RECON: TNO occultation with 03UN284

Event between 03UN284 and star GA1140:01045257 with event index number of 1270184

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/18 06:06:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:12:22.9 +25:09:54
Equinox of date position of star is 05:13:44.9 +25:11:24
Stellar brightness G=13.8, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 2 degrees from the moon. Moon is 67% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

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TNO is 42.5 AU from the Sun and 42.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 6.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1232 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5247 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30585.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=195.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 30.8 sec chord
Diameter=80.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UN284, (2024/02/18 06:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:18.5 +16:33:21  0.8 12.14  13
Alnath         05:27:49.2 +28:37:32  1.6  4.63   4
103 Tau        05:09:35.0 +24:17:41  5.3  1.32   3
PPM 094178     05:14:32.0 +24:25:25  8.4  0.78   3
PPM 094181     05:15:09.0 +25:17:47  9.8  0.31   2
PPM 094175     05:14:19.1 +25:09:29 11.0  0.11   2
03UN284        05:13:52.0 +25:11:32 13.8         3
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 0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 31.2 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)
Sleaford 05:56:19 -46.5 Dark Up 42.2 256.7 Up 05:41:19 - 06:11:19 6919
Kamloops 05:58:11 -42.1 Dark Up 50.9 244.0 Up 05:43:11 - 06:13:11 6639
Kelowna 05:57:55 -43.1 Dark Up 50.8 245.9 Up 05:42:55 - 06:12:55 6561
Peachland 05:57:58 -43.0 Dark Up 51.0 245.7 Up 05:42:58 - 06:12:58 6548
Summerland 05:57:58 -43.1 Dark Up 51.0 245.9 Up 05:42:58 - 06:12:58 6533
Penticton 05:57:54 -43.2 Dark Up 50.9 246.1 Up 05:42:54 - 06:12:54 6527
Oliver 05:57:56 -43.5 Dark Up 51.1 246.5 Up 05:42:56 - 06:12:56 6491
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:57:51 -43.7 Dark Up 51.0 246.9 Up 05:42:51 - 06:12:51 6474
Tonasket 05:57:51 -43.8 Dark Up 51.2 247.2 Up 05:42:51 - 06:12:51 6442
Okanogan 05:57:51 -44.0 Dark Up 51.4 247.4 Up 05:42:51 - 06:12:51 6406
Victoria 05:58:32 -42.0 Dark Up 53.6 243.2 Up 05:43:32 - 06:13:32 6401
Brewster 05:57:48 -44.1 Dark Up 51.7 247.5 Up 05:42:48 - 06:12:48 6377
Manson/Chelan 05:57:55 -44.0 Dark Up 52.0 247.4 Up 05:42:55 - 06:12:55 6352
Wenatchee 05:57:54 -44.2 Dark Up 52.2 247.8 Up 05:42:54 - 06:12:54 6302
Ellensburg 05:57:53 -44.4 Dark Up 52.5 248.0 Up 05:42:53 - 06:12:53 6257
Yakima 05:57:53 -44.6 Dark Up 52.7 248.5 Up 05:42:53 - 06:12:53 6215
Toppenish/White Swan 05:57:50 -44.8 Dark Up 52.7 248.9 Up 05:42:50 - 06:12:50 6193
PNWRO 05:57:34 -45.8 Dark Up 51.9 250.8 Up 05:42:34 - 06:12:34 6165
Goldendale 05:57:49 -44.9 Dark Up 53.2 249.1 Up 05:42:49 - 06:12:49 6132
The Dalles 05:57:54 -44.9 Dark Up 53.5 249.1 Up 05:42:54 - 06:12:54 6106
Maupin 05:57:53 -45.2 Dark Up 53.5 249.7 Up 05:42:53 - 06:12:53 6063
Sisters 05:57:56 -45.4 Dark Up 54.2 250.3 Up 05:42:56 - 06:12:56 5967
Bend 05:57:50 -45.7 Dark Up 54.1 250.9 Up 05:42:50 - 06:12:50 5943
