RECON: TNO occultation with 03UZ291

Event between 03UZ291 and star GA1100:00878079 with event index number of 1073751

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/02 06:59:01 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:05:14.5 +20:00:12
Equinox of date position of star is 05:06:32.1 +20:01:55
Stellar brightness G=14.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 145 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

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TNO is 46.0 AU from the Sun and 45.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 173 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1712 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32633.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=222.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=91.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UZ291, (2021/12/02 06:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.9 +16:33:06  0.8  7.79 152
Alnath         05:27:40.8 +28:37:26  1.6  9.85 138
104 Tau        05:08:44.8 +18:40:22  5.6  1.46 144
PPM 120582     05:06:49.7 +19:50:06  6.7  0.21 144
PPM 094056     05:07:09.3 +20:06:23 10.7  0.16 144
03UZ291        05:06:32.3 +20:01:55 14.4       144
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 06:59:41 -59.6 Dark Down 55.4 144.8 Up 06:44:45 - 07:14:38 3858
Sleaford 06:59:03 -59.9 Dark Down 57.6 169.2 Up 06:44:06 - 07:13:59 3799
Kelowna 06:59:41 -60.6 Dark Down 56.4 145.5 Up 06:44:44 - 07:14:37 3770
Peachland 06:59:41 -60.6 Dark Down 56.3 144.9 Up 06:44:45 - 07:14:38 3765
Summerland 06:59:41 -60.8 Dark Down 56.5 145.0 Up 06:44:45 - 07:14:38 3750
Penticton 06:59:41 -60.9 Dark Down 56.6 145.1 Up 06:44:45 - 07:14:38 3742
Victoria 06:59:53 -60.6 Dark Down 55.8 138.3 Up 06:44:56 - 07:14:49 3713
Oliver 06:59:42 -61.2 Dark Down 56.9 144.8 Up 06:44:45 - 07:14:38 3709
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:59:41 -61.4 Dark Down 57.1 144.9 Up 06:44:45 - 07:14:38 3691
Tonasket 06:59:42 -61.7 Dark Down 57.3 144.5 Up 06:44:46 - 07:14:39 3663
Okanogan 06:59:42 -61.9 Dark Down 57.5 144.0 Up 06:44:46 - 07:14:39 3635
Brewster 06:59:44 -62.1 Dark Down 57.7 143.4 Up 06:44:48 - 07:14:41 3613
Manson/Chelan 06:59:45 -62.2 Dark Down 57.7 142.7 Up 06:44:48 - 07:14:41 3600
Wenatchee 06:59:46 -62.6 Dark Down 58.0 141.9 Up 06:44:50 - 07:14:43 3558
Ellensburg 06:59:48 -62.9 Dark Down 58.2 141.2 Up 06:44:51 - 07:14:44 3523
Yakima 06:59:48 -63.3 Dark Down 58.5 140.7 Up 06:44:52 - 07:14:45 3486
Toppenish/White Swan 06:59:48 -63.5 Dark Down 58.8 140.8 Up 06:44:51 - 07:14:44 3462
Pasco 06:59:45 -64.0 Dark Down 59.4 142.7 Up 06:44:48 - 07:14:41 3429
Goldendale 06:59:50 -63.9 Dark Down 59.0 139.5 Up 06:44:54 - 07:14:47 3418
The Dalles 06:59:52 -63.9 Dark Down 59.0 138.7 Up 06:44:55 - 07:14:48 3403
PNWRO 06:59:45 -64.3 Dark Down 59.7 142.8 Up 06:44:48 - 07:14:41 3402
Maupin 06:59:52 -64.3 Dark Down 59.4 138.4 Up 06:44:55 - 07:14:48 3361
Sisters 06:59:55 -64.9 Dark Down 59.8 136.6 Up 06:44:58 - 07:14:51 3286
Redmond 06:59:53 -65.1 Dark Down 60.0 137.2 Up 06:44:57 - 07:14:50 3277
Bend 06:59:54 -65.2 Dark Down 60.1 136.8 Up 06:44:57 - 07:14:50 3259
Oregon Observatory 06:59:55 -65.3 Dark Down 60.2 136.3 Up 06:44:58 - 07:14:51 3245
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:59:55 -65.5 Dark Down 60.3 136.0 Up 06:44:59 - 07:14:52 3226
