RECON: TNO occultation with 307251

Event between (307251) 02KW14 and star GA0620:16342470 with event index number of 2295623

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/04/01 10:13:58 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:20:04.0 -26:31:04
Equinox of date position of star is 17:21:26.9 -26:32:20
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 112 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.9 AU from the Sun and 42.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 5.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 2063 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3497 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30848.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 78.5 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 32.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307251, (2022/04/01 10:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:46.5 -26:28:46  0.9 11.33 123
23Tau Sco      16:37:16.3 -28:15:37  2.8  9.95 121
PPM 266626     17:17:35.6 -26:34:34  6.5  0.86 113
PPM 266692     17:21:24.0 -26:37:50  8.4  0.09 112
307251         17:21:27.1 -26:32:20 16.4       112
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 0.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 15.9 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=2.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 10:14:43 -28.1 Dark Down 6.2 147.3 Really Low 09:59:43 - 10:29:43 1033
Kelowna 10:14:42 -28.4 Dark Down 7.2 147.9 Really Low 09:59:42 - 10:29:42 1021
Peachland 10:14:45 -28.6 Dark Down 7.2 147.7 Really Low 09:59:45 - 10:29:45 1020
Summerland 10:14:46 -28.7 Dark Down 7.3 147.8 Really Low 09:59:46 - 10:29:46 1018
Victoria 10:15:07 -31.0 Dark Down 6.9 144.7 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 1018
Penticton 10:14:46 -28.7 Dark Down 7.4 147.9 Really Low 09:59:46 - 10:29:46 1016
Oliver 10:14:49 -29.0 Dark Down 7.7 147.8 Really Low 09:59:49 - 10:29:49 1011
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:14:50 -29.0 Dark Down 8.0 148.0 Really Low 09:59:50 - 10:29:50 1009
Tonasket 10:14:52 -29.3 Dark Down 8.2 147.9 Really Low 09:59:52 - 10:29:52 1003
Okanogan 10:14:58 -29.6 Dark Down 8.4 147.8 Really Low 09:59:58 - 10:29:58 998
Brewster 10:15:01 -29.9 Dark Down 8.6 147.6 Really Low 10:00:01 - 10:30:01 994
Manson/Chelan 10:15:07 -30.2 Dark Down 8.6 147.3 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 991
Wenatchee 10:15:07 -30.6 Dark Down 9.0 147.1 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 984
Ellensburg 10:15:07 -31.1 Dark Down 9.2 146.9 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 979
Yakima 10:15:07 -31.4 Dark Down 9.6 146.9 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 973
The Dalles 10:15:07 -32.4 Dark Down 10.2 146.3 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 969
Sisters 10:15:07 -33.6 Dark Down 11.1 145.8 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 969
Toppenish/White Swan 10:15:07 -31.5 Dark Down 9.8 147.0 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 969
Goldendale 10:15:07 -32.1 Dark Down 10.1 146.6 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 967
Oregon Observatory 10:15:07 -33.9 Dark Down 11.5 145.9 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 965
Maupin 10:15:07 -32.7 Dark Down 10.6 146.3 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 964
Sleaford 10:12:06 -21.2 Dark Down 8.8 159.1 Really Low 09:57:06 - 10:27:06 964
Bend 10:15:07 -33.7 Dark Down 11.4 146.0 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 962
PNWRO 10:15:07 -31.1 Dark Down 10.7 148.2 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 952
North Lake 10:15:07 -34.1 Dark Down 12.2 146.2 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 949
Lakeview 10:15:07 -34.7 Dark Down 13.3 146.5 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 930
Cedarville 10:15:07 -35.1 Dark Down 14.0 146.6 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 923
Chiloquin 10:16:18 -35.0 Dark Down 12.5 145.6 Really Low 10:01:18 - 10:31:18 875
Klamath Falls 10:16:21 -35.2 Dark Down 12.9 145.6 Really Low 10:01:21 - 10:31:21 865
Fall River/Burney 10:16:28 -35.9 Dark Down 14.0 145.8 Really Low 10:01:28 - 10:31:28 829
Susanville 10:16:25 -36.0 Dark Down 14.8 146.3 Really Low 10:01:25 - 10:31:25 809
Tonopah 10:15:07 -36.1 Dark Down 18.1 148.5 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 801
Greenville 10:16:32 -36.4 Dark Down 14.9 146.1 Really Low 10:01:32 - 10:31:32 800
Gimple 10:16:31 -36.3 Dark Down 15.0 146.1 Really Low 10:01:31 - 10:31:31 800
Quincy 10:16:33 -36.5 Dark Down 15.1 146.0 Really Low 10:01:33 - 10:31:33 794
Portola 10:16:29 -36.4 Dark Down 15.4 146.4 Really Low 10:01:29 - 10:31:29 789
Reno 10:16:23 -36.2 Dark Down 15.9 146.9 Really Low 10:01:23 - 10:31:23 778
Beatty 10:15:07 -36.6 Dark Down 19.3 148.7 Really Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 774
Carson City 10:16:25 -36.5 Dark Down 16.2 146.8 Really Low 10:01:25 - 10:31:25 766
Gardnerville 10:16:29 -36.6 Dark Down 16.5 146.8 Really Low 10:01:29 - 10:31:29 758
Yerington 10:16:21 -36.3 Dark Down 16.6 147.3 Really Low 10:01:21 - 10:31:21 758
Hawthorne 10:16:19 -36.3 Dark Down 17.3 147.7 Really Low 10:01:19 - 10:31:19 740
Indian Springs 10:15:07 -36.2 Dark Down 20.0 149.5 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 726
Lee Vining 10:16:29 -37.0 Dark Down 17.5 147.2 Really Low 10:01:29 - 10:31:29 722
Bishop 10:16:25 -37.0 Dark Down 18.3 147.7 Really Low 10:01:25 - 10:31:25 696
Henderson 10:15:07 -36.1 Dark Down 20.8 150.0 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 691
Dunrhomin 10:13:18 -27.7 Dark Down 20.1 159.0 Low 09:58:18 - 10:28:18 684
CU-SBO 10:13:20 -27.9 Dark Down 20.3 158.9 Low 09:58:20 - 10:28:20 677
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:15:07 -36.4 Dark Down 21.7 150.2 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 661
Mohave Valley 10:15:07 -36.6 Dark Down 21.9 150.2 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 657
Lake Havasu City 10:15:07 -36.7 Dark Down 22.4 150.3 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 641
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:15:07 -36.1 Dark Down 21.9 150.7 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 641
Patrick 10:15:07 -35.8 Dark Down 21.8 150.9 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 638
Parker 10:15:07 -36.9 Dark Down 22.7 150.3 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 636
Wildwood 10:16:57 -39.3 Dark Down 21.1 147.0 Low 10:01:57 - 10:31:57 564
Idyllwild 10:16:37 -38.5 Dark Down 22.2 148.4 Low 10:01:37 - 10:31:37 540
George/Scottsdale 10:15:07 -35.6 Dark Down 24.0 152.3 Low 10:00:07 - 10:30:07 525
Calipatria 10:16:27 -38.1 Dark Down 23.2 149.3 Low 10:01:27 - 10:31:27 504
Yuma 10:16:18 -37.8 Dark Down 23.9 149.9 Low 10:01:18 - 10:31:18 478

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 307251, (2022/04/01 10:14UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.33 123
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  9.95 121
PPM 266626     17:16:12.6 -26:33:11  6.5  0.86 113
PPM 266692     17:20:00.9 -26:36:34  8.4  0.09 112
307251         17:20:04.0 -26:31:04 16.4       112
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/15 01:00:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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