RECON: TNO occultation with 07TZ417

Event between 07TZ417 and star GA0980:00288034 with event index number of 2031352

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/10/19 06:11:34 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:21:03.2 +08:48:59
Equinox of date position of star is 03:22:13.6 +08:53:37
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 40 degrees from the moon. Moon is 98% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 37.9 AU from the Sun and 37.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 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 4955 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26857.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.4
Diameter=185.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.7 sec chord
Diameter=75.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 07TZ417, (2021/10/19 06:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.4 +16:33:05  0.8 19.80  59
Menkar         03:03:25.3 +04:10:26  2.5  6.64  34
1Omi Tau       03:25:59.4 +09:06:15  3.6  0.95  41
PPM 146460     03:21:06.5 +08:46:38  7.5  0.30  39
PPM 146496     03:22:54.4 +08:49:59  8.7  0.18  40
PPM 146474     03:21:56.2 +08:46:03 10.1  0.15  40
07TZ417        03:22:13.7 +08:53:37 16.9        40
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 19.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.9%
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 06:12:53 -45.8 Dark Up 32.5 118.8 Up 05:57:53 - 06:27:53 1465
Kelowna 06:12:55 -46.1 Dark Up 32.6 118.4 Up 05:57:55 - 06:27:55 1445
Peachland 06:12:56 -46.1 Dark Up 32.5 118.1 Up 05:57:56 - 06:27:56 1444
Victoria 06:13:07 -45.7 Dark Up 30.9 114.0 Up 05:58:07 - 06:28:07 1444
Summerland 06:12:56 -46.2 Dark Up 32.6 118.1 Up 05:57:56 - 06:27:56 1433
Penticton 06:12:57 -46.3 Dark Up 32.7 118.2 Up 05:57:57 - 06:27:57 1427
Oliver 06:12:58 -46.6 Dark Up 32.9 118.0 Up 05:57:58 - 06:27:58 1405
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:12:58 -46.8 Dark Up 33.1 118.1 Up 05:57:58 - 06:27:58 1391
Tonasket 06:12:59 -47.1 Dark Up 33.2 117.8 Up 05:57:59 - 06:27:59 1373
Okanogan 06:13:00 -47.3 Dark Up 33.3 117.5 Up 05:58:00 - 06:28:00 1355
Brewster 06:13:02 -47.4 Dark Up 33.3 117.2 Up 05:58:02 - 06:28:02 1343
Manson/Chelan 06:13:04 -47.5 Dark Up 33.1 116.7 Up 05:58:04 - 06:28:04 1337
Wenatchee 06:13:05 -47.8 Dark Up 33.3 116.3 Up 05:58:05 - 06:28:05 1311
Ellensburg 06:13:08 -48.0 Dark Up 33.3 115.8 Up 05:58:08 - 06:28:08 1289
Yakima 06:13:09 -48.4 Dark Up 33.5 115.6 Up 05:58:09 - 06:28:09 1264
Toppenish/White Swan 06:13:09 -48.6 Dark Up 33.7 115.6 Up 05:58:09 - 06:28:09 1246
Goldendale 06:13:12 -48.9 Dark Up 33.6 114.9 Up 05:58:12 - 06:28:12 1219
The Dalles 06:13:13 -48.9 Dark Up 33.5 114.4 Up 05:58:13 - 06:28:13 1212
Pasco 06:13:07 -49.2 Dark Up 34.5 116.7 Up 05:58:07 - 06:28:07 1210
PNWRO 06:13:07 -49.5 Dark Up 34.8 116.8 Up 05:58:07 - 06:28:07 1189
Maupin 06:13:15 -49.3 Dark Up 33.8 114.3 Up 05:58:15 - 06:28:15 1182
Sisters 06:13:19 -49.8 Dark Up 33.8 113.3 Up 05:58:19 - 06:28:19 1134
Redmond 06:13:18 -50.0 Dark Up 34.1 113.6 Up 05:58:18 - 06:28:18 1124
Bend 06:13:19 -50.1 Dark Up 34.1 113.4 Up 05:58:19 - 06:28:19 1113
Oregon Observatory 06:13:20 -50.2 Dark Up 34.1 113.2 Up 05:58:20 - 06:28:20 1104
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:13:21 -50.3 Dark Up 34.1 113.0 Up 05:58:21 - 06:28:21 1091
