RECON: TNO occultation with 07RZ326

Event between 07RZ326 and star GA1280:12410834 with event index number of 2029980

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/04 03:14:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:34:31.7 +38:38:06
Equinox of date position of star is 23:35:39.0 +38:45:39
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

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TNO is 35.3 AU from the Sun and 34.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 210 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4740 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25008.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=129.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.4 sec chord
Diameter=52.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07RZ326, (2022/10/04 03:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:12.5 +45:21:45  1.3 32.45  72
Scheat         23:04:52.8 +28:12:24  2.4 12.34  70
14 And         23:32:24.9 +39:21:41  6.3  0.87  82
PPM 088921     23:34:19.5 +38:47:52  8.2  0.26  82
07RZ326        23:35:39.0 +38:45:39 16.3        83
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 4.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=4.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 03:15:58 -15.3 AT Up 49.7 82.9 Up 03:00:58 - 03:30:58 8981
Kamloops 03:15:36 -16.7 AT Up 51.8 87.6 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8928
Peachland 03:15:36 -17.3 AT Up 52.1 86.8 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8855
Kelowna 03:15:36 -17.5 AT Up 52.3 87.2 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8844
Summerland 03:15:36 -17.4 AT Up 52.2 86.7 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8843
Penticton 03:15:36 -17.5 AT Up 52.2 86.7 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8834
Oliver 03:15:36 -17.6 AT Up 52.2 86.3 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8818
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:15:36 -17.8 AT Up 52.3 86.2 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8800
Manson/Chelan 03:15:36 -17.5 AT Up 51.7 84.2 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8792
Tonasket 03:15:36 -17.8 AT Up 52.3 85.7 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8789
Okanogan 03:15:36 -17.8 AT Up 52.1 85.2 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8782
Brewster 03:15:36 -17.7 AT Up 52.0 84.7 Up 03:00:36 - 03:30:36 8781
Wenatchee 03:15:58 -17.6 AT Up 51.6 83.5 Up 03:00:58 - 03:30:58 8762
Ellensburg 03:16:02 -17.5 AT Up 51.4 82.9 Up 03:01:02 - 03:31:02 8753
Yakima 03:16:02 -17.6 AT Up 51.4 82.4 Up 03:01:02 - 03:31:02 8733
The Dalles 03:16:07 -17.4 AT Up 50.8 80.8 Up 03:01:07 - 03:31:07 8716
Toppenish/White Swan 03:16:03 -17.8 AT Up 51.5 82.2 Up 03:01:03 - 03:31:03 8712
Goldendale 03:16:05 -17.6 AT Up 51.1 81.3 Up 03:01:05 - 03:31:05 8707
Maupin 03:16:10 -17.6 AT Up 50.8 80.4 Up 03:01:10 - 03:31:10 8688
Sisters 03:16:13 -17.4 AT Up 50.3 79.0 Up 03:01:13 - 03:31:13 8670
Bend 03:16:14 -17.7 AT Up 50.5 78.9 Up 03:01:14 - 03:31:14 8642
Oregon Observatory 03:16:14 -17.6 AT Up 50.3 78.6 Up 03:01:14 - 03:31:14 8640
PNWRO 03:16:04 -18.9 Dark Up 52.4 82.7 Up 03:01:04 - 03:31:04 8609
