RECON: TNO occultation with 281371

Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0820:03610952 with event index number of 1405952

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/04 09:43:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:33:18.3 -07:36:03
Equinox of date position of star is 08:34:17.7 -07:40:15
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 14.4 AU from the Sun and 13.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 325 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4203 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10104.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.1 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 281371, (2024/12/04 09:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:14.9 -16:45:01 -1.5 27.92 135
Alphard        09:28:48.8 -08:46:04  2.0 13.48 134
3 Hya          08:36:41.2 -08:04:11  6.2  0.66 142
PPM 191455     08:34:35.5 -08:00:02  8.3  0.31 142
PPM 191452     08:34:28.2 -07:50:03  9.4  0.15 142
281371         08:34:31.4 -07:41:14 15.2       142
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 2.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 8.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 09:41:19 -57.4 Dark Down 27.0 143.1 Low 09:26:19 - 09:56:19 3744
Peachland 09:41:00 -54.9 Dark Down 27.3 147.1 Low 09:26:00 - 09:56:00 3629
Summerland 09:41:00 -55.0 Dark Down 27.4 147.2 Low 09:26:00 - 09:56:00 3623
Clarence Fulton 09:40:57 -54.4 Dark Down 27.0 147.7 Low 09:25:57 - 09:55:57 3621
Kelowna 09:40:58 -54.7 Dark Down 27.3 147.4 Low 09:25:58 - 09:55:58 3620
Penticton 09:41:01 -54.9 Dark Down 27.5 147.3 Low 09:26:01 - 09:56:01 3617
Oliver 09:41:02 -55.2 Dark Down 27.8 147.2 Low 09:26:02 - 09:56:02 3611
Manson/Chelan 09:41:11 -56.3 Dark Down 28.7 146.2 Low 09:26:11 - 09:56:11 3608
Entiat 09:41:13 -56.5 Dark Down 28.9 146.1 Low 09:26:13 - 09:56:13 3606
Wenatchee 09:41:14 -56.7 Dark Down 29.1 145.9 Low 09:26:14 - 09:56:14 3604
Ellensburg 09:41:17 -57.0 Dark Down 29.3 145.5 Low 09:26:17 - 09:56:17 3604
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:41:02 -55.2 Dark Down 28.1 147.3 Low 09:26:02 - 09:56:02 3600
Brewster 09:41:09 -56.0 Dark Down 28.7 146.6 Low 09:26:09 - 09:56:09 3598
The Dalles 09:41:26 -58.2 Dark Down 30.2 144.4 Up 09:26:26 - 09:56:26 3597
Tonasket 09:41:04 -55.4 Dark Down 28.3 147.2 Low 09:26:04 - 09:56:04 3596
Yakima 09:41:17 -57.3 Dark Down 29.6 145.4 Low 09:26:17 - 09:56:17 3596
Okanogan 09:41:07 -55.7 Dark Down 28.5 146.9 Low 09:26:07 - 09:56:07 3595
Goldendale 09:41:23 -57.9 Dark Down 30.2 144.9 Up 09:26:23 - 09:56:23 3588
Toppenish/White Swan 09:41:19 -57.3 Dark Down 29.9 145.5 Low 09:26:19 - 09:56:19 3584
Maupin 09:41:28 -58.4 Dark Down 30.6 144.4 Up 09:26:28 - 09:56:28 3583
Sisters 09:41:35 -59.2 Dark Down 31.1 143.6 Up 09:26:35 - 09:56:35 3581
Oregon Observatory 09:41:36 -59.4 Dark Down 31.5 143.6 Up 09:26:36 - 09:56:36 3566
Bend 09:41:33 -59.2 Dark Down 31.4 143.8 Up 09:26:33 - 09:56:33 3565
Redmond 09:41:33 -59.0 Dark Down 31.3 144.0 Up 09:26:33 - 09:56:33 3564
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:41:38 -59.5 Dark Down 31.7 143.5 Up 09:26:38 - 09:56:38 3562
Klamath Falls 09:41:45 -60.5 Dark Down 32.7 142.7 Up 09:26:45 - 09:56:45 3533
Pasco 09:41:15 -56.7 Dark Down 30.5 146.8 Up 09:26:15 - 09:56:15 3529
North Lake 09:41:37 -59.4 Dark Down 32.3 144.0 Up 09:26:37 - 09:56:37 3525
PNWRO 09:41:16 -56.7 Dark Down 30.8 147.0 Up 09:26:16 - 09:56:16 3514
