RECON: TNO occultation with 04VD131

Event between 04VD131 and star GA1120:00656472 with event index number of 2632036

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/11/04 10:05:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:25:15.2 +23:38:22
Equinox of date position of star is 04:26:33.7 +23:41:16
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 147 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 43.0 AU from the Sun and 42.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.4 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 369 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3691 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30557.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=267.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.9 sec chord
Diameter=109.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04VD131, (2021/11/04 10:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.6 +16:33:05  0.8  7.56 146
44Zet Per      03:55:30.6 +31:56:48  2.8 10.73 150
72 Tau         04:28:36.0 +23:02:36  5.3  0.80 147
PPM 093479     04:24:49.8 +24:27:16  7.6  0.86 147
PPM 093525     04:28:30.7 +23:33:38  9.1  0.46 147
04VD131        04:26:34.1 +23:41:17 14.6       147
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 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=2.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 10:05:06 -44.7 Dark Down 62.4 199.1 Up 09:50:06 - 10:20:06 11204
Kelowna 10:05:06 -45.0 Dark Down 62.8 199.0 Up 09:50:06 - 10:20:06 11166
Peachland 10:05:07 -45.2 Dark Down 62.9 198.5 Up 09:50:07 - 10:20:07 11156
Summerland 10:05:07 -45.3 Dark Down 63.1 198.8 Up 09:50:07 - 10:20:07 11141
Penticton 10:05:06 -45.3 Dark Down 63.1 199.1 Up 09:50:06 - 10:20:06 11134
Oliver 10:05:06 -45.5 Dark Down 63.4 199.3 Up 09:50:06 - 10:20:06 11098
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:05:05 -45.5 Dark Down 63.6 199.8 Up 09:50:05 - 10:20:05 11080
Victoria 10:05:19 -47.8 Dark Down 64.7 191.8 Up 09:50:19 - 10:20:19 11053
Tonasket 10:05:06 -45.7 Dark Down 63.9 199.9 Up 09:50:06 - 10:20:06 11049
Okanogan 10:05:06 -46.0 Dark Down 64.2 199.8 Up 09:50:06 - 10:20:06 11016
Brewster 10:05:07 -46.2 Dark Down 64.5 199.6 Up 09:50:07 - 10:20:07 10989
Manson/Chelan 10:05:08 -46.6 Dark Down 64.8 199.0 Up 09:50:08 - 10:20:08 10970
Wenatchee 10:05:08 -46.9 Dark Down 65.3 198.9 Up 09:50:08 - 10:20:08 10922
Ellensburg 10:05:09 -47.3 Dark Down 65.7 198.8 Up 09:50:09 - 10:20:09 10881
Yakima 10:05:09 -47.5 Dark Down 66.1 199.0 Up 09:50:09 - 10:20:09 10839
Toppenish/White Swan 10:05:09 -47.6 Dark Down 66.3 199.6 Up 09:50:09 - 10:20:09 10816
Pasco 10:05:04 -46.9 Dark Down 66.1 202.4 Up 09:50:04 - 10:20:04 10797
PNWRO 10:05:05 -46.9 Dark Down 66.2 203.1 Up 09:50:05 - 10:20:05 10771
Goldendale 10:05:10 -48.1 Dark Down 66.9 199.0 Up 09:50:10 - 10:20:10 10762
The Dalles 10:05:12 -48.5 Dark Down 67.2 198.4 Up 09:50:12 - 10:20:12 10740
Maupin 10:05:10 -48.6 Dark Down 67.6 198.9 Up 09:50:10 - 10:20:10 10696
Sisters 10:05:12 -49.4 Dark Down 68.5 198.5 Up 09:50:12 - 10:20:12 10608
Redmond 10:05:12 -49.2 Dark Down 68.4 199.5 Up 09:50:12 - 10:20:12 10603
Bend 10:05:13 -49.4 Dark Down 68.7 199.3 Up 09:50:13 - 10:20:13 10582
Oregon Observatory 10:05:13 -49.6 Dark Down 68.9 199.2 Up 09:50:13 - 10:20:13 10564
La Pine/Gilchrist 10:05:13 -49.7 Dark Down 69.1 199.2 Up 09:50:13 - 10:20:13 10543
