RECON: TNO occultation with 04VM131

Event between 04VM131 and star GA1020:01327318 with event index number of 1985492

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/25 04:26:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:01:47.0 +13:05:18
Equinox of date position of star is 06:03:01.2 +13:05:14
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 120 degrees from the moon. Moon is 54% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 34.5 AU from the Sun and 33.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1 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 591 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2936 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24407.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.4
Diameter=127.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Diameter=52.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04VM131, (2022/01/25 04:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:22.0 +07:24:34  0.4  5.91 121
Alhena         06:38:59.2 +16:22:43  1.9  9.29 111
PPM 121823     06:04:38.7 +11:40:43  6.0  1.46 119
PPM 121770     06:02:43.7 +13:07:49  7.7  0.08 120
04VM131        06:03:01.7 +13:05:14 16.1       119
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 1.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:27:36 -43.5 Dark Down 50.8 172.3 Up 04:12:36 - 04:42:36 2504
Kamloops 04:28:25 -35.7 Dark Down 49.3 150.5 Up 04:13:25 - 04:43:25 2318
Kelowna 04:28:22 -36.5 Dark Down 50.3 151.3 Up 04:13:22 - 04:43:22 2247
Peachland 04:28:23 -36.3 Dark Down 50.3 150.8 Up 04:13:23 - 04:43:23 2236
Summerland 04:28:23 -36.4 Dark Down 50.4 150.9 Up 04:13:23 - 04:43:23 2223
Penticton 04:28:23 -36.5 Dark Down 50.5 151.0 Up 04:13:23 - 04:43:23 2217
Oliver 04:28:23 -36.6 Dark Down 50.8 150.8 Up 04:13:23 - 04:43:23 2185
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:28:23 -36.8 Dark Down 51.1 151.0 Up 04:13:23 - 04:43:23 2170
Tonasket 04:28:23 -36.8 Dark Down 51.3 150.7 Up 04:13:23 - 04:43:23 2141
Victoria 04:28:37 -34.3 Dark Down 50.1 144.9 Up 04:13:37 - 04:43:37 2116
Okanogan 04:28:24 -36.8 Dark Down 51.5 150.3 Up 04:13:24 - 04:43:24 2110
Brewster 04:28:24 -36.7 Dark Down 51.7 149.8 Up 04:13:24 - 04:43:24 2084
Manson/Chelan 04:28:26 -36.5 Dark Down 51.8 149.1 Up 04:13:26 - 04:43:26 2064
Wenatchee 04:28:27 -36.5 Dark Down 52.1 148.6 Up 04:13:27 - 04:43:27 2019
Ellensburg 04:28:29 -36.4 Dark Down 52.4 148.0 Up 04:13:29 - 04:43:29 1980
Yakima 04:28:29 -36.5 Dark Down 52.7 147.7 Up 04:13:29 - 04:43:29 1942
Toppenish/White Swan 04:28:28 -36.7 Dark Down 53.0 147.8 Up 04:13:28 - 04:43:28 1922
Pasco 04:28:24 -37.5 Dark Down 53.5 149.6 Up 04:13:24 - 04:43:24 1914
PNWRO 04:28:23 -37.7 Dark Down 53.8 149.8 Up 04:13:23 - 04:43:23 1891
Goldendale 04:28:30 -36.5 Dark Down 53.3 146.7 Up 04:13:30 - 04:43:30 1869
The Dalles 04:28:31 -36.3 Dark Down 53.3 146.0 Up 04:13:31 - 04:43:31 1846
Maupin 04:28:32 -36.4 Dark Down 53.7 145.9 Up 04:13:32 - 04:43:32 1807
Sisters 04:28:34 -36.2 Dark Down 54.2 144.5 Up 04:13:34 - 04:43:34 1721
Redmond 04:28:33 -36.5 Dark Down 54.4 145.0 Up 04:13:33 - 04:43:33 1720
Bend 04:28:34 -36.4 Dark Down 54.5 144.7 Up 04:13:34 - 04:43:34 1699
Oregon Observatory 04:28:34 -36.4 Dark Down 54.6 144.3 Up 04:13:34 - 04:43:34 1682
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:28:35 -36.4 Dark Down 54.8 144.1 Up 04:13:35 - 04:43:35 1662