Paisley 09:41:38 -59.5 Dark Down 32.9 144.1 Up 09:26:38 - 09:56:38 3494
Fall River/Burney 09:41:51 -60.9 Dark Down 33.8 142.6 Up 09:26:51 - 09:56:51 3481
Lakeview 09:41:41 -59.7 Dark Down 33.4 144.2 Up 09:26:41 - 09:56:41 3471
Cedarville 09:41:42 -59.9 Dark Down 34.0 144.1 Up 09:26:42 - 09:56:42 3443
Greenville 09:41:53 -61.1 Dark Down 34.8 142.8 Up 09:26:53 - 09:56:53 3433
Gimple 09:41:53 -61.0 Dark Down 34.8 142.8 Up 09:26:53 - 09:56:53 3429
Susanville 09:41:49 -60.8 Dark Down 34.7 143.2 Up 09:26:49 - 09:56:49 3429
Quincy 09:41:54 -61.2 Dark Down 34.9 142.7 Up 09:26:54 - 09:56:54 3426
Portola 09:41:53 -60.9 Dark Down 35.3 143.1 Up 09:26:53 - 09:56:53 3401
Reno 09:41:52 -60.6 Dark Down 35.8 143.7 Up 09:26:52 - 09:56:52 3362
Carson City 09:41:53 -60.8 Dark Down 36.1 143.6 Up 09:26:53 - 09:56:53 3349
Gardnerville 09:41:55 -60.8 Dark Down 36.3 143.5 Up 09:26:55 - 09:56:55 3338
Yerington 09:41:52 -60.4 Dark Down 36.5 144.2 Up 09:26:52 - 09:56:52 3312
Lee Vining 09:41:57 -60.8 Dark Down 37.4 143.8 Up 09:26:57 - 09:56:57 3273
Hawthorne 09:41:52 -60.2 Dark Down 37.1 144.6 Up 09:26:52 - 09:56:52 3271
CPSLO 09:42:17 -62.9 Dark Down 38.8 140.9 Up 09:27:17 - 09:57:17 3241
Bishop 09:41:57 -60.5 Dark Down 38.2 144.3 Up 09:26:57 - 09:56:57 3216
Tonopah 09:41:49 -59.4 Dark Down 38.1 145.9 Up 09:26:49 - 09:56:49 3187
Beatty 09:41:53 -59.5 Dark Down 39.3 146.0 Up 09:26:53 - 09:56:53 3118
Wildwood 09:42:15 -61.7 Dark Down 40.8 142.6 Up 09:27:15 - 09:57:15 3090
Indian Springs 09:41:50 -58.8 Dark Down 40.1 147.0 Up 09:26:50 - 09:56:50 3051
Henderson 09:41:50 -58.4 Dark Down 40.8 147.6 Up 09:26:50 - 09:56:50 2994
Idyllwild 09:42:08 -60.3 Dark Down 42.0 144.5 Up 09:27:08 - 09:57:08 2980
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:41:52 -58.5 Dark Down 41.3 147.4 Up 09:26:52 - 09:56:52 2966
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:41:52 -58.3 Dark Down 41.7 147.7 Up 09:26:52 - 09:56:52 2934
Mohave Valley 09:41:53 -58.4 Dark Down 42.0 147.6 Up 09:26:53 - 09:56:53 2922
Patrick 09:41:48 -57.7 Dark Down 41.8 148.6 Up 09:26:48 - 09:56:48 2909
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:41:50 -57.9 Dark Down 41.9 148.3 Up 09:26:50 - 09:56:50 2909
Lake Havasu City 09:41:54 -58.2 Dark Down 42.4 147.7 Up 09:26:54 - 09:56:54 2891
Calipatria 09:42:07 -59.5 Dark Down 43.0 145.6 Up 09:27:07 - 09:57:07 2890
Parker 09:41:56 -58.3 Dark Down 42.7 147.5 Up 09:26:56 - 09:56:56 2873
Blythe 09:42:00 -58.6 Dark Down 43.0 146.9 Up 09:27:00 - 09:57:00 2865
DCO 09:41:46 -57.2 Dark Down 42.4 149.3 Up 09:26:46 - 09:56:46 2859
Yuma 09:42:04 -58.8 Dark Down 43.8 146.4 Up 09:27:04 - 09:57:04 2823
George/Scottsdale 09:41:47 -56.4 Dark Down 44.1 150.3 Up 09:26:47 - 09:56:47 2725
Niwot 09:40:49 -50.1 Dark Down 40.4 160.9 Up 09:25:49 - 09:55:49 2666
SwRI 09:40:50 -50.2 Dark Down 40.5 160.7 Up 09:25:50 - 09:55:50 2666

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, (2024/12/04 09:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.1 -16:43:22 -1.5 27.92 135
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 13.48 134
3 Hya          08:35:28.2 -07:58:56  6.2  0.66 142
PPM 191455     08:33:22.5 -07:54:51  8.3  0.31 142
PPM 191452     08:33:15.1 -07:44:52  9.4  0.15 142
281371         08:33:18.3 -07:36:03 15.2       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/25 21:05:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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