RECON: TNO occultation with 03UY291

Event between 03UY291 and star GA1160:01400049 with event index number of 1358114

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/30 06:23:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:34:30.3 +26:55:10
Equinox of date position of star is 05:35:56.4 +26:55:59
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 153 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.8

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Object is 45.3 AU from the Sun and 44.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 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 267 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1662 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32171.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=217.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=88.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UY291, (2024/11/30 06:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:21.2 +16:33:27  0.8 17.11 164
Alnath         05:27:52.1 +28:37:34  1.6  2.48 155
PPM 094572     05:38:42.3 +26:56:16  5.6  0.59 152
PPM 094495     05:35:46.0 +26:53:48  8.1  0.08 153
03UY291        05:36:03.7 +26:56:03 15.5       153
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 3.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=30.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:25:19 -56.6 Dark Down 52.7 115.0 Up 06:10:19 - 06:40:19 283
Kelowna 06:25:19 -57.6 Dark Down 53.5 115.0 Up 06:10:19 - 06:40:19 189
Peachland 06:25:20 -57.6 Dark Down 53.4 114.6 Up 06:10:20 - 06:40:20 185
Summerland 06:25:20 -57.8 Dark Down 53.5 114.5 Up 06:10:20 - 06:40:20 169
Sleaford 06:24:42 -59.2 Dark Down 59.2 135.5 Up 06:09:42 - 06:39:42 166
Penticton 06:25:20 -57.9 Dark Down 53.6 114.5 Up 06:10:20 - 06:40:20 160
Victoria 06:25:31 -57.0 Dark Down 51.7 109.2 Up 06:10:31 - 06:40:31 150
Oliver 06:25:21 -58.1 Dark Down 53.8 114.1 Up 06:10:21 - 06:40:21 127
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:25:21 -58.3 Dark Down 54.0 114.1 Up 06:10:21 - 06:40:21 107
Okanogan 06:25:23 -58.8 Dark Down 54.1 113.1 Up 06:10:23 - 06:40:23 50
Brewster 06:25:24 -58.9 Dark Down 54.1 112.5 Up 06:10:24 - 06:40:24 29
Manson/Chelan 06:25:25 -58.9 Dark Down 53.9 111.8 Up 06:10:25 - 06:40:25 17
Wenatchee 06:25:26 -59.2 Dark Down 54.0 111.0 Up 06:10:26 - 06:40:26 -24
Ellensburg 06:25:28 -59.4 Dark Down 54.0 110.3 Up 06:10:28 - 06:40:28 -59
Yakima 06:25:29 -59.7 Dark Down 54.1 109.7 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 -97
Toppenish/White Swan 06:25:29 -59.9 Dark Down 54.3 109.6 Up 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 -122
The Dalles 06:25:32 -60.1 Dark Down 54.1 107.8 Up 06:10:32 - 06:40:32 -179
PNWRO 06:25:26 -60.9 Dark Down 55.4 110.7 Up 06:10:26 - 06:40:26 -191
Maupin 06:25:33 -60.5 Dark Down 54.3 107.4 Up 06:10:33 - 06:40:33 -221
Sisters 06:25:36 -60.9 Dark Down 54.2 105.7 Up 06:10:36 - 06:40:36 -295
Bend 06:25:36 -61.2 Dark Down 54.4 105.7 Up 06:10:36 - 06:40:36 -324
Oregon Observatory 06:25:36 -61.2 Dark Down 54.4 105.3 Up 06:10:36 - 06:40:36 -338
Chiloquin 06:25:40 -61.9 Dark Down 54.4 103.1 Up 06:10:40 - 06:40:40 -457
Klamath Falls 06:25:41 -62.1 Dark Down 54.6 102.8 Up 06:10:41 - 06:40:41 -493
Cedarville 06:25:38 -63.5 Dark Down 55.9 103.2 Up 06:10:38 - 06:40:38 -601
Fall River/Burney 06:25:42 -63.1 Dark Down 55.1 101.5 Up 06:10:42 - 06:40:42 -619
Greenville 06:25:42 -64.0 Dark Down 55.6 100.6 Up 06:10:42 - 06:40:42 -721
Gimple 06:25:42 -64.0 Dark Down 55.7 100.6 Up 06:10:42 - 06:40:42 -723
Quincy 06:25:43 -64.1 Dark Down 55.6 100.3 Up 06:10:43 - 06:40:43 -741
Portola 06:25:42 -64.4 Dark Down 56.0 100.5 Up 06:10:42 - 06:40:42 -766
Reno 06:25:40 -65.0 Dark Down 56.6 100.6 Up 06:10:40 - 06:40:40 -809
Carson City 06:25:41 -65.2 Dark Down 56.6 100.1 Up 06:10:41 - 06:40:41 -846
Gardnerville 06:25:41 -65.4 Dark Down 56.7 99.8 Up 06:10:41 - 06:40:41 -872
Yerington 06:25:40 -65.7 Dark Down 57.2 100.4 Up 06:10:40 - 06:40:40 -881
Hawthorne 06:25:39 -66.4 Dark Down 57.6 100.1 Up 06:10:39 - 06:40:39 -942
Lee Vining 06:25:41 -66.4 Dark Down 57.4 98.8 Up 06:10:41 - 06:40:41 -987
Dunrhomin 06:24:56 -70.8 Dark Down 66.8 118.0 Up 06:09:56 - 06:39:56 -1042
Nikitin 06:24:57 -70.9 Dark Down 66.9 117.6 Up 06:09:57 - 06:39:57 -1061
CU-SBO 06:24:57 -71.0 Dark Down 66.9 117.4 Up 06:09:57 - 06:39:57 -1066
Bishop 06:25:40 -67.2 Dark Down 58.0 98.5 Up 06:10:40 - 06:40:40 -1067
Beatty 06:25:36 -68.5 Dark Down 59.4 99.0 Up 06:10:36 - 06:40:36 -1154
Patrick 06:25:30 -71.2 Dark Down 61.9 98.7 Up 06:10:30 - 06:40:30 -1378
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:25:32 -71.0 Dark Down 61.4 97.7 Up 06:10:32 - 06:40:32 -1387
Wildwood 06:25:46 -69.0 Dark Down 58.2 93.1 Up 06:10:46 - 06:40:46 -1399
Lake Havasu City 06:25:33 -71.6 Dark Down 61.6 96.7 Up 06:10:33 - 06:40:33 -1464
Idyllwild 06:25:41 -70.5 Dark Down 59.8 93.7 Up 06:10:41 - 06:40:41 -1485
Calipatria 06:25:38 -71.6 Dark Down 60.8 93.4 Up 06:10:38 - 06:40:38 -1578
George/Scottsdale 06:25:26 -73.6 Dark Down 63.7 97.0 Up 06:10:26 - 06:40:26 -1602
Yuma 06:25:36 -72.5 Dark Down 61.6 93.2 Up 06:10:36 - 06:40:36 -1646

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 03UY291, (2024/11/30 06:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 17.11 164
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  2.48 155
PPM 094572     05:37:08.9 +26:55:28  5.6  0.59 152
PPM 094495     05:34:12.6 +26:52:54  8.1  0.08 153
03UY291        05:34:30.3 +26:55:10 15.5       153
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/24 04:09:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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