RECON: TNO occultation with 03TH58

Event between 03TH58 and star GA0960:02245993 with event index number of 2003799

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/17 10:22:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:50:30.5 +06:43:55
Equinox of date position of star is 06:51:41.0 +06:42:18
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 58 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 36.8 AU from the Sun and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 216 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3151 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26023.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=217.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=88.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03TH58, (2025/01/17 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.7 +07:24:35  0.4 13.74  72
Alhena         06:39:09.5 +16:22:33  1.9 10.16  61
17 Mon         06:48:41.4 +08:00:29  6.2  1.52  59
PPM 151323     06:50:47.0 +07:04:37  8.5  0.46  58
PPM 151319     06:50:42.1 +06:32:37  9.7  0.33  58
PPM 151337     06:51:10.4 +06:54:14 10.5  0.26  58
03TH58         06:51:51.4 +06:42:04 14.4        58
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 4.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.4%
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 10:20:34 -50.5 Dark Up 29.7 241.6 Low 10:05:34 - 10:35:34 3969
Kelowna 10:20:33 -50.8 Dark Up 30.0 241.7 Low 10:05:33 - 10:35:33 3940
Peachland 10:20:34 -51.0 Dark Up 30.2 241.4 Up 10:05:34 - 10:35:34 3929
Summerland 10:20:33 -51.0 Dark Up 30.2 241.6 Up 10:05:33 - 10:35:33 3919
Penticton 10:20:32 -51.0 Dark Up 30.2 241.7 Up 10:05:32 - 10:35:32 3915
Oliver 10:20:32 -51.2 Dark Up 30.4 241.9 Up 10:05:32 - 10:35:32 3890
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:20:30 -51.2 Dark Up 30.3 242.2 Up 10:05:30 - 10:35:30 3880
Tonasket 10:20:30 -51.4 Dark Up 30.5 242.3 Up 10:05:30 - 10:35:30 3856
Okanogan 10:20:29 -51.7 Dark Up 30.8 242.3 Up 10:05:29 - 10:35:29 3830
Brewster 10:20:28 -52.0 Dark Up 31.0 242.3 Up 10:05:28 - 10:35:28 3808
Victoria 10:20:37 -53.6 Dark Up 32.9 238.6 Up 10:05:37 - 10:35:37 3800
Manson/Chelan 10:20:29 -52.3 Dark Up 31.3 242.0 Up 10:05:29 - 10:35:29 3788
Wenatchee 10:20:28 -52.7 Dark Up 31.7 242.1 Up 10:05:28 - 10:35:28 3751
Ellensburg 10:20:27 -53.0 Dark Up 32.0 242.2 Up 10:05:27 - 10:35:27 3718
Yakima 10:20:26 -53.3 Dark Up 32.2 242.4 Up 10:05:26 - 10:35:26 3686
Pasco 10:20:22 -52.6 Dark Up 31.5 243.9 Up 10:05:22 - 10:35:22 3677
Toppenish/White Swan 10:20:25 -53.3 Dark Up 32.2 242.6 Up 10:05:25 - 10:35:25 3672
PNWRO 10:20:22 -52.6 Dark Up 31.4 244.2 Up 10:05:22 - 10:35:22 3661
Goldendale 10:20:24 -53.8 Dark Up 32.7 242.5 Up 10:05:24 - 10:35:24 3624
The Dalles 10:20:24 -54.2 Dark Up 33.0 242.3 Up 10:05:24 - 10:35:24 3603
Maupin 10:20:24 -54.4 Dark Up 33.2 242.7 Up 10:05:24 - 10:35:24 3571
Redmond 10:20:21 -54.9 Dark Up 33.6 243.1 Up 10:05:21 - 10:35:21 3499
Sisters 10:20:22 -55.1 Dark Up 33.9 242.7 Up 10:05:22 - 10:35:22 3496
Bend 10:20:21 -55.1 Dark Up 33.8 243.1 Up 10:05:21 - 10:35:21 3481
Oregon Observatory 10:20:20 -55.3 Dark Up 34.0 243.1 Up 10:05:20 - 10:35:20 3465
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:20:20 -55.4 Dark Up 34.1 243.2 Up 10:05:20 - 10:35:20 3448
North Lake 10:20:18 -55.3 Dark Up 33.9 244.0 Up 10:05:18 - 10:35:18 3420
