RECON: TNO occultation with 03UZ291

Event between 03UZ291 and star GA1080:01277957 with event index number of 2225816

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/10/16 10:01:22 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:43:14.8 +19:58:38
Equinox of date position of star is 05:44:33.6 +19:59:09
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 93 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

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TNO is 45.1 AU from the Sun and 44.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1209 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2194 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32398.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.1
Diameter=230.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.4 sec chord
Diameter=94.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 03UZ291, (2028/10/16 10:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:43.9 +07:24:36  0.4 12.90  89
Alnath         05:28:06.9 +28:37:45  1.6  9.45  97
123Zet Tau     05:39:22.0 +21:09:27  3.0  1.75  94
PPM 121323     05:45:15.3 +19:33:05  8.5  0.44  93
PPM 121306     05:44:32.0 +19:51:32  9.4  0.16  93
03UZ291        05:44:57.3 +19:59:18 15.3        93
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 26.1 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=12.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 10:03:27 -39.9 Dark Down 51.3 131.5 Up 09:48:27 - 10:18:27 -2487
Kelowna 10:03:29 -40.0 Dark Down 52.3 131.9 Up 09:48:29 - 10:18:29 -2576
Peachland 10:03:29 -40.2 Dark Down 52.2 131.4 Up 09:48:29 - 10:18:29 -2577
Victoria 10:03:58 -42.7 Dark Down 51.2 125.7 Up 09:48:58 - 10:18:58 -2585
Summerland 10:03:30 -40.3 Dark Down 52.4 131.4 Up 09:48:30 - 10:18:30 -2592
Penticton 10:03:30 -40.3 Dark Down 52.5 131.5 Up 09:48:30 - 10:18:30 -2600
Oliver 10:03:32 -40.5 Dark Down 52.7 131.1 Up 09:48:32 - 10:18:32 -2629
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:03:31 -40.5 Dark Down 52.9 131.2 Up 09:48:31 - 10:18:31 -2648
Tonasket 10:03:33 -40.7 Dark Down 53.1 130.8 Up 09:48:33 - 10:18:33 -2672
Sleaford 10:01:55 -32.0 Dark Down 55.6 153.0 Up 09:46:55 - 10:16:55 -2693
Okanogan 10:03:37 -41.0 Dark Down 53.2 130.3 Up 09:48:37 - 10:18:37 -2697
Brewster 10:03:38 -41.3 Dark Down 53.3 129.8 Up 09:48:38 - 10:18:38 -2714
Manson/Chelan 10:03:44 -41.6 Dark Down 53.3 129.1 Up 09:48:44 - 10:18:44 -2722
Wenatchee 10:03:47 -42.0 Dark Down 53.5 128.4 Up 09:48:47 - 10:18:47 -2758
Ellensburg 10:03:50 -42.4 Dark Down 53.6 127.7 Up 09:48:50 - 10:18:50 -2787
Yakima 10:03:54 -42.7 Dark Down 53.9 127.2 Up 09:48:54 - 10:18:54 -2821
Toppenish/White Swan 10:03:54 -42.7 Dark Down 54.1 127.2 Up 09:48:54 - 10:18:54 -2844
Goldendale 10:04:00 -43.3 Dark Down 54.2 126.1 Up 09:49:00 - 10:19:00 -2880
The Dalles 10:04:04 -43.6 Dark Down 54.1 125.4 Up 09:49:04 - 10:19:04 -2890
PNWRO 10:03:46 -42.2 Dark Down 55.1 128.8 Up 09:48:46 - 10:18:46 -2916
Maupin 10:04:06 -43.8 Dark Down 54.5 125.1 Up 09:49:06 - 10:19:06 -2928
Sisters 10:04:13 -44.7 Dark Down 54.7 123.5 Up 09:49:13 - 10:19:13 -2991
Bend 10:04:12 -44.7 Dark Down 55.0 123.5 Up 09:49:12 - 10:19:12 -3019
Oregon Observatory 10:04:13 -44.9 Dark Down 55.0 123.1 Up 09:49:13 - 10:19:13 -3030
