RECON: TNO occultation with 181855

Event between (181855) 98WT31 and star GA1320:02686060 with event index number of 1211411

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/08 04:17:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:09:22.5 +42:33:25
Equinox of date position of star is 05:11:00.8 +42:35:05
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 42 degrees from the moon. Moon is 99% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

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Object is 37.6 AU from the Sun and 36.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.2 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 249 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3205 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26666.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.7
Diameter=173.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.8 sec chord
Diameter=70.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 181855, (2023/01/08 04:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:14.7 +16:33:14  0.8 27.01  52
34Bet Aur      06:01:13.1 +44:56:50  1.9  9.36  34
PPM 047726     05:08:28.4 +43:12:13  6.5  0.77  43
PPM 047811     05:13:07.3 +42:46:29  8.1  0.43  42
PPM 047779     05:11:24.0 +42:41:53  8.6  0.13  42
PPM 047763     05:10:26.4 +42:36:23 10.2  0.11  42
181855         05:11:00.8 +42:35:05 17.0        42
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 3.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 33.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=13.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:18:20 -37.5 Dark Up 70.7 104.9 Up 04:03:20 - 04:33:20 -2308
Victoria 04:18:33 -35.9 Dark Up 69.2 95.9 Up 04:03:33 - 04:33:33 -2404
Kelowna 04:18:19 -38.3 Dark Up 71.5 103.7 Up 04:03:19 - 04:33:19 -2416
Peachland 04:18:20 -38.1 Dark Up 71.3 103.0 Up 04:03:20 - 04:33:20 -2416
Summerland 04:18:21 -38.2 Dark Up 71.4 102.7 Up 04:03:21 - 04:33:21 -2434
Penticton 04:18:20 -38.3 Dark Up 71.5 102.7 Up 04:03:20 - 04:33:20 -2444
Oliver 04:18:21 -38.3 Dark Up 71.6 101.6 Up 04:03:21 - 04:33:21 -2477
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:18:22 -38.5 Dark Up 71.7 101.4 Up 04:03:22 - 04:33:22 -2500
Okanogan 04:18:23 -38.5 Dark Up 71.7 99.2 Up 04:03:23 - 04:33:23 -2555
Brewster 04:18:24 -38.4 Dark Up 71.6 98.2 Up 04:03:24 - 04:33:24 -2574
Sleaford 04:17:37 -45.6 Dark Up 77.8 136.6 Up 04:02:37 - 04:32:37 -2576
Manson/Chelan 04:18:26 -38.2 Dark Up 71.4 97.2 Up 04:03:26 - 04:33:26 -2581
Wenatchee 04:18:28 -38.1 Dark Up 71.4 95.6 Up 04:03:28 - 04:33:28 -2620
Ellensburg 04:18:29 -38.0 Dark Up 71.2 94.2 Up 04:03:29 - 04:33:29 -2652
Yakima 04:18:30 -38.1 Dark Up 71.3 93.0 Up 04:03:30 - 04:33:30 -2691
Toppenish/White Swan 04:18:31 -38.2 Dark Up 71.4 92.5 Up 04:03:31 - 04:33:31 -2717
The Dalles 04:18:35 -37.8 Dark Up 70.9 89.7 Up 04:03:35 - 04:33:35 -2763
PNWRO 04:18:27 -39.3 Dark Up 72.4 92.6 Up 04:03:27 - 04:33:27 -2807