Paisley 10:20:16 -55.3 Dark Up 33.9 244.6 Up 10:05:16 - 10:35:16 3380
Dunrhomin 10:19:41 -45.5 Dark Up 23.9 258.0 Low 10:04:41 - 10:34:41 3370
Chiloquin 10:20:18 -56.2 Dark Up 34.9 243.5 Up 10:05:18 - 10:35:18 3354
Lakeview 10:20:14 -55.5 Dark Up 34.0 245.1 Up 10:05:14 - 10:35:14 3341
Klamath Falls 10:20:17 -56.4 Dark Up 35.0 243.8 Up 10:05:17 - 10:35:17 3327
Cedarville 10:20:12 -55.7 Dark Up 34.2 245.6 Up 10:05:12 - 10:35:12 3289
Fall River/Burney 10:20:13 -56.7 Dark Up 35.2 244.9 Up 10:05:13 - 10:35:13 3233
Susanville 10:20:10 -56.5 Dark Up 35.0 245.9 Up 10:05:10 - 10:35:10 3190
Gimple 10:20:09 -56.8 Dark Up 35.3 245.9 Up 10:05:09 - 10:35:09 3164
Greenville 10:20:10 -56.8 Dark Up 35.3 245.8 Up 10:05:10 - 10:35:10 3163
Quincy 10:20:10 -56.9 Dark Up 35.4 246.0 Up 10:05:10 - 10:35:10 3146
Portola 10:20:08 -56.6 Dark Up 35.1 246.4 Up 10:05:08 - 10:35:08 3141
Reno 10:20:06 -56.3 Dark Up 34.8 247.2 Up 10:05:06 - 10:35:06 3127
Carson City 10:20:06 -56.4 Dark Up 34.9 247.4 Up 10:05:06 - 10:35:06 3096
Yerington 10:20:04 -56.1 Dark Up 34.5 248.1 Up 10:05:04 - 10:35:04 3088
Gardnerville 10:20:04 -56.5 Dark Up 35.0 247.6 Up 10:05:04 - 10:35:04 3076
Hawthorne 10:20:01 -55.9 Dark Up 34.3 248.8 Up 10:05:01 - 10:35:01 3055
Tonopah 10:19:57 -55.0 Dark Up 33.4 250.2 Up 10:04:57 - 10:34:57 3033
Lee Vining 10:20:01 -56.4 Dark Up 34.9 248.7 Up 10:05:01 - 10:35:01 3000
Bishop 10:19:58 -56.1 Dark Up 34.6 249.7 Up 10:04:58 - 10:34:58 2957
Beatty 10:19:53 -55.0 Dark Up 33.5 251.3 Up 10:04:53 - 10:34:53 2937
Indian Springs 10:19:50 -54.3 Dark Up 32.8 252.3 Up 10:04:50 - 10:34:50 2923
Henderson 10:19:47 -53.9 Dark Up 32.4 253.1 Up 10:04:47 - 10:34:47 2885
Patrick 10:19:43 -53.2 Dark Up 31.7 254.3 Up 10:04:43 - 10:34:43 2844
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:19:43 -53.4 Dark Up 31.9 254.3 Up 10:04:43 - 10:34:43 2822
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:19:44 -53.8 Dark Up 32.4 253.9 Up 10:04:44 - 10:34:44 2813
Mohave Valley 10:19:44 -53.9 Dark Up 32.4 254.1 Up 10:04:44 - 10:34:44 2788
Lake Havasu City 10:19:42 -53.8 Dark Up 32.3 254.5 Up 10:04:42 - 10:34:42 2756
CPSLO 10:19:58 -58.5 Dark Up 37.0 249.3 Up 10:04:58 - 10:34:58 2743
Parker 10:19:41 -53.8 Dark Up 32.4 254.8 Up 10:04:41 - 10:34:41 2724
George/Scottsdale 10:19:35 -52.0 Dark Up 30.6 256.7 Up 10:04:35 - 10:34:35 2719
Blythe 10:19:40 -54.2 Dark Up 32.8 254.9 Up 10:04:40 - 10:34:40 2673
Wildwood 10:19:50 -57.3 Dark Up 35.8 251.7 Up 10:04:50 - 10:34:50 2662
Idyllwild 10:19:46 -55.9 Dark Up 34.4 253.3 Up 10:04:46 - 10:34:46 2655
Calipatria 10:19:41 -55.1 Dark Up 33.7 254.5 Up 10:04:41 - 10:34:41 2615
Yuma 10:19:38 -54.4 Dark Up 33.1 255.4 Up 10:04:38 - 10:34:38 2588

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 03TH58, (2025/01/17 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 13.74  72
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 10.16  61
17 Mon         06:47:19.8 +08:02:14  6.2  1.52  59
PPM 151323     06:49:25.9 +07:06:26  8.5  0.46  58
PPM 151319     06:49:21.3 +06:34:25  9.7  0.33  58
PPM 151337     06:49:49.4 +06:56:04 10.5  0.26  58
03TH58         06:50:30.5 +06:43:55 14.4        58
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/04 23:01:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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