RECON: TNO occultation with 08KV42

Event between 08KV42 and star GA1480:05255680 with event index number of 1284022

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/08/04 07:23:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:51:55.1 +58:47:21
Equinox of date position of star is 15:52:18.4 +58:43:57
Stellar brightness G=13.8, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.7

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TNO is 24.0 AU from the Sun and 24.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 81 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1278 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17510.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=107.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Diameter=43.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 08KV42, (2023/08/04 07:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:37:44.2 +38:48:23  0.0 32.92  80
23Bet Dra      17:30:58.0 +52:17:05  2.8 15.25  95
PPM 035197     15:56:17.2 +58:50:39  6.1  0.52 107
PPM 035181     15:54:05.9 +58:56:10  8.4  0.31 108
PPM 035163     15:51:36.7 +58:36:29 10.5  0.15 108
08KV42         15:52:23.6 +58:43:11 13.8       108
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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=30.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kelowna 07:21:05 -22.2 Dark Up 52.4 309.3 Up 07:13:49 - 07:28:20 1537
Summerland 07:21:05 -22.4 Dark Up 52.4 309.6 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 1506
Penticton 07:21:05 -22.5 Dark Up 52.3 309.7 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 1500
Okanagan Falls 07:21:06 -22.7 Dark Up 52.2 309.9 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 1481
Oliver 07:21:06 -22.8 Dark Up 52.1 310.0 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 1465
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:21:06 -23.0 Dark Up 51.8 310.2 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 1448
Oroville 07:21:06 -23.1 Dark Up 51.8 310.3 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 1440
Tonasket 07:21:06 -23.3 Dark Up 51.7 310.5 Up 07:13:51 - 07:28:22 1417
Okanogan 07:21:06 -23.6 Dark Up 51.5 310.8 Up 07:13:51 - 07:28:22 1384
Brewster 07:21:07 -23.9 Dark Up 51.5 311.0 Up 07:13:52 - 07:28:23 1357
Manson/Chelan 07:21:09 -24.0 Dark Up 51.5 311.2 Up 07:13:53 - 07:28:24 1336
Entiat 07:21:09 -24.2 Dark Up 51.4 311.3 Up 07:13:54 - 07:28:25 1314
Wenatchee 07:21:09 -24.5 Dark Up 51.3 311.6 Up 07:13:54 - 07:28:25 1289
Ellensburg 07:21:11 -24.9 Dark Up 51.1 311.9 Up 07:13:55 - 07:28:26 1248
Yakima 07:21:12 -25.2 Dark Up 50.8 312.3 Up 07:13:56 - 07:28:27 1209
Toppenish/White Swan 07:21:11 -25.5 Dark Up 50.6 312.5 Up 07:13:55 - 07:28:26 1188
Pasco 07:21:07 -25.8 Dark Up 49.9 312.8 Up 07:13:52 - 07:28:23 1177
PNWRO 07:21:08 -26.1 Dark Up 49.6 313.1 Up 07:13:52 - 07:28:23 1153
George/Umatilla 07:21:08 -26.1 Dark Up 49.8 313.1 Up 07:13:53 - 07:28:24 1144
Goldendale 07:21:13 -26.0 Dark Up 50.4 312.9 Up 07:13:57 - 07:28:28 1134
The Dalles 07:21:15 -26.1 Dark Up 50.5 313.1 Up 07:13:59 - 07:28:30 1113
Maupin 07:21:14 -26.5 Dark Up 50.1 313.5 Up 07:13:59 - 07:28:30 1072
Madras/Culver 07:21:16 -27.1 Dark Up 49.8 313.9 Up 07:14:00 - 07:28:31 1020
Sisters 07:21:17 -27.3 Dark Up 49.8 314.2 Up 07:14:02 - 07:28:33 988
Redmond 07:21:16 -27.4 Dark Up 49.6 314.2 Up 07:14:00 - 07:28:31 986
Bend 07:21:16 -27.6 Dark Up 49.5 314.4 Up 07:14:01 - 07:28:32 965
Oregon Observatory 07:21:17 -27.7 Dark Up 49.4 314.5 Up 07:14:01 - 07:28:32 949
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:21:18 -27.9 Dark Up 49.3 314.7 Up 07:14:02 - 07:28:33 930
