RECON: TNO occultation with 03UJ292

Event between 03UJ292 and star GA1000:00295143 with event index number of 1339132

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/11/25 05:43:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:21:02.1 +11:23:25
Equinox of date position of star is 03:22:05.1 +11:27:31
Stellar brightness G=13.2, use SENSEUP=32
Star is 17 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 38.1 AU from the Sun and 37.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 441 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3583 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26908.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=265.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Diameter=108.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UJ292, (2023/11/25 05:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:17.7 +16:33:20  0.8 18.87  35
Menkar         03:03:31.9 +04:10:56  2.5  8.65  16
PPM 119093     03:28:37.9 +12:49:02  6.5  2.04  19
PPM 119025     03:22:36.2 +10:42:51  8.4  0.76  18
PPM 119029     03:23:00.2 +10:54:52  9.7  0.58  18
PPM 119031     03:23:09.9 +11:23:36 10.7  0.22  18
03UJ292        03:22:20.5 +11:28:30 13.2        18
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 05:44:10 -52.4 Dark Up 48.2 150.3 Up 05:29:10 - 05:59:10 5341
Summerland 05:44:11 -52.4 Dark Up 48.4 149.7 Up 05:29:11 - 05:59:11 5324
Penticton 05:44:10 -52.5 Dark Up 48.5 149.9 Up 05:29:10 - 05:59:10 5317
Okanagan Falls 05:44:11 -52.6 Dark Up 48.6 149.7 Up 05:29:11 - 05:59:11 5303
Oliver 05:44:12 -52.7 Dark Up 48.8 149.7 Up 05:29:12 - 05:59:12 5290
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:44:12 -52.9 Dark Up 49.0 149.8 Up 05:29:12 - 05:59:12 5272
Oroville 05:44:12 -53.0 Dark Up 49.0 149.7 Up 05:29:12 - 05:59:12 5268
Tonasket 05:44:12 -53.1 Dark Up 49.2 149.6 Up 05:29:12 - 05:59:12 5250
Okanogan 05:44:14 -53.2 Dark Up 49.5 149.2 Up 05:29:14 - 05:59:14 5227
Brewster 05:44:15 -53.3 Dark Up 49.6 148.7 Up 05:29:15 - 05:59:15 5211
Manson/Chelan 05:44:16 -53.2 Dark Up 49.7 148.1 Up 05:29:16 - 05:59:16 5203
Entiat 05:44:17 -53.3 Dark Up 49.9 147.8 Up 05:29:17 - 05:59:17 5187
Wenatchee 05:44:17 -53.4 Dark Up 50.0 147.5 Up 05:29:17 - 05:59:17 5170
Ellensburg 05:44:19 -53.5 Dark Up 50.3 147.0 Up 05:29:19 - 05:59:19 5142
Yakima 05:44:19 -53.8 Dark Up 50.6 146.7 Up 05:29:19 - 05:59:19 5110
Toppenish/White Swan 05:44:19 -54.0 Dark Up 50.9 146.8 Up 05:29:19 - 05:59:19 5089
Goldendale 05:44:22 -54.1 Dark Up 51.2 145.8 Up 05:29:22 - 05:59:22 5055
Pasco 05:44:16 -54.8 Dark Up 51.5 148.5 Up 05:29:16 - 05:59:16 5050
The Dalles 05:44:24 -54.0 Dark Up 51.2 145.1 Up 05:29:24 - 05:59:24 5046
George/Umatilla 05:44:18 -54.9 Dark Up 51.7 148.0 Up 05:29:18 - 05:59:18 5028
PNWRO 05:44:16 -55.0 Dark Up 51.7 148.7 Up 05:29:16 - 05:59:16 5024
Maupin 05:44:24 -54.3 Dark Up 51.6 145.0 Up 05:29:24 - 05:59:24 5009
Madras/Culver 05:44:25 -54.5 Dark Up 52.0 144.5 Up 05:29:25 - 05:59:25 4966
Sisters 05:44:28 -54.5 Dark Up 52.1 143.6 Up 05:29:28 - 05:59:28 4950
Redmond 05:44:26 -54.7 Dark Up 52.3 144.2 Up 05:29:26 - 05:59:26 4938
Bend 05:44:27 -54.7 Dark Up 52.4 143.8 Up 05:29:27 - 05:59:27 4924
Oregon Observatory 05:44:28 -54.7 Dark Up 52.5 143.5 Up 05:29:28 - 05:59:28 4913
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:44:29 -54.8 Dark Up 52.7 143.3 Up 05:29:29 - 05:59:29 4897
North Lake 05:44:28 -55.4 Dark Up 53.3 143.8 Up 05:29:28 - 05:59:28 4846
Chiloquin 05:44:32 -55.1 Dark Up 53.4 141.9 Up 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 4814
Paisley 05:44:28 -55.9 Dark Up 53.9 143.9 Up 05:29:28 - 05:59:28 4791
Klamath Falls 05:44:32 -55.4 Dark Up 53.7 141.7 Up 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 4783
