 - 12:19:13 -2894
Patrick 12:04:34 -10.9 NT Up 50.5 94.8 Up 11:49:34 - 12:19:34 -2926
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:04:31 -11.5 NT Up 50.0 94.1 Up 11:49:31 - 12:19:31 -2927
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:04:32 -11.1 NT Up 50.4 94.4 Up 11:49:32 - 12:19:32 -2942
Mohave Valley 12:04:30 -11.6 NT Up 50.0 93.7 Up 11:49:30 - 12:19:30 -2954
Idyllwild 12:04:19 -13.8 AT Up 48.2 91.1 Up 11:49:19 - 12:19:19 -2993
Lake Havasu City 12:04:30 -11.6 NT Up 50.2 93.4 Up 11:49:30 - 12:19:30 -3000
Parker 12:04:28 -11.7 NT Up 50.2 93.0 Up 11:49:28 - 12:19:28 -3035
Blythe 12:04:26 -12.2 AT Up 50.0 92.2 Up 11:49:26 - 12:19:26 -3076
Calipatria 12:04:21 -13.1 AT Up 49.2 91.1 Up 11:49:21 - 12:19:21 -3093
George/Scottsdale 12:04:37 -10.0 NT Up 52.3 94.0 Up 11:49:37 - 12:19:37 -3156
Yuma 12:04:23 -12.6 AT Up 50.0 91.1 Up 11:49:23 - 12:19:23 -3165

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 02VX130, (2022/08/18 12:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 11.13  23
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  5.80  35
103 Tau        05:08:06.6 +24:15:54  5.3  0.95  30
PPM 094178     05:13:03.4 +24:23:49  8.4  0.66  32
PPM 094138     05:10:30.9 +24:09:47  9.8  0.45  31
PPM 094166     05:12:02.8 +23:46:12 11.7  0.08  31
02VX130        05:11:44.9 +23:48:35 11.5        31
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/02 00:57:09 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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