RECON: TNO occultation with 04XX190

Event between 04XX190 and star GA1120:02220575 with event index number of 1695974

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/01/10 08:13:08 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:32:10.8 +23:56:01
Equinox of date position of star is 06:33:28.8 +23:55:00
Stellar brightness G=10.1, use SENSEUP=2 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 71 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.0 AU from the Sun and 41.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.8 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 293 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1606 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29756.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.0
Diameter=242.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.7 sec chord
Diameter=98.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 04XX190, (2022/01/10 08:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:39.7 +27:58:16  1.1 16.92  87
Alhena         06:38:59.0 +16:22:43  1.9  7.65  72
PPM 096264     06:38:48.3 +24:34:14  6.5  1.37  72
PPM 095980     06:28:20.7 +23:43:08  8.5  1.20  70
PPM 096086     06:31:59.9 +23:31:17  8.9  0.53  70
PPM 096117     06:33:34.9 +23:47:27 10.4  0.13  71
04XX190        06:33:31.5 +23:54:57 10.1        71
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 26.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=27.0%
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 08:12:31 -61.6 Dark Up 61.0 210.5 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1898
Kelowna 08:12:31 -62.0 Dark Up 61.4 210.6 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1858
Peachland 08:12:32 -62.2 Dark Up 61.6 210.2 Up 07:57:32 - 08:27:32 1844
Summerland 08:12:32 -62.3 Dark Up 61.7 210.5 Up 07:57:32 - 08:27:32 1830
Penticton 08:12:31 -62.4 Dark Up 61.7 210.7 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1825
Oliver 08:12:31 -62.7 Dark Up 62.0 211.1 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1790
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:12:30 -62.9 Dark Up 62.1 211.6 Up 07:57:30 - 08:27:30 1776
Tonasket 08:12:30 -63.2 Dark Up 62.4 211.8 Up 07:57:30 - 08:27:30 1745
Okanogan 08:12:30 -63.5 Dark Up 62.7 211.8 Up 07:57:30 - 08:27:30 1710
Victoria 08:12:41 -63.4 Dark Up 63.8 204.5 Up 07:57:41 - 08:27:41 1683
Brewster 08:12:30 -63.8 Dark Up 63.0 211.7 Up 07:57:30 - 08:27:30 1681
Manson/Chelan 08:12:31 -64.0 Dark Up 63.3 211.3 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1656
Wenatchee 08:12:31 -64.5 Dark Up 63.8 211.4 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1606
Ellensburg 08:12:31 -64.9 Dark Up 64.2 211.5 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1563
Yakima 08:12:31 -65.3 Dark Up 64.6 211.9 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1522
Pasco 08:12:26 -65.6 Dark Up 64.3 215.0 Up 07:57:26 - 08:27:26 1505
Toppenish/White Swan 08:12:30 -65.6 Dark Up 64.7 212.4 Up 07:57:30 - 08:27:30 1502
PNWRO 08:12:25 -65.9 Dark Up 64.4 215.7 Up 07:57:25 - 08:27:25 1484
Goldendale 08:12:31 -66.1 Dark Up 65.3 212.2 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1441
The Dalles 08:12:32 -66.3 Dark Up 65.7 211.8 Up 07:57:32 - 08:27:32 1414
Maupin 08:12:31 -66.8 Dark Up 66.0 212.5 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1373
Redmond 08:12:30 -67.7 Dark Up 66.8 213.4 Up 07:57:30 - 08:27:30 1280
Sisters 08:12:32 -67.6 Dark Up 66.9 212.5 Up 07:57:32 - 08:27:32 1278
Bend 08:12:31 -67.9 Dark Up 67.0 213.4 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1257
Oregon Observatory 08:12:31 -68.1 Dark Up 67.2 213.3 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1237