North Lake 04:28:33 -36.9 Dark Down 55.4 144.6 Up 04:13:33 - 04:43:33 1621
Paisley 04:28:32 -37.2 Dark Down 56.0 144.7 Up 04:13:32 - 04:43:32 1568
Chiloquin 04:28:37 -36.3 Dark Down 55.5 142.6 Up 04:13:37 - 04:43:37 1553
Klamath Falls 04:28:37 -36.4 Dark Down 55.8 142.4 Up 04:13:37 - 04:43:37 1519
Lakeview 04:28:31 -37.4 Dark Down 56.5 144.6 Up 04:13:31 - 04:43:31 1519
Cedarville 04:28:31 -37.6 Dark Down 57.1 144.3 Up 04:13:31 - 04:43:31 1455
Dunrhomin 04:27:31 -48.8 Dark Down 62.6 171.0 Up 04:12:31 - 04:42:31 1408
Fall River/Burney 04:28:36 -36.8 Dark Down 56.9 141.9 Up 04:13:36 - 04:43:36 1404
Susanville 04:28:34 -37.4 Dark Down 57.8 142.5 Up 04:13:34 - 04:43:34 1343
Greenville 04:28:35 -37.2 Dark Down 57.8 141.7 Up 04:13:35 - 04:43:35 1314
Gimple 04:28:35 -37.3 Dark Down 57.9 141.9 Up 04:13:35 - 04:43:35 1314
Quincy 04:28:35 -37.2 Dark Down 58.0 141.5 Up 04:13:35 - 04:43:35 1294
Portola 04:28:33 -37.6 Dark Down 58.3 142.2 Up 04:13:33 - 04:43:33 1283
Reno 04:28:31 -38.1 Dark Down 58.8 142.9 Up 04:13:31 - 04:43:31 1258
Carson City 04:28:31 -38.2 Dark Down 59.1 142.6 Up 04:13:31 - 04:43:31 1222
Yerington 04:28:29 -38.7 Dark Down 59.6 143.5 Up 04:13:29 - 04:43:29 1204
Gardnerville 04:28:31 -38.3 Dark Down 59.4 142.5 Up 04:13:31 - 04:43:31 1197
Hawthorne 04:28:27 -39.2 Dark Down 60.2 143.9 Up 04:13:27 - 04:43:27 1159
Tonopah 04:28:21 -40.3 Dark Down 61.2 145.9 Up 04:13:21 - 04:43:21 1117
Lee Vining 04:28:29 -38.8 Dark Down 60.4 142.5 Up 04:13:29 - 04:43:29 1100
Bishop 04:28:26 -39.5 Dark Down 61.2 143.1 Up 04:13:26 - 04:43:26 1041
Beatty 04:28:19 -40.8 Dark Down 62.4 145.5 Up 04:13:19 - 04:43:19 1000
Indian Springs 04:28:15 -41.7 Dark Down 63.1 147.1 Up 04:13:15 - 04:43:15 971
Henderson 04:28:12 -42.3 Dark Down 63.9 147.9 Up 04:13:12 - 04:43:12 919
Patrick 04:28:08 -43.2 Dark Down 64.9 149.4 Up 04:13:08 - 04:43:08 861
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:28:08 -43.1 Dark Down 65.0 148.8 Up 04:13:08 - 04:43:08 837
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:28:11 -42.7 Dark Down 64.8 147.7 Up 04:13:11 - 04:43:11 831
CPSLO 04:28:37 -37.8 Dark Down 61.7 136.8 Up 04:13:37 - 04:43:37 822
Mohave Valley 04:28:11 -42.7 Dark Down 65.0 147.4 Up 04:13:11 - 04:43:11 803
Lake Havasu City 04:28:10 -43.0 Dark Down 65.5 147.5 Up 04:13:10 - 04:43:10 763
Parker 04:28:10 -43.0 Dark Down 65.8 147.1 Up 04:13:10 - 04:43:10 726
Wildwood 04:28:28 -39.5 Dark Down 63.7 138.8 Up 04:13:28 - 04:43:28 703
George/Scottsdale 04:27:59 -45.1 Dark Down 67.1 151.9 Up 04:12:59 - 04:42:59 696
Idyllwild 04:28:20 -41.1 Dark Down 64.9 141.8 Up 04:13:20 - 04:43:20 673
Blythe 04:28:11 -42.8 Dark Down 66.1 145.9 Up 04:13:11 - 04:43:11 670
Calipatria 04:28:15 -42.1 Dark Down 66.0 143.3 Up 04:13:15 - 04:43:15 614
Yuma 04:28:11 -42.9 Dark Down 66.8 144.6 Up 04:13:11 - 04:43:11 573

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 04VM131, (2022/01/25 04:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4  5.91 121
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  9.29 111
PPM 121823     06:03:24.8 +11:40:51  6.0  1.46 119
PPM 121770     06:01:29.0 +13:07:53  7.7  0.08 120
04VM131        06:01:47.0 +13:05:18 16.1       120
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/12/03 01:44:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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