RECON: TNO occultation with 06QG181

Event between 06QG181 and star GA1180:01617230 with event index number of 2013220

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/19 02:31:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:36:05.7 +28:44:34
Equinox of date position of star is 05:37:33.2 +28:45:21
Stellar brightness G=14.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 175 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.5

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Object is 34.9 AU from the Sun and 34.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.3 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 682 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3378 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24718.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.0
Diameter=94.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.7 sec chord
Diameter=38.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 06QG181, (2023/01/19 02:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:14.8 +16:33:14  0.8 18.47 167
Alnath         05:27:45.1 +28:37:29  1.6  2.15 176
PPM 094619     05:40:46.3 +29:13:35  5.9  0.85 174
PPM 094505     05:36:06.3 +28:03:53  8.3  0.76 175
PPM 094558     05:38:02.5 +29:01:55 10.0  0.30 174
06QG181        05:37:33.4 +28:45:21 14.6       174
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 1.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 29.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 02:33:36 -19.0 Dark Down 48.2 103.1 Up 02:18:36 - 02:48:36 6245
Victoria 02:33:50 -16.7 AT Down 46.7 98.1 Up 02:18:50 - 02:48:50 6159
Kelowna 02:33:37 -19.5 Dark Down 49.0 103.1 Up 02:18:37 - 02:48:37 6150
Peachland 02:33:38 -19.3 Dark Down 48.8 102.7 Up 02:18:38 - 02:48:38 6150
Summerland 02:33:38 -19.3 Dark Down 48.9 102.6 Up 02:18:38 - 02:48:38 6134
Penticton 02:33:38 -19.4 Dark Down 49.0 102.6 Up 02:18:38 - 02:48:38 6125
Oliver 02:33:39 -19.3 Dark Down 49.1 102.2 Up 02:18:39 - 02:48:39 6095
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:33:40 -19.4 Dark Down 49.2 102.2 Up 02:18:40 - 02:48:40 6075
Okanogan 02:33:42 -19.2 Dark Down 49.2 101.3 Up 02:18:42 - 02:48:42 6026
Brewster 02:33:43 -19.0 Dark Down 49.1 100.8 Up 02:18:43 - 02:48:43 6009
Manson/Chelan 02:33:45 -18.7 Dark Down 48.9 100.2 Up 02:18:45 - 02:48:45 6003
Sleaford 02:32:55 -28.0 Dark Down 56.0 120.2 Up 02:17:55 - 02:47:55 5984
Wenatchee 02:33:47 -18.5 Dark Down 48.9 99.6 Up 02:18:47 - 02:48:47 5967
Ellensburg 02:33:49 -18.3 Dark Down 48.8 98.9 Up 02:18:49 - 02:48:49 5938
Yakima 02:33:51 -18.2 Dark Down 48.9 98.5 Up 02:18:51 - 02:48:51 5903
Toppenish/White Swan 02:33:51 -18.3 Dark Down 49.0 98.3 Up 02:18:51 - 02:48:51 5879
The Dalles 02:33:56 -17.6 AT Down 48.6 96.8 Up 02:18:56 - 02:48:56 5836
PNWRO 02:33:48 -19.2 Dark Down 50.1 99.2 Up 02:18:48 - 02:48:48 5799
Maupin 02:33:56 -17.6 AT Down 48.7 96.4 Up 02:18:56 - 02:48:56 5796
Sisters 02:34:01 -17.1 AT Down 48.5 95.1 Up 02:19:01 - 02:49:01 5735
Bend 02:34:01 -17.2 AT Down 48.7 95.0 Up 02:19:01 - 02:49:01 5705
Oregon Observatory 02:34:01 -17.1 AT Down 48.6 94.7 Up 02:19:01 - 02:49:01 5694
Chiloquin 02:34:07 -16.5 AT Down 48.4 92.9 Up 02:19:07 - 02:49:07 5591
Klamath Falls 02:34:08 -16.5 AT Down 48.5 92.6 Up 02:19:08 - 02:49:08 5557
Cedarville 02:34:06 -17.5 AT Down 49.7 92.9 Up 02:19:06 - 02:49:06 5438
Fall River/Burney 02:34:10 -16.5 AT Down 48.8 91.5 Up 02:19:10 - 02:49:10 5437
Greenville 02:34:12 -16.7 AT Down 49.2 90.8 Up 02:19:12 - 02:49:12 5338
Gimple 02:34:13 -16.7 AT Down 49.3 90.9 Up 02:19:13 - 02:49:13 5335
Quincy 02:34:12 -16.6 AT Down 49.2 90.6 Up 02:19:12 - 02:49:12 5319
Portola 02:34:12 -17.0 AT Down 49.6 90.7 Up 02:19:12 - 02:49:12 5291
Reno 02:34:11 -17.4 AT Down 50.1 90.8 Up 02:19:11 - 02:49:11 5243
Carson City 02:34:12 -17.3 AT Down 50.1 90.4 Up 02:19:12 - 02:49:12 5209
Gardnerville 02:34:13 -17.3 AT Down 50.1 90.2 Up 02:19:13 - 02:49:13 5184
Yerington 02:34:11 -17.8 AT Down 50.6 90.6 Up 02:19:11 - 02:49:11 5168
Hawthorne 02:34:11 -18.1 Dark Down 51.0 90.4 Up 02:19:11 - 02:49:11 5105
Lee Vining 02:34:13 -17.6 AT Down 50.6 89.4 Up 02:19:13 - 02:49:13 5069
Bishop 02:34:13 -18.0 Dark Down 51.2 89.1 Up 02:19:13 - 02:49:13 4986
Beatty 02:34:10 -19.2 Dark Down 52.5 89.4 Up 02:19:10 - 02:49:10 4884
Dunrhomin 02:33:24 -28.5 Dark Down 61.0 103.1 Up 02:18:24 - 02:48:24 4839
Nikitin 02:33:25 -28.4 Dark Down 61.0 102.8 Up 02:18:25 - 02:48:25 4822
CU-SBO 02:33:24 -28.4 Dark Down 61.0 102.6 Up 02:18:24 - 02:48:24 4817
Wildwood 02:34:22 -17.2 AT Down 50.9 84.9 Up 02:19:22 - 02:49:22 4680
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:34:06 -20.6 Dark Down 54.2 88.4 Up 02:19:06 - 02:49:06 4638
Patrick 02:34:04 -21.2 Dark Down 54.8 89.1 Up 02:19:04 - 02:49:04 4637
Idyllwild 02:34:18 -18.6 Dark Down 52.4 85.4 Up 02:19:18 - 02:49:18 4575
Lake Havasu City 02:34:09 -20.7 Dark Down 54.4 87.6 Up 02:19:09 - 02:49:09 4562
Calipatria 02:34:15 -19.4 Dark Down 53.3 85.1 Up 02:19:15 - 02:49:15 4471
George/Scottsdale 02:34:02 -22.5 Dark Down 56.4 87.7 Up 02:19:02 - 02:49:02 4399
Yuma 02:34:14 -20.1 Dark Down 54.0 84.9 Up 02:19:14 - 02:49:14 4395

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 06QG181, (2023/01/19 02:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 18.47 167
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  2.15 176
PPM 094619     05:39:18.3 +29:12:54  5.9  0.85 174
PPM 094505     05:34:39.1 +28:03:04  8.3  0.76 175
PPM 094558     05:36:34.6 +29:01:09 10.0  0.30 174
06QG181        05:36:05.7 +28:44:34 14.6       175
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/07 03:18:12 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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