North Lake 06:13:21 -50.9 Dark Up 34.7 113.2 Up 05:58:21 - 06:28:21 1048
Chiloquin 06:13:25 -51.0 Dark Up 34.3 112.0 Up 05:58:25 - 06:28:25 1022
Paisley 06:13:22 -51.5 Dark Up 35.1 113.2 Up 05:58:22 - 06:28:22 1001
Klamath Falls 06:13:27 -51.3 Dark Up 34.5 111.9 Up 05:58:27 - 06:28:27 996
Lakeview 06:13:24 -52.0 Dark Up 35.5 113.1 Up 05:58:24 - 06:28:24 960
Cedarville 06:13:26 -52.6 Dark Up 35.8 112.8 Up 05:58:26 - 06:28:26 909
Fall River/Burney 06:13:30 -52.4 Dark Up 35.2 111.4 Up 05:58:30 - 06:28:30 903
Susanville 06:13:30 -53.2 Dark Up 35.9 111.6 Up 05:58:30 - 06:28:30 840
Greenville 06:13:32 -53.3 Dark Up 35.8 111.2 Up 05:58:32 - 06:28:32 826
Gimple 06:13:32 -53.3 Dark Up 35.9 111.3 Up 05:58:32 - 06:28:32 824
Quincy 06:13:32 -53.4 Dark Up 35.9 111.1 Up 05:58:32 - 06:28:32 811
Portola 06:13:32 -53.8 Dark Up 36.3 111.4 Up 05:58:32 - 06:28:32 791
Reno 06:13:31 -54.3 Dark Up 36.9 111.8 Up 05:58:31 - 06:28:31 755
Carson City 06:13:33 -54.6 Dark Up 37.0 111.5 Up 05:58:33 - 06:28:33 728
Gardnerville 06:13:33 -54.8 Dark Up 37.1 111.4 Up 05:58:33 - 06:28:33 708
Yerington 06:13:32 -55.0 Dark Up 37.5 111.9 Up 05:58:32 - 06:28:32 697
Hawthorne 06:13:32 -55.7 Dark Up 38.1 112.1 Up 05:58:32 - 06:28:32 649
Lee Vining 06:13:35 -55.8 Dark Up 38.0 111.2 Up 05:58:35 - 06:28:35 618
Tonopah 06:13:30 -56.7 Dark Up 39.3 112.9 Up 05:58:30 - 06:28:30 578
Bishop 06:13:35 -56.7 Dark Up 38.7 111.4 Up 05:58:35 - 06:28:35 553
Beatty 06:13:32 -57.9 Dark Up 40.1 112.4 Up 05:58:32 - 06:28:32 475
CPSLO 06:13:47 -56.9 Dark Up 37.7 108.1 Up 05:58:47 - 06:28:47 447
Dunrhomin 06:12:51 -59.0 Dark Up 46.2 126.4 Up 05:57:51 - 06:27:51 444
Indian Springs 06:13:31 -58.6 Dark Up 41.0 113.1 Up 05:58:31 - 06:28:31 421
Henderson 06:13:31 -59.4 Dark Up 41.7 113.3 Up 05:58:31 - 06:28:31 360
Wildwood 06:13:46 -59.0 Dark Up 39.7 108.8 Up 05:58:46 - 06:28:46 296
Patrick 06:13:30 -60.4 Dark Up 42.8 113.7 Up 05:58:30 - 06:28:30 279
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:13:32 -60.3 Dark Up 42.4 112.9 Up 05:58:32 - 06:28:32 278
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:13:31 -60.5 Dark Up 42.8 113.4 Up 05:58:31 - 06:28:31 266
Mohave Valley 06:13:33 -60.5 Dark Up 42.5 112.7 Up 05:58:33 - 06:28:33 255
Idyllwild 06:13:42 -60.3 Dark Up 41.3 110.0 Up 05:58:42 - 06:28:42 217
Lake Havasu City 06:13:33 -61.0 Dark Up 42.8 112.6 Up 05:58:33 - 06:28:33 215
Parker 06:13:34 -61.3 Dark Up 43.0 112.3 Up 05:58:34 - 06:28:34 185
Blythe 06:13:37 -61.5 Dark Up 43.0 111.6 Up 05:58:37 - 06:28:37 150
Calipatria 06:13:41 -61.4 Dark Up 42.4 110.4 Up 05:58:41 - 06:28:41 133
George/Scottsdale 06:13:29 -62.8 Dark Up 45.0 114.0 Up 05:58:29 - 06:28:29 84
Yuma 06:13:39 -62.2 Dark Up 43.3 110.8 Up 05:58:39 - 06:28:39 73

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 07TZ417, (2021/10/19 06:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 19.80  59
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5  6.64  34
1Omi Tau       03:24:48.7 +09:01:42  3.6  0.95  41
PPM 146460     03:19:56.0 +08:41:58  7.5  0.30  39
PPM 146496     03:21:43.9 +08:45:22  8.7  0.18  40
PPM 146474     03:20:45.7 +08:41:24 10.1  0.15  40
07TZ417        03:21:03.2 +08:48:59 16.9        40
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/03 01:34:04 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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