Chiloquin 03:16:20 -17.6 AT Up 49.8 76.9 Up 03:01:20 - 03:31:20 8593
North Lake 03:16:18 -18.1 Dark Up 50.6 78.2 Up 03:01:18 - 03:31:18 8574
Klamath Falls 03:16:21 -17.7 AT Up 49.8 76.5 Up 03:01:21 - 03:31:21 8570
Lakeview 03:16:21 -18.8 Dark Up 50.8 77.2 Up 03:01:21 - 03:31:21 8483
Fall River/Burney 03:16:26 -18.2 Dark Up 49.8 75.4 Up 03:01:26 - 03:31:26 8481
Cedarville 03:16:23 -19.0 Dark Up 50.8 76.5 Up 03:01:23 - 03:31:23 8435
Greenville 03:16:30 -18.7 Dark Up 49.9 74.5 Up 03:01:30 - 03:31:30 8403
Susanville 03:16:27 -18.9 Dark Up 50.2 75.0 Up 03:01:27 - 03:31:27 8400
Gimple 03:16:29 -18.8 Dark Up 49.9 74.6 Up 03:01:29 - 03:31:29 8397
Quincy 03:16:29 -18.8 Dark Up 49.8 74.3 Up 03:01:29 - 03:31:29 8390
Portola 03:16:30 -19.2 Dark Up 50.2 74.3 Up 03:01:30 - 03:31:30 8354
Reno 03:16:29 -19.7 Dark Up 50.6 74.3 Up 03:01:29 - 03:31:29 8298
Sleaford 03:15:23 -24.6 Dark Up 60.6 102.1 Up 03:00:23 - 03:30:23 8286
Carson City 03:16:32 -19.8 Dark Up 50.5 73.9 Up 03:01:32 - 03:31:32 8276
Gardnerville 03:16:32 -19.9 Dark Up 50.5 73.6 Up 03:01:32 - 03:31:32 8258
Yerington 03:16:31 -20.3 Dark Up 50.9 73.9 Up 03:01:31 - 03:31:31 8224
Hawthorne 03:16:33 -20.8 Dark Up 51.2 73.5 Up 03:01:33 - 03:31:33 8163
Lee Vining 03:16:35 -20.6 Dark Up 50.6 72.7 Up 03:01:35 - 03:31:35 8160
Bishop 03:16:36 -21.2 Dark Up 51.0 72.2 Up 03:01:36 - 03:31:36 8077
Tonopah 03:16:33 -22.0 Dark Up 52.1 73.4 Up 03:01:33 - 03:31:33 8046
Beatty 03:16:36 -22.6 Dark Up 52.1 72.2 Up 03:01:36 - 03:31:36 7943
Wildwood 03:16:48 -21.7 Dark Up 49.8 68.5 Up 03:01:48 - 03:31:48 7882
Indian Springs 03:16:35 -23.5 Dark Up 52.8 72.1 Up 03:01:35 - 03:31:35 7853
Henderson 03:16:37 -24.2 Dark Up 53.2 71.6 Up 03:01:37 - 03:31:37 7773
Idyllwild 03:16:48 -23.3 Dark Up 51.1 68.4 Up 03:01:48 - 03:31:48 7734
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:16:38 -24.7 Dark Up 53.2 70.6 Up 03:01:38 - 03:31:38 7688
Mohave Valley 03:16:39 -24.8 Dark Up 53.2 70.2 Up 03:01:39 - 03:31:39 7669
Patrick 03:16:36 -25.2 Dark Up 53.9 71.0 Up 03:01:36 - 03:31:36 7659
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:16:39 -25.1 Dark Up 53.7 70.7 Up 03:01:39 - 03:31:39 7656
Lake Havasu City 03:16:41 -25.1 Dark Up 53.2 69.8 Up 03:01:41 - 03:31:41 7626
Calipatria 03:16:48 -24.4 Dark Up 51.8 67.9 Up 03:01:48 - 03:31:48 7613
Parker 03:16:43 -25.2 Dark Up 53.1 69.3 Up 03:01:43 - 03:31:43 7600
Yuma 03:16:47 -25.2 Dark Up 52.3 67.5 Up 03:01:47 - 03:31:47 7524
Dunrhomin 03:16:04 -30.2 Dark Up 61.6 81.1 Up 03:01:04 - 03:31:04 7454
CU-SBO 03:16:06 -30.2 Dark Up 61.5 80.6 Up 03:01:06 - 03:31:06 7442
George/Scottsdale 03:16:39 -27.2 Dark Up 54.9 69.1 Up 03:01:39 - 03:31:39 7410

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 07RZ326, (2022/10/04 03:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 32.45  72
Scheat         23:03:46.8 +28:05:01  2.4 12.34  70
14 And         23:31:18.0 +39:14:08  6.3  0.87  82
PPM 088921     23:33:12.3 +38:40:19  8.2  0.26  82
07RZ326        23:34:31.7 +38:38:06 16.3        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/01 04:15:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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