North Lake 07:21:16 -28.5 Dark Up 48.7 315.1 Up 07:14:01 - 07:28:32 888
Paisley 07:21:15 -29.1 Dark Up 48.1 315.6 Up 07:14:00 - 07:28:31 836
Chiloquin 07:21:20 -29.0 Dark Up 48.7 315.6 Up 07:14:04 - 07:28:35 826
Klamath Falls 07:21:20 -29.3 Dark Up 48.4 315.8 Up 07:14:05 - 07:28:36 794
Lakeview 07:21:16 -29.6 Dark Up 47.7 316.0 Up 07:14:01 - 07:28:32 789
Tulelake 07:21:19 -29.6 Dark Up 48.1 316.1 Up 07:14:04 - 07:28:35 768
Niwot 07:20:31 -32.5 Dark Up 38.5 319.4 Up 07:13:15 - 07:27:46 760
SwRI 07:20:32 -32.6 Dark Up 38.5 319.4 Up 07:13:16 - 07:27:47 749
Cedarville 07:21:16 -30.3 Dark Up 47.1 316.5 Up 07:14:00 - 07:28:31 728
Fall River/Burney 07:21:20 -30.5 Dark Up 47.4 316.8 Up 07:14:05 - 07:28:36 684
Susanville 07:21:19 -31.3 Dark Up 46.5 317.3 Up 07:14:03 - 07:28:34 626
Greenville 07:21:20 -31.5 Dark Up 46.5 317.5 Up 07:14:05 - 07:28:36 601
Gimple 07:21:20 -31.5 Dark Up 46.4 317.5 Up 07:14:04 - 07:28:35 601
Quincy 07:21:20 -31.7 Dark Up 46.3 317.6 Up 07:14:05 - 07:28:36 583
Portola 07:21:19 -31.9 Dark Up 46.0 317.7 Up 07:14:04 - 07:28:35 571
Reno 07:21:17 -32.2 Dark Up 45.4 317.9 Up 07:14:02 - 07:28:33 547
Carson City 07:21:17 -32.6 Dark Up 45.2 318.2 Up 07:14:02 - 07:28:33 515
Yerington 07:21:16 -32.9 Dark Up 44.7 318.3 Up 07:14:01 - 07:28:32 498
Gardnerville 07:21:18 -32.8 Dark Up 45.0 318.3 Up 07:14:02 - 07:28:33 493
Hawthorne 07:21:15 -33.4 Dark Up 44.1 318.7 Up 07:13:59 - 07:28:30 458
Tonopah 07:21:11 -34.1 Dark Up 43.0 319.0 Up 07:13:55 - 07:28:26 422
Lee Vining 07:21:17 -33.9 Dark Up 43.9 319.0 Up 07:14:01 - 07:28:32 407
Bishop 07:21:15 -34.6 Dark Up 43.1 319.4 Up 07:14:00 - 07:28:31 356
Beatty 07:21:11 -35.3 Dark Up 41.9 319.8 Up 07:13:55 - 07:28:26 323
Indian Springs 07:21:07 -35.7 Dark Up 41.1 320.0 Up 07:13:52 - 07:28:23 301
Lone Pine 07:21:15 -35.4 Dark Up 42.3 319.9 Up 07:13:59 - 07:28:30 291
Henderson 07:21:06 -36.4 Dark Up 40.3 320.3 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 260
Patrick 07:21:03 -37.1 Dark Up 39.3 320.7 Up 07:13:47 - 07:28:18 217
Searchlight/Boulder City 07:21:06 -36.9 Dark Up 39.8 320.6 Up 07:13:51 - 07:28:22 212
DCO 07:21:01 -37.4 Dark Up 38.7 320.9 Up 07:13:45 - 07:28:16 198
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:21:04 -37.3 Dark Up 39.2 320.8 Up 07:13:48 - 07:28:19 196
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:21:05 -37.3 Dark Up 39.4 320.8 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 190
CPSLO 07:21:26 -36.2 Dark Up 42.7 320.6 Up 07:14:10 - 07:28:41 176
Mohave Valley 07:21:06 -37.5 Dark Up 39.2 321.0 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 167
Lake Havasu City 07:21:05 -38.0 Dark Up 38.8 321.2 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 135
Parker 07:21:06 -38.3 Dark Up 38.5 321.4 Up 07:13:50 - 07:28:21 106
Wildwood 07:21:20 -37.8 Dark Up 40.7 321.3 Up 07:14:05 - 07:28:36 76
Blythe 07:21:07 -38.8 Dark Up 38.2 321.6 Up 07:13:52 - 07:28:23 60
Idyllwild 07:21:14 -38.4 Dark Up 39.4 321.5 Up 07:13:59 - 07:28:30 54
Calipatria 07:21:11 -39.2 Dark Up 38.3 321.8 Up 07:13:56 - 07:28:27 12
Yuma 07:21:09 -39.7 Dark Up 37.5 322.0 Up 07:13:53 - 07:28:24 -16

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 08KV42, (2023/08/04 07:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Vega           18:36:56.7 +38:47:07  0.0 32.92  80
23Bet Dra      17:30:25.9 +52:18:05  2.8 15.25  95
PPM 035197     15:55:49.5 +58:54:43  6.1  0.52 107
PPM 035181     15:53:38.1 +59:00:17  8.4  0.31 108
PPM 035163     15:51:08.0 +58:40:41 10.5  0.15 108
08KV42         15:51:55.1 +58:47:21 13.8       108
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/30 21:59:38 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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