RECON: TNO occultation with 03TJ58

Event between 03TJ58 and star GA1140:02381479 with event index number of 2004514

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/11 09:30:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:36:40.0 +24:01:54
Equinox of date position of star is 06:38:04.3 +24:00:39
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 61 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6

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Object is 41.7 AU from the Sun and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 261 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1757 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29568.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=195.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=79.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03TJ58, (2023/01/11 09:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:43.4 +27:58:07  1.1 15.91  46
Alhena         06:39:02.5 +16:22:40  1.9  7.64  61
PPM 096264     06:38:51.9 +24:34:11  6.5  0.59  61
PPM 096281     06:39:16.5 +23:35:00  7.7  0.51  60
PPM 096246     06:38:04.7 +24:09:18  9.3  0.14  61
03TJ58         06:38:04.4 +24:00:39 14.9        60
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 3.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=29.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:28:56 -49.8 Dark Up 44.3 250.9 Up 09:13:56 - 09:43:56 100
Kamloops 09:29:22 -57.2 Dark Up 52.9 236.6 Up 09:14:22 - 09:44:22 -331
Kelowna 09:29:18 -57.5 Dark Up 52.9 238.6 Up 09:14:18 - 09:44:18 -388
Peachland 09:29:19 -57.7 Dark Up 53.1 238.4 Up 09:14:19 - 09:44:19 -404
Summerland 09:29:18 -57.8 Dark Up 53.1 238.7 Up 09:14:18 - 09:44:18 -415
Penticton 09:29:18 -57.8 Dark Up 53.1 238.9 Up 09:14:18 - 09:44:18 -419
Oliver 09:29:17 -58.0 Dark Up 53.3 239.3 Up 09:14:17 - 09:44:17 -452
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:29:16 -58.1 Dark Up 53.3 239.7 Up 09:14:16 - 09:44:16 -463
Okanogan 09:29:16 -58.7 Dark Up 53.7 240.2 Up 09:14:16 - 09:44:16 -528
Brewster 09:29:15 -59.0 Dark Up 54.0 240.3 Up 09:14:15 - 09:44:15 -557
Manson/Chelan 09:29:16 -59.3 Dark Up 54.3 240.1 Up 09:14:16 - 09:44:16 -584
Victoria 09:29:25 -60.1 Dark Up 55.8 235.3 Up 09:14:25 - 09:44:25 -589
Wenatchee 09:29:15 -59.7 Dark Up 54.6 240.5 Up 09:14:15 - 09:44:15 -632
Ellensburg 09:29:15 -60.2 Dark Up 55.0 240.7 Up 09:14:15 - 09:44:15 -675
Yakima 09:29:15 -60.5 Dark Up 55.2 241.2 Up 09:14:15 - 09:44:15 -714
Toppenish/White Swan 09:29:14 -60.6 Dark Up 55.2 241.7 Up 09:14:14 - 09:44:14 -731
PNWRO 09:29:09 -60.2 Dark Up 54.4 243.9 Up 09:14:09 - 09:44:09 -734
The Dalles 09:29:14 -61.5 Dark Up 56.0 241.7 Up 09:14:14 - 09:44:14 -822
Maupin 09:29:13 -61.8 Dark Up 56.2 242.4 Up 09:14:13 - 09:44:13 -859
Dunrhomin 09:28:24 -55.1 Dark Up 46.5 263.2 Up 09:13:24 - 09:43:24 -926
Nikitin 09:28:24 -55.2 Dark Up 46.6 263.4 Up 09:13:24 - 09:43:24 -944
CU-SBO 09:28:24 -55.3 Dark Up 46.6 263.4 Up 09:13:24 - 09:43:24 -952
Sisters 09:29:13 -62.7 Dark Up 56.9 243.0 Up 09:14:13 - 09:44:13 -954
Bend 09:29:12 -62.8 Dark Up 56.8 243.6 Up 09:14:12 - 09:44:12 -972
Oregon Observatory 09:29:12 -62.9 Dark Up 57.0 243.7 Up 09:14:12 - 09:44:12 -991
Chiloquin 09:29:10 -64.1 Dark Up 57.8 245.0 Up 09:14:10 - 09:44:10 -1129
Klamath Falls 09:29:09 -64.3 Dark Up 57.9 245.6 Up 09:14:09 - 09:44:09 -1161
Cedarville 09:29:03 -64.0 Dark Up 57.1 248.4 Up 09:14:03 - 09:44:03 -1194
Fall River/Burney 09:29:06 -65.0 Dark Up 58.1 247.8 Up 09:14:06 - 09:44:06 -1269
Gimple 09:29:03 -65.3 Dark Up 58.1 249.7 Up 09:14:03 - 09:44:03 -1348
Greenville 09:29:04 -65.4 Dark Up 58.2 249.6 Up 09:14:04 - 09:44:04 -1349
Quincy 09:29:03 -65.5 Dark Up 58.2 249.9 Up 09:14:03 - 09:44:03 -1369
Portola 09:29:02 -65.3 Dark Up 57.9 250.6 Up 09:14:02 - 09:44:02 -1371
Reno 09:28:59 -65.1 Dark Up 57.5 251.7 Up 09:13:59 - 09:43:59 -1382
Carson City 09:28:59 -65.3 Dark Up 57.6 252.2 Up 09:13:59 - 09:43:59 -1417
Yerington 09:28:56 -65.1 Dark Up 57.2 253.2 Up 09:13:56 - 09:43:56 -1422
Gardnerville 09:28:58 -65.5 Dark Up 57.7 252.7 Up 09:13:58 - 09:43:58 -1441
Hawthorne 09:28:54 -65.0 Dark Up 57.0 254.3 Up 09:13:54 - 09:43:54 -1455
Lee Vining 09:28:54 -65.7 Dark Up 57.5 254.7 Up 09:13:54 - 09:43:54 -1524
Bishop 09:28:51 -65.5 Dark Up 57.1 256.3 Up 09:13:51 - 09:43:51 -1566
Beatty 09:28:46 -64.7 Dark Up 56.0 258.4 Up 09:13:46 - 09:43:46 -1571
Patrick 09:28:35 -63.3 Dark Up 53.9 262.7 Up 09:13:35 - 09:43:35 -1643
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:28:37 -63.9 Dark Up 54.5 262.5 Up 09:13:37 - 09:43:37 -1688
Lake Havasu City 09:28:34 -64.0 Dark Up 54.4 263.6 Up 09:13:34 - 09:43:34 -1748
George/Scottsdale 09:28:27 -62.4 Dark Up 52.5 266.3 Up 09:13:27 - 09:43:27 -1757
Idyllwild 09:28:40 -66.1 Dark Up 56.4 263.1 Up 09:13:40 - 09:43:40 -1890
Wildwood 09:28:46 -67.3 Dark Up 57.9 261.1 Up 09:13:46 - 09:43:46 -1904
Calipatria 09:28:36 -65.4 Dark Up 55.5 264.8 Up 09:13:36 - 09:43:36 -1921
Yuma 09:28:32 -64.9 Dark Up 54.8 265.9 Up 09:13:32 - 09:43:32 -1940

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 03TJ58, (2023/01/11 09:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 15.91  46
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  7.64  61
PPM 096264     06:37:27.2 +24:35:27  6.5  0.59  61
PPM 096281     06:37:52.4 +23:36:17  7.7  0.51  60
PPM 096246     06:36:40.3 +24:10:33  9.3  0.14  61
03TJ58         06:36:40.0 +24:01:54 14.9        61
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/07 03:17:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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