RECON: TNO occultation with 281371

Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0880:03141301 with event index number of 2457498

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/10/24 11:37:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:45:52.0 -00:12:03
Equinox of date position of star is 07:47:01.8 -00:15:27
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 13.3 AU from the Sun and 13.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 73 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1618 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9581.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.3 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 281371, (2022/10/24 11:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:09.2 -16:44:54 -1.5 22.29  95
Alhena         06:39:01.8 +16:22:40  1.9 23.62 100
13Zet CMi      07:52:52.9 +01:42:25  5.1  2.45  81
PPM 177121     07:49:53.2 -00:19:04  8.4  0.72  81
PPM 177090     07:46:13.7 -00:11:17 10.0  0.21  82
281371         07:47:02.0 -00:15:28 16.1        81
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 9.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=14.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:31:47 -21.0 Dark Down 35.9 159.4 Up 11:25:10 - 11:38:24 -1946
Dunrhomin 11:32:47 -21.3 Dark Down 47.1 156.8 Up 11:26:10 - 11:39:24 -2350
CU-SBO 11:32:49 -21.4 Dark Down 47.3 156.5 Up 11:26:12 - 11:39:26 -2368
Kelowna 11:31:44 -29.8 Dark Down 33.7 142.9 Up 11:25:07 - 11:38:21 -2903
Kamloops 11:31:39 -30.1 Dark Down 32.7 142.2 Up 11:25:02 - 11:38:16 -2910
Penticton 11:31:44 -29.9 Dark Down 33.9 142.6 Up 11:25:07 - 11:38:21 -2928
Peachland 11:31:44 -30.0 Dark Down 33.7 142.5 Up 11:25:07 - 11:38:21 -2928
Summerland 11:31:44 -30.0 Dark Down 33.8 142.5 Up 11:25:07 - 11:38:21 -2931
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:31:47 -30.0 Dark Down 34.4 142.7 Up 11:25:10 - 11:38:24 -2946
Oliver 11:31:47 -30.0 Dark Down 34.2 142.5 Up 11:25:10 - 11:38:24 -2948
Tonasket 11:31:48 -30.1 Dark Down 34.6 142.5 Up 11:25:11 - 11:38:25 -2968
Okanogan 11:31:50 -30.3 Dark Down 34.8 142.1 Up 11:25:13 - 11:38:27 -2997
Brewster 11:31:51 -30.5 Dark Down 35.0 141.8 Up 11:25:14 - 11:38:28 -3025
Manson/Chelan 11:31:51 -30.8 Dark Down 35.0 141.3 Up 11:25:14 - 11:38:28 -3060
PNWRO 11:32:01 -30.5 Dark Down 37.0 141.9 Up 11:25:24 - 11:38:38 -3086
Wenatchee 11:31:53 -31.0 Dark Down 35.3 140.9 Up 11:25:16 - 11:38:30 -3099
Ellensburg 11:31:55 -31.3 Dark Down 35.5 140.5 Up 11:25:18 - 11:38:32 -3137
Yakima 11:31:57 -31.4 Dark Down 35.8 140.3 Up 11:25:20 - 11:38:34 -3161
George/Scottsdale 11:33:15 -26.9 Dark Down 50.2 143.9 Up 11:26:38 - 11:39:52 -3163
Toppenish/White Swan 11:31:57 -31.4 Dark Down 36.1 140.4 Up 11:25:20 - 11:38:34 -3163
Victoria 11:31:46 -32.6 Dark Down 33.1 138.0 Up 11:25:09 - 11:38:23 -3221
Goldendale 11:31:59 -31.8 Dark Down 36.3 139.7 Up 11:25:22 - 11:38:36 -3222
Patrick 11:33:02 -28.5 Dark Down 47.8 142.3 Up 11:26:25 - 11:39:39 -3254
The Dalles 11:32:01 -32.1 Dark Down 36.3 139.2 Up 11:25:24 - 11:38:38 -3259
Maupin 11:32:03 -32.2 Dark Down 36.7 139.1 Up 11:25:26 - 11:38:40 -3276
