RECON: TNO occultation with 248835

Event between (248835) 06SX368 and star GA1180:02267983 with event index number of 2298374

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/12/21 11:20:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:12:48.8 +29:05:55
Equinox of date position of star is 06:14:19.8 +29:05:27
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 72 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.1

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Object is 19.0 AU from the Sun and 18.0 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 188 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3634 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13059.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.4
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 248835, (2023/12/21 11:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:46.9 +27:57:59  1.1 20.30  92
Alnath         05:27:48.6 +28:37:32  1.6 10.19  62
44Kap Aur      06:16:54.3 +29:29:13  4.3  0.69  72
PPM 095567     06:12:46.2 +28:54:01  8.0  0.39  71
PPM 095617     06:14:48.1 +29:01:35  8.8  0.12  72
248835         06:14:20.3 +29:05:26 16.2        72
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 4.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=15.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:17:56 -34.1 Dark Down 40.6 266.6 Up 11:02:56 - 11:32:56 3316
Kamloops 11:18:19 -43.1 Dark Down 49.7 255.4 Up 11:03:19 - 11:33:19 2875
Kelowna 11:18:15 -42.8 Dark Down 49.3 257.2 Up 11:03:15 - 11:33:15 2812
Peachland 11:18:16 -43.0 Dark Down 49.5 257.0 Up 11:03:16 - 11:33:16 2795
Summerland 11:18:15 -43.0 Dark Down 49.5 257.3 Up 11:03:15 - 11:33:15 2782
Penticton 11:18:15 -42.9 Dark Down 49.4 257.4 Up 11:03:15 - 11:33:15 2778
Oliver 11:18:14 -43.0 Dark Down 49.5 257.8 Up 11:03:14 - 11:33:14 2743
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:18:14 -42.9 Dark Down 49.4 258.2 Up 11:03:14 - 11:33:14 2730
Okanogan 11:18:13 -43.2 Dark Down 49.7 258.8 Up 11:03:13 - 11:33:13 2662
Brewster 11:18:13 -43.4 Dark Down 49.9 258.9 Up 11:03:13 - 11:33:13 2631
Victoria 11:18:22 -45.6 Dark Down 52.1 255.0 Up 11:03:22 - 11:33:22 2607
Manson/Chelan 11:18:13 -43.7 Dark Down 50.2 258.8 Up 11:03:13 - 11:33:13 2603
Wenatchee 11:18:13 -43.9 Dark Down 50.4 259.2 Up 11:03:13 - 11:33:13 2552
Ellensburg 11:18:12 -44.2 Dark Down 50.6 259.5 Up 11:03:12 - 11:33:12 2506
Yakima 11:18:12 -44.3 Dark Down 50.7 260.0 Up 11:03:12 - 11:33:12 2465
Toppenish/White Swan 11:18:11 -44.2 Dark Down 50.6 260.4 Up 11:03:11 - 11:33:11 2447
PNWRO 11:18:07 -43.3 Dark Down 49.7 262.1 Up 11:03:07 - 11:33:07 2440
The Dalles 11:18:11 -44.9 Dark Down 51.3 260.6 Up 11:03:11 - 11:33:11 2352
Maupin 11:18:10 -45.0 Dark Down 51.3 261.2 Up 11:03:10 - 11:33:10 2312
Dunrhomin 11:17:28 -33.8 Dark Down 39.8 277.1 Up 11:02:28 - 11:32:28 2217
Sisters 11:18:10 -45.5 Dark Down 51.8 261.9 Up 11:03:10 - 11:33:10 2212
Nikitin 11:17:28 -33.8 Dark Down 39.8 277.3 Up 11:02:28 - 11:32:28 2198
Bend 11:18:09 -45.3 Dark Down 51.6 262.4 Up 11:03:09 - 11:33:09 2193
CU-SBO 11:17:27 -33.8 Dark Down 39.8 277.3 Up 11:02:27 - 11:32:27 2190
Oregon Observatory 11:18:09 -45.5 Dark Down 51.7 262.6 Up 11:03:09 - 11:33:09 2173
Chiloquin 11:18:08 -46.0 Dark Down 52.2 263.9 Up 11:03:08 - 11:33:08 2028
Klamath Falls 11:18:07 -46.0 Dark Down 52.2 264.4 Up 11:03:07 - 11:33:07 1994
Cedarville 11:18:02 -45.0 Dark Down 51.0 266.4 Up 11:03:02 - 11:33:02 1956
Fall River/Burney 11:18:05 -45.9 Dark Down 52.0 266.2 Up 11:03:05 - 11:33:05 1880
Gimple 11:18:02 -45.6 Dark Down 51.6 267.7 Up 11:03:02 - 11:33:02 1796
Greenville 11:18:02 -45.7 Dark Down 51.7 267.6 Up 11:03:02 - 11:33:02 1795
Quincy 11:18:02 -45.7 Dark Down 51.7 267.9 Up 11:03:02 - 11:33:02 1774
Portola 11:18:01 -45.4 Dark Down 51.3 268.4 Up 11:03:01 - 11:33:01 1771
Reno 11:17:58 -44.9 Dark Down 50.9 269.1 Up 11:02:58 - 11:32:58 1757
Carson City 11:17:58 -44.9 Dark Down 50.8 269.6 Up 11:02:58 - 11:32:58 1720
Yerington 11:17:56 -44.5 Dark Down 50.4 270.2 Up 11:02:56 - 11:32:56 1714
Gardnerville 11:17:58 -44.9 Dark Down 50.8 269.9 Up 11:02:58 - 11:32:58 1696
Hawthorne 11:17:54 -44.1 Dark Down 49.9 271.1 Up 11:02:54 - 11:32:54 1678
Lee Vining 11:17:54 -44.5 Dark Down 50.3 271.5 Up 11:02:54 - 11:32:54 1608
Bishop 11:17:52 -44.0 Dark Down 49.7 272.6 Up 11:02:52 - 11:32:52 1562
Beatty 11:17:47 -42.7 Dark Down 48.4 274.0 Up 11:02:47 - 11:32:47 1554
Patrick 11:17:38 -40.4 Dark Down 46.0 277.1 Up 11:02:38 - 11:32:38 1474
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:17:39 -40.9 Dark Down 46.5 277.0 Up 11:02:39 - 11:32:39 1429
Lake Havasu City 11:17:38 -40.7 Dark Down 46.2 277.8 Up 11:02:38 - 11:32:38 1366
George/Scottsdale 11:17:31 -38.7 Dark Down 44.1 279.6 Up 11:02:31 - 11:32:31 1355
Idyllwild 11:17:43 -42.7 Dark Down 48.1 277.6 Up 11:02:43 - 11:32:43 1223
Wildwood 11:17:48 -44.2 Dark Down 49.7 276.3 Up 11:02:48 - 11:32:48 1213
Calipatria 11:17:39 -41.6 Dark Down 47.0 278.7 Up 11:02:39 - 11:32:39 1190
Yuma 11:17:36 -40.9 Dark Down 46.2 279.5 Up 11:02:36 - 11:32:36 1169

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 248835, (2023/12/21 11:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 20.30  92
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 10.19  62
44Kap Aur      06:15:22.6 +29:29:47  4.3  0.69  72
PPM 095567     06:11:14.8 +28:54:26  8.0  0.39  71
PPM 095617     06:13:16.6 +29:02:05  8.8  0.12  72
248835         06:12:48.8 +29:05:55 16.2        72
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/05 04:13:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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