RECON: TNO occultation with 12GT41

Event between 12GT41 and star GA0880:06323407 with event index number of 1583379

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/23 03:59:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:51:32.7 -00:15:51
Equinox of date position of star is 17:52:37.7 -00:16:06
Stellar brightness G=14.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 115 degrees from the moon. Moon is 8% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 16.8 AU from the Sun and 16.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 61 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1148 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12199.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=74.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.3 sec chord
Diameter=30.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 12GT41, (2022/09/23 04:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:48.3 -26:28:50  0.9 32.80 102
60Bet Oph      17:44:35.8 +04:33:34  2.8  5.24 111
PPM 180184     17:53:10.0 -01:14:27  6.3  0.98 115
PPM 180176     17:51:19.5 -00:41:03  8.4  0.54 115
PPM 180182     17:52:34.4 -00:33:05  9.2  0.28 115
12GT41         17:52:42.7 -00:16:07 14.9       115
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 4.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=17.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Dunrhomin 03:58:24 -33.5 Dark Down 30.2 240.1 Up 03:52:51 - 04:03:57 1661
George/Scottsdale 03:58:49 -32.2 Dark Down 38.0 238.1 Up 03:53:16 - 04:04:22 1255
Patrick 03:58:35 -29.9 Dark Down 38.5 235.0 Up 03:53:02 - 04:04:08 1162
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:58:35 -29.8 Dark Down 38.8 235.0 Up 03:53:02 - 04:04:08 1147
Lake Havasu City 03:58:39 -29.9 Dark Down 39.3 235.2 Up 03:53:06 - 04:04:12 1121
Parker 03:58:41 -30.1 Dark Down 39.5 235.5 Up 03:53:08 - 04:04:14 1117
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:58:35 -29.5 Dark Down 39.1 234.5 Up 03:53:02 - 04:04:08 1116
Mohave Valley 03:58:36 -29.6 Dark Down 39.3 234.7 Up 03:53:03 - 04:04:09 1112
Henderson 03:58:28 -28.8 Dark Down 38.9 233.5 Up 03:52:55 - 04:04:01 1104
Blythe 03:58:43 -30.1 Dark Down 40.0 235.6 Up 03:53:10 - 04:04:16 1090
Yuma 03:58:48 -30.4 Dark Down 40.5 236.2 Up 03:53:15 - 04:04:21 1072
Indian Springs 03:58:23 -28.1 Dark Down 39.0 232.5 Up 03:52:50 - 04:03:56 1070
Calipatria 03:58:43 -29.5 Dark Down 40.9 235.0 Up 03:53:10 - 04:04:16 1024
Beatty 03:58:20 -27.1 Dark Down 39.5 231.2 Up 03:52:47 - 04:03:53 1010
Tonopah 03:58:12 -26.3 Dark Down 39.1 229.9 Up 03:52:39 - 04:03:45 998
PNWRO 03:57:25 -21.9 Dark Down 34.7 223.6 Up 03:51:52 - 04:02:58 965
Idyllwild 03:58:38 -28.4 Dark Down 41.4 233.4 Up 03:53:05 - 04:04:11 962
Pasco 03:57:24 -21.6 Dark Down 34.6 223.2 Up 03:51:51 - 04:02:57 953
Clarence Fulton 03:57:03 -19.7 Dark Down 31.8 221.2 Up 03:51:30 - 04:02:36 946
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:57:09 -20.3 Dark Down 32.7 221.7 Up 03:51:36 - 04:02:42 946
Tonasket 03:57:10 -20.4 Dark Down 33.0 221.7 Up 03:51:37 - 04:02:43 941
Kelowna 03:57:05 -19.8 Dark Down 32.1 221.2 Up 03:51:32 - 04:02:38 939
Oliver 03:57:08 -20.1 Dark Down 32.7 221.4 Up 03:51:35 - 04:02:41 935
Penticton 03:57:06 -19.9 Dark Down 32.4 221.2 Up 03:51:33 - 04:02:39 935
Okanogan 03:57:12 -20.4 Dark Down 33.3 221.7 Up 03:51:39 - 04:02:45 933