Tulelake 05:44:32 -55.7 Dark Up 54.0 141.9 Up 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 4753
Lakeview 05:44:28 -56.3 Dark Up 54.4 143.8 Up 05:29:28 - 05:59:28 4744
Cedarville 05:44:29 -56.7 Dark Up 55.0 143.5 Up 05:29:29 - 05:59:29 4683
Fall River/Burney 05:44:34 -56.2 Dark Up 54.8 141.3 Up 05:29:34 - 05:59:34 4673
Susanville 05:44:33 -57.0 Dark Up 55.6 141.8 Up 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 4600
Greenville 05:44:34 -56.9 Dark Up 55.7 141.1 Up 05:29:34 - 05:59:34 4584
Gimple 05:44:34 -56.9 Dark Up 55.8 141.2 Up 05:29:34 - 05:59:34 4581
Quincy 05:44:35 -57.0 Dark Up 55.9 140.9 Up 05:29:35 - 05:59:35 4566
Portola 05:44:34 -57.4 Dark Up 56.2 141.5 Up 05:29:34 - 05:59:34 4543
Reno 05:44:32 -57.9 Dark Up 56.7 142.3 Up 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 4502
Carson City 05:44:33 -58.1 Dark Up 57.0 142.0 Up 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 4470
Gardnerville 05:44:33 -58.2 Dark Up 57.2 141.8 Up 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 4447
Yerington 05:44:31 -58.6 Dark Up 57.5 142.8 Up 05:29:31 - 05:59:31 4436
Hawthorne 05:44:31 -59.2 Dark Up 58.1 143.2 Up 05:29:31 - 05:59:31 4381
Lee Vining 05:44:33 -59.1 Dark Up 58.3 141.9 Up 05:29:33 - 05:59:33 4344
Tonopah 05:44:27 -60.4 Dark Up 59.1 145.1 Up 05:29:27 - 05:59:27 4302
Bishop 05:44:32 -59.9 Dark Up 59.1 142.5 Up 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 4270
Lone Pine 05:44:32 -60.4 Dark Up 59.9 142.2 Up 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 4192
Niwot 05:43:43 -66.3 Dark Up 60.9 168.7 Up 05:28:43 - 05:58:43 4188
Beatty 05:44:28 -61.2 Dark Up 60.3 144.7 Up 05:29:28 - 05:59:28 4185
SwRI 05:43:44 -66.3 Dark Up 61.0 168.5 Up 05:28:44 - 05:58:44 4181
CPSLO 05:44:43 -59.0 Dark Up 59.5 136.6 Up 05:29:43 - 05:59:43 4145
Indian Springs 05:44:24 -62.2 Dark Up 61.0 146.3 Up 05:29:24 - 05:59:24 4126
Henderson 05:44:23 -62.9 Dark Up 61.8 147.0 Up 05:29:23 - 05:59:23 4058
Searchlight/Boulder City 05:44:24 -63.2 Dark Up 62.3 146.6 Up 05:29:24 - 05:59:24 4003
Wildwood 05:44:39 -61.0 Dark Up 61.6 138.5 Up 05:29:39 - 05:59:39 3976
Patrick 05:44:20 -64.0 Dark Up 62.8 148.5 Up 05:29:20 - 05:59:20 3970
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:44:23 -63.6 Dark Up 62.7 146.9 Up 05:29:23 - 05:59:23 3966
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:44:21 -64.0 Dark Up 62.9 147.9 Up 05:29:21 - 05:59:21 3954
Mohave Valley 05:44:23 -63.7 Dark Up 62.9 146.6 Up 05:29:23 - 05:59:23 3940
DCO 05:44:18 -64.6 Dark Up 63.3 149.5 Up 05:29:18 - 05:59:18 3922
Lake Havasu City 05:44:23 -64.1 Dark Up 63.4 146.7 Up 05:29:23 - 05:59:23 3896
Idyllwild 05:44:32 -62.6 Dark Up 62.8 141.3 Up 05:29:32 - 05:59:32 3890
Parker 05:44:24 -64.2 Dark Up 63.7 146.3 Up 05:29:24 - 05:59:24 3862
Blythe 05:44:26 -64.2 Dark Up 64.0 145.2 Up 05:29:26 - 05:59:26 3820
Calipatria 05:44:30 -63.7 Dark Up 63.9 142.8 Up 05:29:30 - 05:59:30 3799
Yuma 05:44:28 -64.6 Dark Up 64.7 144.0 Up 05:29:28 - 05:59:28 3733

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 03UJ292, (2023/11/25 05:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:30  0.8 18.87  35
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5  8.65  16
PPM 119093     03:27:18.7 +12:44:07  6.5  2.04  19
PPM 119025     03:21:18.1 +10:37:46  8.4  0.76  18
PPM 119029     03:21:41.9 +10:49:48  9.7  0.58  18
PPM 119031     03:21:51.4 +11:18:32 10.7  0.22  18
03UJ292        03:21:02.1 +11:23:25 13.2        17
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/20 23:58:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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