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:33:03 -28.6 Dark Down 47.9 141.9 Up 11:26:26 - 11:39:40 -3279
Henderson 11:32:57 -29.3 Dark Down 46.8 141.3 Up 11:26:20 - 11:39:34 -3314
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:33:03 -29.1 Dark Down 47.7 141.3 Up 11:26:26 - 11:39:40 -3322
Lake Havasu City 11:33:07 -28.9 Dark Down 48.3 141.1 Up 11:26:30 - 11:39:44 -3332
Mohave Valley 11:33:05 -29.1 Dark Down 47.9 141.1 Up 11:26:28 - 11:39:42 -3334
Indian Springs 11:32:53 -29.8 Dark Down 46.0 140.8 Up 11:26:16 - 11:39:30 -3343
Parker 11:33:11 -28.9 Dark Down 48.6 140.9 Up 11:26:34 - 11:39:48 -3345
Bend 11:32:08 -32.6 Dark Down 37.4 138.3 Up 11:25:31 - 11:38:45 -3357
Sisters 11:32:07 -32.7 Dark Down 37.1 138.1 Up 11:25:30 - 11:38:44 -3360
Oregon Observatory 11:32:09 -32.8 Dark Down 37.5 138.1 Up 11:25:32 - 11:38:46 -3375
North Lake 11:32:12 -32.6 Dark Down 38.2 138.4 Up 11:25:35 - 11:38:49 -3376
Tonopah 11:32:43 -30.8 Dark Down 44.1 139.8 Up 11:26:06 - 11:39:20 -3389
Lakeview 11:32:19 -32.4 Dark Down 39.3 138.4 Up 11:25:42 - 11:38:56 -3398
Beatty 11:32:50 -30.6 Dark Down 45.2 139.6 Up 11:26:13 - 11:39:27 -3412
Cedarville 11:32:22 -32.4 Dark Down 39.9 138.3 Up 11:25:45 - 11:38:59 -3422
Yuma 11:33:19 -29.3 Dark Down 49.6 139.5 Up 11:26:42 - 11:39:56 -3439
Hawthorne 11:32:39 -31.9 Dark Down 43.0 138.4 Up 11:26:02 - 11:39:16 -3472
Chiloquin 11:32:14 -33.4 Dark Down 38.3 136.9 Up 11:25:37 - 11:38:51 -3479
Yerington 11:32:36 -32.2 Dark Down 42.3 138.0 Up 11:25:59 - 11:39:13 -3486
Calipatria 11:33:14 -30.0 Dark Down 48.8 138.6 Up 11:26:37 - 11:39:51 -3493
Klamath Falls 11:32:14 -33.4 Dark Down 38.6 136.8 Up 11:25:37 - 11:38:51 -3493
Reno 11:32:34 -32.6 Dark Down 41.6 137.6 Up 11:25:57 - 11:39:11 -3505
Bishop 11:32:47 -31.9 Dark Down 44.0 138.0 Up 11:26:10 - 11:39:24 -3514
Susanville 11:32:27 -33.0 Dark Down 40.5 137.1 Up 11:25:50 - 11:39:04 -3517
Carson City 11:32:34 -32.6 Dark Down 41.9 137.4 Up 11:25:57 - 11:39:11 -3522
Gardnerville 11:32:36 -32.7 Dark Down 42.1 137.3 Up 11:25:59 - 11:39:13 -3532
Fall River/Burney 11:32:23 -33.4 Dark Down 39.6 136.7 Up 11:25:46 - 11:39:00 -3534
Portola 11:32:30 -33.0 Dark Down 41.0 137.0 Up 11:25:53 - 11:39:07 -3537
Lee Vining 11:32:42 -32.3 Dark Down 43.1 137.5 Up 11:26:05 - 11:39:19 -3537
Gimple 11:32:28 -33.3 Dark Down 40.6 136.7 Up 11:25:51 - 11:39:05 -3547
Greenville 11:32:28 -33.3 Dark Down 40.5 136.7 Up 11:25:51 - 11:39:05 -3553
Idyllwild 11:33:09 -31.0 Dark Down 47.6 137.6 Up 11:26:32 - 11:39:46 -3561
Quincy 11:32:29 -33.4 Dark Down 40.7 136.5 Up 11:25:52 - 11:39:06 -3564
Wildwood 11:33:04 -32.5 Dark Down 46.3 135.6 Up 11:26:27 - 11:39:41 -3694

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 281371, (2022/10/24 11:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5 22.29  95
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9 23.62 100
13Zet CMi      07:51:42.0 +01:46:01  5.1  2.45  81
PPM 177121     07:48:43.2 -00:15:34  8.4  0.72  81
PPM 177090     07:45:03.6 -00:07:54 10.0  0.21  82
281371         07:45:52.0 -00:12:03 16.1        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/02 04:09:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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