RECON: TNO occultation with 04HH79

Event between 04HH79 and star GA0720:06935034 with event index number of 2632390

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/09 06:03:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:58:54.9 -17:55:30
Equinox of date position of star is 17:00:16.2 -17:57:32
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 21 degrees from the moon. Moon is 85% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

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Object is 42.1 AU from the Sun and 41.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 342 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1520 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29889.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04HH79, (2023/05/09 06:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.6 -26:28:54  0.9 10.90  24
35Eta Oph      17:11:43.1 -15:45:08  2.6  3.52  20
PPM 232442     17:01:06.1 -18:16:57  6.4  0.38  20
PPM 232412     17:00:00.5 -18:05:03  9.2  0.14  21
04HH79         17:00:16.4 -17:57:32 16.0        20
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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:06:27 -19.6 Dark Down 11.0 139.4 Really Low 05:51:27 - 06:21:27 13745
Kamloops 06:06:58 -17.8 AT Down 5.4 127.1 Really Low 05:51:58 - 06:21:58 13313
Kelowna 06:06:58 -18.8 Dark Down 6.4 127.8 Really Low 05:51:58 - 06:21:58 13283
Peachland 06:07:00 -18.8 Dark Down 6.3 127.5 Really Low 05:52:00 - 06:22:00 13268
Summerland 06:07:00 -19.0 Dark Down 6.4 127.6 Really Low 05:52:00 - 06:22:00 13261
Penticton 06:07:00 -19.0 Dark Down 6.5 127.7 Really Low 05:52:00 - 06:22:00 13259
Oliver 06:07:00 -19.4 Dark Down 6.7 127.7 Really Low 05:52:00 - 06:22:00 13236
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:07:01 -19.6 Dark Down 6.9 127.8 Really Low 05:52:01 - 06:22:01 13230
Okanogan 06:07:03 -20.1 Dark Down 7.2 127.6 Really Low 05:52:03 - 06:22:03 13180
Brewster 06:07:03 -20.3 Dark Down 7.3 127.4 Really Low 05:52:03 - 06:22:03 13157
Manson/Chelan 06:07:05 -20.3 Dark Down 7.2 127.1 Really Low 05:52:05 - 06:22:05 13133
Wenatchee 06:07:06 -20.7 Dark Down 7.4 126.9 Really Low 05:52:06 - 06:22:06 13096
Victoria 06:07:09 -18.7 Dark Down 5.1 124.6 Really Low 05:52:09 - 06:22:09 13091
Ellensburg 06:07:07 -21.0 Dark Down 7.5 126.7 Really Low 05:52:07 - 06:22:07 13061
PNWRO 06:07:07 -22.4 Dark Down 9.1 127.9 Really Low 05:52:07 - 06:22:07 13037
Yakima 06:07:09 -21.3 Dark Down 7.8 126.6 Really Low 05:52:09 - 06:22:09 13032
Toppenish/White Swan 06:07:09 -21.6 Dark Down 8.0 126.7 Really Low 05:52:09 - 06:22:09 13022
Dunrhomin 06:06:48 -31.3 Dark Up 20.2 137.9 Low 05:51:48 - 06:21:48 13014
Nikitin 06:06:49 -31.4 Dark Up 20.4 137.8 Low 05:51:49 - 06:21:49 13001
CU-SBO 06:06:48 -31.5 Dark Up 20.4 137.8 Low 05:51:48 - 06:21:48 12994
The Dalles 06:07:13 -22.0 Dark Down 8.0 126.0 Really Low 05:52:13 - 06:22:13 12945
Maupin 06:07:14 -22.4 Dark Down 8.3 126.1 Really Low 05:52:14 - 06:22:14 12918
Sisters 06:07:17 -23.0 Dark Down 8.6 125.6 Really Low 05:52:17 - 06:22:17 12840
Bend 06:07:17 -23.3 Dark Down 8.9 125.8 Really Low 05:52:17 - 06:22:17 12830
Oregon Observatory 06:07:17 -23.4 Dark Down 8.9 125.6 Really Low 05:52:17 - 06:22:17 12813
Chiloquin 06:07:21 -24.4 Dark Down 9.4 125.2 Really Low 05:52:21 - 06:22:21 12703
Klamath Falls 06:07:22 -24.7 Dark Down 9.7 125.2 Really Low 05:52:22 - 06:22:22 12679
Cedarville 06:07:21 -25.9 Dark Down 11.0 126.3 Really Low 05:52:21 - 06:22:21 12673
Fall River/Burney 06:07:24 -25.9 Dark Down 10.6 125.3 Really Low 05:52:24 - 06:22:24 12599
Gimple 06:07:23 -26.9 Dark Down 11.4 125.6 Really Low 05:52:23 - 06:22:23 12544
Greenville 06:07:24 -26.8 Dark Down 11.4 125.5 Really Low 05:52:24 - 06:22:24 12542
Portola 06:07:25 -27.3 Dark Down 11.9 125.8 Really Low 05:52:25 - 06:22:25 12531
Reno 06:07:24 -27.8 Dark Down 12.4 126.2 Really Low 05:52:24 - 06:22:24 12529
Quincy 06:07:25 -27.0 Dark Down 11.5 125.5 Really Low 05:52:25 - 06:22:25 12526
Yerington 06:07:24 -28.5 Dark Down 13.2 126.6 Really Low 05:52:24 - 06:22:24 12506
Carson City 06:07:24 -28.1 Dark Down 12.7 126.2 Really Low 05:52:24 - 06:22:24 12502
Hawthorne 06:07:24 -29.1 Dark Down 13.8 126.9 Really Low 05:52:24 - 06:22:24 12485
Gardnerville 06:07:24 -28.3 Dark Down 12.8 126.2 Really Low 05:52:24 - 06:22:24 12484
Lee Vining 06:07:25 -29.4 Dark Down 13.8 126.4 Really Low 05:52:25 - 06:22:25 12425
Beatty 06:07:22 -31.3 Dark Down 15.9 127.9 Really Low 05:52:22 - 06:22:22 12413
Bishop 06:07:25 -30.2 Dark Down 14.6 126.8 Really Low 05:52:25 - 06:22:25 12399
Patrick 06:07:18 -33.6 Dark Down 18.7 129.7 Really Low 05:52:18 - 06:22:18 12383
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:07:20 -33.6 Dark Down 18.4 129.1 Really Low 05:52:20 - 06:22:20 12340
George/Scottsdale 06:07:16 -35.8 Dark Up 21.0 130.8 Low 05:52:16 - 06:22:16 12308
Lake Havasu City 06:07:21 -34.3 Dark Down 19.0 129.2 Really Low 05:52:21 - 06:22:21 12293
Idyllwild 06:07:29 -34.1 Dark Down 17.9 127.2 Really Low 05:52:29 - 06:22:29 12154
Calipatria 06:07:25 -35.1 Dark Down 19.1 127.9 Really Low 05:52:25 - 06:22:25 12141
Yuma 06:07:25 -35.8 Dark Down 19.9 128.4 Really Low 05:52:25 - 06:22:25 12134
Wildwood 06:07:32 -33.0 Dark Down 16.5 126.0 Really Low 05:52:32 - 06:22:32 12123

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 04HH79, (2023/05/09 06:04UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 10.90  24
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  3.52  20
PPM 232442     16:59:44.3 -18:14:57  6.4  0.38  20
PPM 232412     16:58:38.9 -18:03:01  9.2  0.14  21
04HH79         16:58:54.9 -17:55:30 16.0        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:24:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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