Maupin 04:18:36 -37.9 Dark Up 70.9 88.5 Up 04:03:36 - 04:33:36 -2807
Sisters 04:18:39 -37.6 Dark Up 70.6 85.7 Up 04:03:39 - 04:33:39 -2873
Bend 04:18:39 -37.8 Dark Up 70.7 85.2 Up 04:03:39 - 04:33:39 -2906
Oregon Observatory 04:18:39 -37.8 Dark Up 70.6 84.6 Up 04:03:39 - 04:33:39 -2918
Chiloquin 04:18:44 -37.6 Dark Up 70.2 80.8 Up 04:03:44 - 04:33:44 -3028
Klamath Falls 04:18:45 -37.6 Dark Up 70.2 79.9 Up 04:03:45 - 04:33:45 -3064
Fall River/Burney 04:18:47 -38.0 Dark Up 70.2 76.8 Up 04:03:47 - 04:33:47 -3194
Cedarville 04:18:42 -38.9 Dark Up 71.2 78.4 Up 04:03:42 - 04:33:42 -3195
Greenville 04:18:47 -38.4 Dark Up 70.3 74.4 Up 04:03:47 - 04:33:47 -3300
Gimple 04:18:47 -38.4 Dark Up 70.4 74.4 Up 04:03:47 - 04:33:47 -3303
Quincy 04:18:49 -38.4 Dark Up 70.3 73.8 Up 04:03:49 - 04:33:49 -3320
Portola 04:18:47 -38.8 Dark Up 70.6 73.5 Up 04:03:47 - 04:33:47 -3351
Reno 04:18:45 -39.3 Dark Up 71.0 72.8 Up 04:03:45 - 04:33:45 -3403
Carson City 04:18:47 -39.3 Dark Up 70.9 71.8 Up 04:03:47 - 04:33:47 -3440
Gardnerville 04:18:46 -39.3 Dark Up 70.8 71.1 Up 04:03:46 - 04:33:46 -3465
Yerington 04:18:44 -39.8 Dark Up 71.3 71.2 Up 04:03:44 - 04:33:44 -3484
Hawthorne 04:18:43 -40.2 Dark Up 71.5 69.8 Up 04:03:43 - 04:33:43 -3551
Lee Vining 04:18:46 -39.9 Dark Up 71.0 68.4 Up 04:03:46 - 04:33:46 -3587
Bishop 04:18:45 -40.4 Dark Up 71.3 66.5 Up 04:03:45 - 04:33:45 -3675
Beatty 04:18:41 -41.7 Dark Up 72.2 64.6 Up 04:03:41 - 04:33:41 -3786
Dunrhomin 04:17:55 -50.1 Dark Up 81.8 70.3 Up 04:02:55 - 04:32:55 -3829
Nikitin 04:17:55 -50.2 Dark Up 81.7 69.2 Up 04:02:55 - 04:32:55 -3847
CU-SBO 04:17:55 -50.1 Dark Up 81.6 68.8 Up 04:02:55 - 04:32:55 -3852
Wildwood 04:18:53 -40.3 Dark Up 69.6 58.5 Up 04:03:53 - 04:33:53 -3990
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:18:36 -43.6 Dark Up 73.0 58.4 Up 04:03:36 - 04:33:36 -4044
Patrick 04:18:34 -44.1 Dark Up 73.6 58.5 Up 04:03:34 - 04:33:34 -4046
Idyllwild 04:18:47 -41.8 Dark Up 70.7 56.3 Up 04:03:47 - 04:33:47 -4104
Lake Havasu City 04:18:37 -43.8 Dark Up 72.8 56.3 Up 04:03:37 - 04:33:37 -4122
Calipatria 04:18:44 -42.8 Dark Up 71.2 53.9 Up 04:03:44 - 04:33:44 -4212
Yuma 04:18:42 -43.5 Dark Up 71.5 52.0 Up 04:03:42 - 04:33:42 -4291
George/Scottsdale 04:18:30 -45.8 Dark Up 74.0 51.6 Up 04:03:30 - 04:33:30 -4292

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 181855, (2023/01/08 04:27UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 27.01  52
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9  9.36  34
PPM 047726     05:06:49.5 +43:10:29  6.5  0.77  43
PPM 047811     05:11:28.7 +42:44:54  8.1  0.43  42
PPM 047779     05:09:45.5 +42:40:15  8.6  0.13  42
PPM 047763     05:08:48.0 +42:34:42 10.2  0.11  42
181855         05:09:22.5 +42:33:25 17.0        42
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/08 03:29:03 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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