North Lake 06:59:54 -66.1 Dark Down 60.9 136.4 Up 06:44:58 - 07:14:51 3173
Chiloquin 06:59:58 -66.2 Dark Down 60.9 134.1 Up 06:45:01 - 07:14:54 3125
Paisley 06:59:54 -66.7 Dark Down 61.5 136.3 Up 06:44:58 - 07:14:51 3113
Klamath Falls 06:59:59 -66.6 Dark Down 61.2 133.7 Up 06:45:02 - 07:14:55 3090
Lakeview 06:59:54 -67.2 Dark Down 62.0 136.0 Up 06:44:58 - 07:14:51 3060
Cedarville 06:59:55 -67.8 Dark Down 62.5 135.4 Up 06:44:58 - 07:14:51 2992
Fall River/Burney 06:59:59 -67.7 Dark Down 62.2 132.8 Up 06:45:03 - 07:14:56 2968
Susanville 06:59:57 -68.5 Dark Down 63.0 133.1 Up 06:45:01 - 07:14:54 2891
Greenville 06:59:59 -68.6 Dark Down 63.1 132.2 Up 06:45:03 - 07:14:56 2870
Gimple 06:59:59 -68.7 Dark Down 63.1 132.3 Up 06:45:02 - 07:14:55 2868
Quincy 06:59:59 -68.8 Dark Down 63.2 131.9 Up 06:45:02 - 07:14:55 2849
Portola 06:59:58 -69.1 Dark Down 63.6 132.5 Up 06:45:01 - 07:14:54 2828
Reno 06:59:56 -69.6 Dark Down 64.1 133.2 Up 06:45:00 - 07:14:53 2789
Carson City 06:59:57 -69.9 Dark Down 64.4 132.7 Up 06:45:00 - 07:14:53 2753
Gardnerville 06:59:57 -70.1 Dark Down 64.6 132.4 Up 06:45:00 - 07:14:53 2727
Yerington 06:59:55 -70.4 Dark Down 64.9 133.5 Up 06:44:59 - 07:14:52 2721
Hawthorne 06:59:54 -71.0 Dark Down 65.5 133.7 Up 06:44:57 - 07:14:50 2664
Dunrhomin 06:59:09 -71.6 Dark Down 69.2 165.7 Up 06:44:13 - 07:14:06 2632
Lee Vining 06:59:56 -71.2 Dark Down 65.6 132.0 Up 06:45:00 - 07:14:53 2617
Tonopah 06:59:50 -71.9 Dark Down 66.6 135.6 Up 06:44:53 - 07:14:46 2591
Bishop 06:59:55 -72.0 Dark Down 66.4 132.3 Up 06:44:59 - 07:14:52 2542
Beatty 06:59:50 -73.1 Dark Down 67.7 134.5 Up 06:44:54 - 07:14:47 2464
Indian Springs 06:59:47 -73.8 Dark Down 68.5 136.1 Up 06:44:50 - 07:14:43 2411
CPSLO 07:00:05 -72.5 Dark Down 66.3 124.7 Up 06:45:08 - 07:15:01 2376
Henderson 06:59:45 -74.6 Dark Down 69.3 136.6 Up 06:44:49 - 07:14:42 2344
Patrick 06:59:42 -75.5 Dark Down 70.3 137.9 Up 06:44:46 - 07:14:39 2259
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:59:45 -75.5 Dark Down 70.1 135.9 Up 06:44:49 - 07:14:42 2246
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:59:43 -75.6 Dark Down 70.4 137.1 Up 06:44:47 - 07:14:40 2240
Mohave Valley 06:59:45 -75.7 Dark Down 70.3 135.4 Up 06:44:49 - 07:14:42 2218
Wildwood 07:00:00 -74.5 Dark Down 68.3 125.8 Up 06:45:03 - 07:14:56 2210
Lake Havasu City 06:59:45 -76.2 Dark Down 70.7 135.1 Up 06:44:48 - 07:14:41 2172
Idyllwild 06:59:54 -75.8 Dark Down 69.8 128.6 Up 06:44:57 - 07:14:50 2136
Parker 06:59:45 -76.5 Dark Down 71.0 134.5 Up 06:44:48 - 07:14:41 2134
Blythe 06:59:47 -76.8 Dark Down 71.2 132.7 Up 06:44:50 - 07:14:43 2085
Calipatria 06:59:50 -76.9 Dark Down 70.9 129.6 Up 06:44:54 - 07:14:47 2050
George/Scottsdale 06:59:37 -77.7 Dark Down 72.7 139.4 Up 06:44:41 - 07:14:34 2048
Yuma 06:59:48 -77.6 Dark Down 71.8 130.5 Up 06:44:51 - 07:14:44 1988

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 03UZ291, (2021/12/02 06:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  7.79 152
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  9.85 138
104 Tau        05:07:27.8 +18:38:43  5.6  1.46 144
PPM 120582     05:05:32.1 +19:48:24  6.7  0.21 144
PPM 094056     05:05:51.5 +20:04:41 10.7  0.16 144
03UZ291        05:05:14.5 +20:00:12 14.4       145
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/11/16 00:35:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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