Oregon Observatory 05:57:47 -45.7 Dark Up 54.2 251.0 Up 05:42:47 - 06:12:47 5924
North Lake 05:57:40 -46.4 Dark Up 54.1 252.3 Up 05:42:40 - 06:12:40 5859
Chiloquin 05:57:48 -46.2 Dark Up 54.9 252.3 Up 05:42:48 - 06:12:48 5781
Lakeview 05:57:34 -47.3 Dark Up 54.0 254.2 Up 05:42:34 - 06:12:34 5749
Klamath Falls 05:57:49 -46.5 Dark Up 55.0 252.9 Up 05:42:49 - 06:12:49 5744
Dunrhomin 05:54:58 -56.6 Dark Up 43.5 268.0 Up 05:39:58 - 06:09:58 5719
CU-SBO 05:54:58 -56.7 Dark Up 43.6 268.1 Up 05:39:58 - 06:09:58 5691
Cedarville 05:57:27 -47.8 Dark Up 54.1 255.3 Up 05:42:27 - 06:12:27 5680
Fall River/Burney 05:57:42 -47.4 Dark Up 55.1 254.8 Up 05:42:42 - 06:12:42 5620
Susanville 05:57:31 -48.1 Dark Up 54.7 256.3 Up 05:42:31 - 06:12:31 5557
Gimple 05:57:31 -48.2 Dark Up 54.9 256.5 Up 05:42:31 - 06:12:31 5525
Greenville 05:57:33 -48.1 Dark Up 55.0 256.5 Up 05:42:33 - 06:12:33 5525
Quincy 05:57:33 -48.2 Dark Up 55.0 256.7 Up 05:42:33 - 06:12:33 5503
Portola 05:57:29 -48.6 Dark Up 54.7 257.3 Up 05:42:29 - 06:12:29 5493
Reno 05:57:18 -49.1 Dark Up 54.3 258.2 Up 05:42:18 - 06:12:18 5468
Carson City 05:57:19 -49.3 Dark Up 54.4 258.7 Up 05:42:19 - 06:12:19 5430
Yerington 05:57:09 -49.8 Dark Up 53.9 259.5 Up 05:42:09 - 06:12:09 5413
Gardnerville 05:57:15 -49.5 Dark Up 54.4 259.1 Up 05:42:15 - 06:12:15 5404
Hawthorne 05:57:03 -50.4 Dark Up 53.6 260.5 Up 05:42:03 - 06:12:03 5367
Tonopah 05:56:46 -51.6 Dark Up 52.7 262.2 Up 05:41:46 - 06:11:46 5329
Lee Vining 05:57:07 -50.4 Dark Up 54.1 260.9 Up 05:42:07 - 06:12:07 5302
Bishop 05:56:57 -51.2 Dark Up 53.7 262.2 Up 05:41:57 - 06:11:57 5243
Beatty 05:56:38 -52.5 Dark Up 52.5 264.0 Up 05:41:38 - 06:11:38 5207
Indian Springs 05:56:23 -53.3 Dark Up 51.7 265.1 Up 05:41:23 - 06:11:23 5183
Henderson 05:56:15 -54.1 Dark Up 51.2 266.2 Up 05:41:15 - 06:11:15 5132
Patrick 05:56:02 -55.2 Dark Up 50.4 267.7 Up 05:41:02 - 06:11:02 5076
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:56:02 -55.2 Dark Up 50.5 267.8 Up 05:41:02 - 06:11:02 5050
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:56:05 -54.8 Dark Up 50.9 267.5 Up 05:41:05 - 06:11:05 5041
Mohave Valley 05:56:08 -55.0 Dark Up 50.9 267.9 Up 05:41:08 - 06:11:08 5011
Lake Havasu City 05:56:03 -55.4 Dark Up 50.8 268.5 Up 05:41:03 - 06:11:03 4971
Parker 05:56:03 -55.6 Dark Up 50.8 269.0 Up 05:41:03 - 06:11:03 4933
George/Scottsdale 05:55:35 -57.4 Dark Up 48.8 270.8 Up 05:40:35 - 06:10:35 4916
Wildwood 05:56:50 -52.7 Dark Up 54.2 266.5 Up 05:41:50 - 06:11:50 4883
Idyllwild 05:56:28 -54.2 Dark Up 52.7 268.1 Up 05:41:28 - 06:11:28 4862
Calipatria 05:56:14 -55.3 Dark Up 51.8 269.6 Up 05:41:14 - 06:11:14 4807
Yuma 05:56:02 -56.1 Dark Up 51.0 270.6 Up 05:41:02 - 06:11:02 4770

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 03UN284, (2024/02/18 06:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 12.14  13
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  4.63   4
103 Tau        05:08:06.6 +24:15:54  5.3  1.32   3
PPM 094178     05:13:03.4 +24:23:49  8.4  0.78   3
PPM 094181     05:13:39.8 +25:16:11  9.8  0.31   2
PPM 094175     05:12:50.1 +25:07:51 11.0  0.11   2
03UN284        05:12:22.9 +25:09:54 13.8         2
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/25 00:33:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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