RECON: TNO occultation with 04KF19

Event between 04KF19 and star GA0660:08464563 with event index number of 2008472

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/06/02 05:50:16 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:55:59.8 -22:43:52
Equinox of date position of star is 16:57:24.0 -22:45:59
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 29 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

[RECON map]
Object is 41.4 AU from the Sun and 40.3 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 646 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3003 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29260.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=257.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.5 sec chord
Diameter=104.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04KF19, (2023/06/02 05:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.8 -26:28:55  0.9  7.09  23
23Tau Sco      16:37:20.7 -28:15:45  2.8  7.12  25
PPM 266088     16:54:48.4 -20:27:10  5.7  2.39  28
PPM 266128     16:56:15.9 -23:32:56  6.9  0.82  28
PPM 266177     16:58:24.3 -22:36:42  9.2  0.28  29
04KF19         16:57:24.4 -22:46:00 16.5        29
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 1.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 11.9 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=3.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 05:51:41 -14.2 AT Up 12.8 159.7 Really Low 05:36:41 - 06:06:41 5355
Kamloops 05:52:17 -12.0 NT Up 10.1 146.7 Really Low 05:37:17 - 06:07:17 5022
Kelowna 05:52:17 -13.0 AT Up 11.1 147.4 Really Low 05:37:17 - 06:07:17 5006
Peachland 05:52:18 -13.0 AT Up 11.1 147.2 Really Low 05:37:18 - 06:07:18 4994
Summerland 05:52:18 -13.1 AT Up 11.2 147.2 Really Low 05:37:18 - 06:07:18 4990
Penticton 05:52:18 -13.2 AT Up 11.3 147.3 Really Low 05:37:18 - 06:07:18 4989
Oliver 05:52:18 -13.5 AT Up 11.6 147.3 Really Low 05:37:18 - 06:07:18 4973
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:52:18 -13.7 AT Up 11.8 147.4 Really Low 05:37:18 - 06:07:18 4971
Okanogan 05:52:20 -14.2 AT Up 12.3 147.2 Really Low 05:37:20 - 06:07:20 4935
Brewster 05:52:21 -14.4 AT Up 12.4 147.0 Really Low 05:37:21 - 06:07:21 4918
Manson/Chelan 05:52:22 -14.5 AT Up 12.5 146.6 Really Low 05:37:22 - 06:07:22 4899
Wenatchee 05:52:23 -14.8 AT Up 12.8 146.4 Really Low 05:37:23 - 06:07:23 4873
Victoria 05:52:28 -12.8 AT Up 10.7 143.9 Really Low 05:37:28 - 06:07:28 4853
Ellensburg 05:52:24 -15.1 AT Up 13.1 146.2 Really Low 05:37:24 - 06:07:24 4847
Dunrhomin 05:51:50 -25.7 Dark Up 24.1 159.0 Low 05:36:50 - 06:06:50 4839
PNWRO 05:52:22 -16.5 AT Up 14.5 147.5 Really Low 05:37:22 - 06:07:22 4837
Nikitin 05:51:51 -25.9 Dark Up 24.3 159.0 Low 05:36:51 - 06:06:51 4829
Yakima 05:52:25 -15.4 AT Up 13.4 146.1 Really Low 05:37:25 - 06:07:25 4827
CU-SBO 05:51:51 -25.9 Dark Up 24.3 158.9 Low 05:36:51 - 06:06:51 4824
Toppenish/White Swan 05:52:25 -15.7 AT Up 13.7 146.2 Really Low 05:37:25 - 06:07:25 4820
The Dalles 05:52:28 -16.1 AT Up 14.0 145.5 Really Low 05:37:28 - 06:07:28 4761
Maupin 05:52:29 -16.5 AT Up 14.4 145.5 Really Low 05:37:29 - 06:07:29 4742
Sisters 05:52:31 -17.0 AT Up 14.9 144.9 Really Low 05:37:31 - 06:07:31 4683
Bend 05:52:31 -17.3 AT Up 15.2 145.1 Really Low 05:37:31 - 06:07:31 4677
Oregon Observatory 05:52:32 -17.4 AT Up 15.3 145.0 Really Low 05:37:32 - 06:07:32 4664
Chiloquin 05:52:35 -18.4 Dark Up 16.2 144.4 Really Low 05:37:35 - 06:07:35 4580
Cedarville 05:52:32 -19.9 Dark Up 17.8 145.7 Really Low 05:37:32 - 06:07:32 4565
Klamath Falls 05:52:34 -18.7 Dark Up 16.5 144.4 Really Low 05:37:34 - 06:07:34 4563
Fall River/Burney 05:52:36 -19.9 Dark Up 17.7 144.6 Really Low 05:37:36 - 06:07:36 4504
Gimple 05:52:37 -20.9 Dark Up 18.6 144.9 Really Low 05:37:37 - 06:07:37 4464
Greenville 05:52:36 -20.8 Dark Up 18.6 144.8 Really Low 05:37:36 - 06:07:36 4462
Reno 05:52:34 -21.8 Dark Up 19.6 145.6 Really Low 05:37:34 - 06:07:34 4456
Portola 05:52:35 -21.3 Dark Up 19.1 145.1 Really Low 05:37:35 - 06:07:35 4455
Quincy 05:52:36 -21.0 Dark Up 18.8 144.7 Really Low 05:37:36 - 06:07:36 4450
Yerington 05:52:33 -22.5 Dark Up 20.3 146.1 Low 05:37:33 - 06:07:33 4440
Carson City 05:52:34 -22.1 Dark Up 19.9 145.6 Really Low 05:37:34 - 06:07:34 4435
Hawthorne 05:52:33 -23.1 Dark Up 20.9 146.4 Low 05:37:33 - 06:07:33 4425
Gardnerville 05:52:35 -22.3 Dark Up 20.1 145.6 Low 05:37:35 - 06:07:35 4421
Lee Vining 05:52:34 -23.4 Dark Up 21.2 145.9 Low 05:37:34 - 06:07:34 4378
Beatty 05:52:29 -25.3 Dark Up 23.1 147.7 Low 05:37:29 - 06:07:29 4373
Bishop 05:52:33 -24.2 Dark Up 22.0 146.4 Low 05:37:33 - 06:07:33 4359
Patrick 05:52:22 -27.7 Dark Up 25.6 150.0 Low 05:37:22 - 06:07:22 4352
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:52:24 -27.6 Dark Up 25.5 149.3 Low 05:37:24 - 06:07:24 4317
George/Scottsdale 05:52:17 -29.9 Dark Up 27.8 151.4 Low 05:37:17 - 06:07:17 4291
Lake Havasu City 05:52:24 -28.3 Dark Up 26.2 149.3 Low 05:37:24 - 06:07:24 4280
Idyllwild 05:52:33 -28.1 Dark Up 25.8 147.0 Low 05:37:33 - 06:07:33 4166
Calipatria 05:52:30 -29.1 Dark Up 26.8 147.9 Low 05:37:30 - 06:07:30 4155
Yuma 05:52:27 -29.8 Dark Up 27.6 148.6 Low 05:37:27 - 06:07:27 4150
Wildwood 05:52:38 -27.0 Dark Up 24.6 145.4 Low 05:37:38 - 06:07:38 4138

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 04KF19, (2023/06/02 05:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.09  23
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  7.12  25
PPM 266088     16:53:25.2 -20:24:57  5.7  2.39  28
PPM 266128     16:54:50.8 -23:30:46  6.9  0.82  28
PPM 266177     16:56:59.8 -22:34:36  9.2  0.28  29
04KF19         16:55:59.8 -22:43:52 16.5        29
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/18 02:26:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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