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:12:31 -68.3 Dark Up 67.4 213.5 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1216
North Lake 08:12:29 -68.7 Dark Up 67.5 215.3 Up 07:57:29 - 08:27:29 1178
Dunrhomin 08:11:37 -67.3 Dark Down 60.4 245.6 Up 07:56:37 - 08:26:37 1136
Paisley 08:12:27 -69.2 Dark Up 67.8 216.9 Up 07:57:27 - 08:27:27 1126
Chiloquin 08:12:31 -69.4 Dark Up 68.5 214.2 Up 07:57:31 - 08:27:31 1097
Lakeview 08:12:26 -69.7 Dark Up 68.1 218.0 Up 07:57:26 - 08:27:26 1076
Klamath Falls 08:12:30 -69.7 Dark Up 68.7 214.9 Up 07:57:30 - 08:27:30 1062
Cedarville 08:12:25 -70.4 Dark Up 68.6 219.4 Up 07:57:25 - 08:27:25 1010
Fall River/Burney 08:12:28 -70.9 Dark Up 69.5 217.6 Up 07:57:28 - 08:27:28 944
Susanville 08:12:25 -71.5 Dark Up 69.6 220.3 Up 07:57:25 - 08:27:25 888
Gimple 08:12:26 -71.8 Dark Up 70.0 220.3 Up 07:57:26 - 08:27:26 856
Greenville 08:12:26 -71.8 Dark Up 70.0 220.1 Up 07:57:26 - 08:27:26 855
Quincy 08:12:26 -72.0 Dark Up 70.1 220.5 Up 07:57:26 - 08:27:26 834
Portola 08:12:24 -72.1 Dark Up 70.0 221.7 Up 07:57:24 - 08:27:24 827
Reno 08:12:22 -72.4 Dark Up 69.9 223.6 Up 07:57:22 - 08:27:22 808
Carson City 08:12:21 -72.7 Dark Up 70.1 224.4 Up 07:57:21 - 08:27:21 771
Yerington 08:12:19 -72.9 Dark Up 69.9 226.1 Up 07:57:19 - 08:27:19 759
Gardnerville 08:12:21 -73.0 Dark Up 70.3 224.9 Up 07:57:21 - 08:27:21 746
Hawthorne 08:12:17 -73.3 Dark Up 69.9 228.1 Up 07:57:17 - 08:27:17 718
Tonopah 08:12:12 -73.5 Dark Up 69.4 231.8 Up 07:57:12 - 08:27:12 690
Lee Vining 08:12:18 -73.9 Dark Up 70.6 228.3 Up 07:57:18 - 08:27:18 652
Bishop 08:12:15 -74.4 Dark Up 70.5 231.0 Up 07:57:15 - 08:27:15 599
Beatty 08:12:09 -74.6 Dark Up 69.8 235.2 Up 07:57:09 - 08:27:09 575
Indian Springs 08:12:05 -74.6 Dark Up 69.3 237.8 Up 07:57:05 - 08:27:05 558
Henderson 08:12:02 -74.9 Dark Up 69.1 240.1 Up 07:57:02 - 08:27:02 513
Patrick 08:11:58 -75.1 Dark Up 68.6 243.3 Up 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 466
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:11:58 -75.4 Dark Up 68.8 243.5 Up 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 439
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:12:00 -75.6 Dark Up 69.2 242.8 Up 07:57:00 - 08:27:00 428
Mohave Valley 08:11:59 -75.8 Dark Up 69.3 243.4 Up 07:56:59 - 08:26:59 399
Lake Havasu City 08:11:58 -76.1 Dark Up 69.3 244.8 Up 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 361
CPSLO 08:12:21 -76.6 Dark Up 73.2 231.1 Up 07:57:21 - 08:27:21 347
Parker 08:11:58 -76.4 Dark Up 69.4 245.7 Up 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 324
George/Scottsdale 08:11:49 -75.7 Dark Down 67.8 249.9 Up 07:56:49 - 08:26:49 324
Blythe 08:11:58 -77.0 Dark Up 69.9 246.5 Up 07:56:58 - 08:26:58 263
Wildwood 08:12:12 -77.6 Dark Up 72.6 238.6 Up 07:57:12 - 08:27:12 248
Idyllwild 08:12:05 -77.6 Dark Up 71.4 242.9 Up 07:57:05 - 08:27:05 239
Calipatria 08:12:01 -77.8 Dark Up 70.8 246.4 Up 07:57:01 - 08:27:01 194
Yuma 08:11:57 -77.8 Dark Up 70.3 248.8 Up 07:56:57 - 08:26:57 164

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 04XX190, (2022/01/10 08:12UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 16.92  87
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  7.65  72
PPM 096264     06:37:27.2 +24:35:27  6.5  1.37  72
PPM 095980     06:27:00.1 +23:44:01  8.5  1.20  70
PPM 096086     06:30:39.5 +23:32:17  8.9  0.53  70
PPM 096117     06:32:14.4 +23:48:30 10.4  0.13  71
04XX190        06:32:10.8 +23:56:01 10.1        71
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/04/19 23:06:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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