North Lake 10:04:13 -45.0 Dark Down 55.7 123.0 Up 09:49:13 - 10:19:13 -3102
Chiloquin 10:04:24 -45.9 Dark Down 55.4 121.1 Up 09:49:24 - 10:19:24 -3135
Klamath Falls 10:04:26 -46.1 Dark Down 55.7 120.7 Up 09:49:26 - 10:19:26 -3167
Lakeview 10:04:17 -45.3 Dark Down 56.6 122.4 Up 09:49:17 - 10:19:17 -3212
Cedarville 10:04:19 -45.6 Dark Down 57.0 121.8 Up 09:49:19 - 10:19:19 -3276
Fall River/Burney 10:04:30 -46.6 Dark Down 56.5 119.7 Up 09:49:30 - 10:19:30 -3284
Susanville 10:04:30 -46.5 Dark Down 57.3 119.8 Up 09:49:30 - 10:19:30 -3363
Greenville 10:04:32 -46.9 Dark Down 57.3 119.1 Up 09:49:32 - 10:19:32 -3380
Gimple 10:04:31 -46.8 Dark Down 57.3 119.2 Up 09:49:31 - 10:19:31 -3382
Quincy 10:04:34 -47.0 Dark Down 57.4 118.8 Up 09:49:34 - 10:19:34 -3398
Portola 10:04:31 -46.8 Dark Down 57.8 119.2 Up 09:49:31 - 10:19:31 -3424
Reno 10:04:27 -46.5 Dark Down 58.3 119.6 Up 09:49:27 - 10:19:27 -3467
Carson City 10:04:29 -46.7 Dark Down 58.5 119.1 Up 09:49:29 - 10:19:29 -3501
Gardnerville 10:04:31 -46.8 Dark Down 58.7 118.9 Up 09:49:31 - 10:19:31 -3525
Yerington 10:04:26 -46.4 Dark Down 59.0 119.6 Up 09:49:26 - 10:19:26 -3538
Hawthorne 10:04:25 -46.3 Dark Down 59.6 119.6 Up 09:49:25 - 10:19:25 -3597
Lee Vining 10:04:32 -46.9 Dark Down 59.6 118.2 Up 09:49:32 - 10:19:32 -3635
Tonopah 10:04:17 -45.6 Dark Down 60.8 120.7 Up 09:49:17 - 10:19:17 -3683
Bishop 10:04:28 -46.8 Dark Down 60.4 118.2 Up 09:49:28 - 10:19:28 -3714
Dunrhomin 10:02:36 -36.6 Dark Down 66.1 143.5 Up 09:47:36 - 10:17:36 -3797
Beatty 10:04:18 -45.9 Dark Down 61.7 119.5 Up 09:49:18 - 10:19:18 -3806
CU-SBO 10:02:38 -36.7 Dark Down 66.2 143.0 Up 09:47:38 - 10:17:38 -3819
Indian Springs 10:04:13 -45.3 Dark Down 62.6 120.4 Up 09:49:13 - 10:19:13 -3870
Henderson 10:04:10 -45.1 Dark Down 63.3 120.5 Up 09:49:10 - 10:19:10 -3942
Wildwood 10:04:47 -48.5 Dark Down 61.7 112.7 Up 09:49:47 - 10:19:47 -4021
Patrick 10:04:04 -44.5 Dark Down 64.4 120.9 Up 09:49:04 - 10:19:04 -4035
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:04:10 -45.1 Dark Down 64.1 119.5 Up 09:49:10 - 10:19:10 -4039
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:04:06 -44.8 Dark Down 64.4 120.3 Up 09:49:06 - 10:19:06 -4052
Mohave Valley 10:04:13 -45.3 Dark Down 64.2 119.1 Up 09:49:13 - 10:19:13 -4065
Lake Havasu City 10:04:13 -45.2 Dark Down 64.6 118.7 Up 09:49:13 - 10:19:13 -4112
Idyllwild 10:04:35 -47.3 Dark Down 63.2 114.3 Up 09:49:35 - 10:19:35 -4114
Parker 10:04:14 -45.4 Dark Down 64.8 118.1 Up 09:49:14 - 10:19:14 -4148
Calipatria 10:04:28 -46.7 Dark Down 64.3 114.6 Up 09:49:28 - 10:19:28 -4210
George/Scottsdale 10:03:56 -43.7 Dark Down 66.7 120.7 Up 09:48:56 - 10:18:56 -4261
Yuma 10:04:23 -46.2 Dark Down 65.2 114.9 Up 09:49:23 - 10:19:23 -4280

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, (2028/10/16 10:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 12.90  89
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  9.45  97
123Zet Tau     05:37:38.7 +21:08:33  3.0  1.75  94
PPM 121323     05:43:33.2 +19:32:26  8.5  0.44  93
PPM 121306     05:42:49.6 +19:50:51  9.4  0.16  93
03UZ291        05:43:14.8 +19:58:38 15.3        93
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/20 00:41:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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