Summerland 03:57:05 -19.8 Dark Down 32.4 221.1 Up 03:51:32 - 04:02:38 929
Peachland 03:57:05 -19.7 Dark Down 32.3 220.9 Up 03:51:32 - 04:02:38 924
Brewster 03:57:13 -20.4 Dark Down 33.6 221.6 Up 03:51:40 - 04:02:46 922
Hawthorne 03:58:06 -25.1 Dark Down 39.6 228.1 Up 03:52:33 - 04:03:39 919
Bishop 03:58:13 -25.7 Dark Down 40.3 229.2 Up 03:52:40 - 04:03:46 917
Manson/Chelan 03:57:13 -20.3 Dark Down 33.9 221.3 Up 03:51:40 - 04:02:46 903
Yerington 03:58:02 -24.5 Dark Down 39.6 227.3 Up 03:52:29 - 04:03:35 893
Wenatchee 03:57:15 -20.4 Dark Down 34.3 221.4 Up 03:51:42 - 04:02:48 893
Toppenish/White Swan 03:57:20 -20.7 Dark Down 35.1 221.8 Up 03:51:47 - 04:02:53 885
Lee Vining 03:58:08 -24.9 Dark Down 40.3 228.0 Up 03:52:35 - 04:03:41 882
Ellensburg 03:57:17 -20.4 Dark Down 34.7 221.3 Up 03:51:44 - 04:02:50 880
Yakima 03:57:19 -20.5 Dark Down 35.0 221.5 Up 03:51:46 - 04:02:52 877
Cedarville 03:57:46 -22.8 Dark Down 38.5 224.6 Up 03:52:13 - 04:03:19 863
Reno 03:57:58 -23.8 Dark Down 39.6 226.2 Up 03:52:25 - 04:03:31 860
Goldendale 03:57:22 -20.7 Dark Down 35.7 221.6 Up 03:51:49 - 04:02:55 859
Lakeview 03:57:43 -22.4 Dark Down 38.1 224.1 Up 03:52:10 - 04:03:16 859
Carson City 03:58:00 -24.0 Dark Down 39.9 226.5 Up 03:52:27 - 04:03:33 857
Gardnerville 03:58:01 -24.1 Dark Down 40.0 226.7 Up 03:52:28 - 04:03:34 857
Paisley 03:57:39 -22.1 Dark Down 37.8 223.6 Up 03:52:06 - 04:03:12 852
Wildwood 03:58:31 -26.8 Dark Down 42.4 231.2 Up 03:52:58 - 04:04:04 849
Maupin 03:57:25 -20.8 Dark Down 36.3 221.6 Up 03:51:52 - 04:02:58 841
The Dalles 03:57:23 -20.5 Dark Down 36.0 221.3 Up 03:51:50 - 04:02:56 837
North Lake 03:57:36 -21.6 Dark Down 37.6 222.9 Up 03:52:03 - 04:03:09 837
Redmond 03:57:30 -21.1 Dark Down 37.0 222.0 Up 03:51:57 - 04:03:03 829
Portola 03:57:55 -23.3 Dark Down 39.8 225.3 Up 03:52:22 - 04:03:28 825
Susanville 03:57:51 -22.9 Dark Down 39.5 224.8 Up 03:52:18 - 04:03:24 821
Bend 03:57:31 -21.1 Dark Down 37.2 222.0 Up 03:51:58 - 04:03:04 820
Oregon Observatory 03:57:31 -21.0 Dark Down 37.4 221.9 Up 03:51:58 - 04:03:04 811
Sisters 03:57:29 -20.8 Dark Down 37.2 221.5 Up 03:51:56 - 04:03:02 807
La Pine/Gilchrist 03:57:32 -21.1 Dark Down 37.6 222.0 Up 03:51:59 - 04:03:05 805
Gimple 03:57:52 -22.9 Dark Down 39.8 224.7 Up 03:52:19 - 04:03:25 804
Greenville 03:57:51 -22.8 Dark Down 39.9 224.6 Up 03:52:18 - 04:03:24 800
Quincy 03:57:53 -22.9 Dark Down 40.0 224.7 Up 03:52:20 - 04:03:26 797
Fall River/Burney 03:57:46 -22.1 Dark Down 39.5 223.6 Up 03:52:13 - 04:03:19 784
Klamath Falls 03:57:39 -21.4 Dark Down 38.8 222.5 Up 03:52:06 - 04:03:12 775
Chiloquin 03:57:37 -21.2 Dark Down 38.6 222.2 Up 03:52:04 - 04:03:10 774
CPSLO 03:58:19 -24.7 Dark Down 43.0 228.1 Up 03:52:46 - 04:03:52 739
Victoria 03:57:03 -18.0 AT Down 34.8 217.4 Up 03:51:30 - 04:02:36 731

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 12GT41, (2022/09/23 04:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 32.80 102
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  5.24 111
PPM 180184     17:51:59.5 -01:14:12  6.3  0.98 115
PPM 180176     17:50:09.3 -00:40:45  8.4  0.54 115
PPM 180182     17:51:24.2 -00:32:49  9.2  0.28 115
12GT41         17:51:32.7 -00:15:51 14.9       115
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/10 19:59:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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