North Lake 10:05:11 -49.6 Dark Down 69.3 201.1 Up 09:50:11 - 10:20:11 10494
Paisley 10:05:10 -49.7 Dark Down 69.7 202.5 Up 09:50:10 - 10:20:10 10434
Chiloquin 10:05:15 -50.5 Dark Down 70.2 199.3 Up 09:50:15 - 10:20:15 10429
Klamath Falls 10:05:14 -50.7 Dark Down 70.5 199.8 Up 09:50:14 - 10:20:14 10392
Lakeview 10:05:09 -49.8 Dark Down 70.2 203.5 Up 09:50:09 - 10:20:09 10380
Cedarville 10:05:09 -50.0 Dark Down 70.7 204.7 Up 09:50:09 - 10:20:09 10309
Fall River/Burney 10:05:14 -51.1 Dark Down 71.5 202.1 Up 09:50:14 - 10:20:14 10265
Susanville 10:05:11 -50.9 Dark Down 71.9 204.8 Up 09:50:11 - 10:20:11 10194
Greenville 10:05:12 -51.2 Dark Down 72.2 204.4 Up 09:50:12 - 10:20:12 10166
Gimple 10:05:12 -51.2 Dark Down 72.2 204.6 Up 09:50:12 - 10:20:12 10165
Dunrhomin 10:04:14 -40.2 Dark Down 64.2 237.0 Up 09:49:14 - 10:19:14 10156
Quincy 10:05:12 -51.3 Dark Down 72.4 204.6 Up 09:50:12 - 10:20:12 10144
Portola 10:05:09 -51.1 Dark Down 72.3 206.1 Up 09:50:09 - 10:20:09 10128
Reno 10:05:08 -50.8 Dark Down 72.4 208.3 Up 09:50:08 - 10:20:08 10096
Carson City 10:05:08 -50.9 Dark Down 72.7 208.9 Up 09:50:08 - 10:20:08 10057
Yerington 10:05:05 -50.6 Dark Down 72.6 211.0 Up 09:50:05 - 10:20:05 10033
Gardnerville 10:05:07 -51.0 Dark Down 72.9 209.4 Up 09:50:07 - 10:20:07 10031
Hawthorne 10:05:03 -50.4 Dark Down 72.8 213.2 Up 09:50:03 - 10:20:03 9981
Tonopah 10:04:58 -49.6 Dark Down 72.5 217.8 Up 09:49:58 - 10:19:58 9924
Lee Vining 10:05:05 -51.0 Dark Down 73.4 212.9 Up 09:50:05 - 10:20:05 9922
Bishop 10:05:02 -50.7 Dark Down 73.6 216.0 Up 09:50:02 - 10:20:02 9854
Beatty 10:04:56 -49.7 Dark Down 73.2 221.3 Up 09:49:56 - 10:19:56 9797
Indian Springs 10:04:53 -49.0 Dark Down 72.8 224.7 Up 09:49:53 - 10:19:53 9758
Henderson 10:04:49 -48.7 Dark Down 72.8 227.6 Up 09:49:49 - 10:19:49 9697
CPSLO 10:05:12 -53.2 Dark Down 76.3 213.6 Up 09:50:12 - 10:20:12 9643
Patrick 10:04:45 -48.0 Dark Down 72.5 231.7 Up 09:49:45 - 10:19:45 9626
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:04:45 -48.3 Dark Down 72.8 231.8 Up 09:49:45 - 10:19:45 9603
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:04:48 -48.7 Dark Down 73.1 230.7 Up 09:49:48 - 10:19:48 9601
Mohave Valley 10:04:48 -48.7 Dark Down 73.3 231.4 Up 09:49:48 - 10:19:48 9572
Lake Havasu City 10:04:46 -48.7 Dark Down 73.4 233.0 Up 09:49:46 - 10:19:46 9527
Wildwood 10:05:04 -52.1 Dark Down 76.3 223.2 Up 09:50:04 - 10:20:04 9500
Parker 10:04:46 -48.7 Dark Down 73.6 234.0 Up 09:49:46 - 10:19:46 9489
Idyllwild 10:04:56 -50.7 Dark Down 75.4 229.5 Up 09:49:56 - 10:19:56 9452
George/Scottsdale 10:04:36 -46.9 Dark Down 72.1 240.1 Up 09:49:36 - 10:19:36 9438
Blythe 10:04:48 -49.1 Dark Down 74.1 234.9 Up 09:49:48 - 10:19:48 9432
Calipatria 10:04:51 -50.0 Dark Down 75.0 234.2 Up 09:49:51 - 10:19:51 9381
Yuma 10:04:48 -49.4 Dark Down 74.6 237.5 Up 09:49:48 - 10:19:48 9331

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 04VD131, (2021/11/04 10:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  7.56 146
44Zet Per      03:54:07.9 +31:53:01  2.8 10.73 150
72 Tau         04:27:17.5 +22:59:45  5.3  0.80 147
PPM 093479     04:23:30.5 +24:24:18  7.6  0.86 147
PPM 093525     04:27:11.8 +23:30:47  9.1  0.46 147
04VD131        04:25:15.2 +23:38:22 14.6       147
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/02 02:28:00 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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