RECON: TNO occultation with 307251

Event between (307251) 02KW14 and star GA0620:16974128 with event index number of 2295990

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/26 06:29:27 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:22:46.5 -26:51:05
Equinox of date position of star is 17:24:13.7 -26:52:19
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 37% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 43.1 AU from the Sun and 42.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 23.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 574 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3727 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30557.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.5
Diameter=457.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.3 sec chord
Diameter=186.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307251, (2023/05/26 06:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.8 -26:28:55  0.9 11.93 110
26Eps Sco      16:51:41.1 -34:20:00  2.3 10.23 116
43 Oph         17:24:50.1 -28:09:48  5.1  1.30 122
PPM 266738     17:22:57.4 -26:21:34  8.4  0.59 122
PPM 266766     17:23:46.6 -26:41:25  9.9  0.21 122
307251         17:24:14.1 -26:52:20 16.1       122
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 1.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 21.8 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=1.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:30:36 -16.5 AT Up 8.0 157.3 Really Low 06:15:36 - 06:45:36 2097
Kamloops 06:31:19 -15.7 AT Up 4.9 145.2 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:46:19 1803
Kelowna 06:31:19 -16.7 AT Up 5.9 145.8 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:46:19 1794
Peachland 06:31:20 -16.7 AT Up 5.9 145.6 Really Low 06:16:20 - 06:46:20 1784
Summerland 06:31:20 -16.9 AT Up 6.1 145.7 Really Low 06:16:20 - 06:46:20 1781
Penticton 06:31:20 -17.0 AT Up 6.2 145.8 Really Low 06:16:20 - 06:46:20 1781
Oliver 06:31:20 -17.3 AT Up 6.5 145.7 Really Low 06:16:20 - 06:46:20 1768
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:31:20 -17.5 AT Up 6.7 145.9 Really Low 06:16:20 - 06:46:20 1767
Okanogan 06:31:22 -18.0 Dark Up 7.1 145.7 Really Low 06:16:22 - 06:46:22 1738
Brewster 06:31:23 -18.3 Dark Up 7.3 145.5 Really Low 06:16:23 - 06:46:23 1724
Manson/Chelan 06:31:24 -18.4 Dark Up 7.3 145.2 Really Low 06:16:24 - 06:46:24 1708
Wenatchee 06:31:26 -18.8 Dark Up 7.6 145.0 Really Low 06:16:26 - 06:46:26 1686
Dunrhomin 06:30:56 -28.3 Dark Up 19.1 156.9 Really Low 06:15:56 - 06:45:56 1680
Nikitin 06:30:56 -28.5 Dark Up 19.3 156.9 Really Low 06:15:56 - 06:45:56 1671
CU-SBO 06:30:56 -28.6 Dark Up 19.3 156.8 Really Low 06:15:56 - 06:45:56 1667
Ellensburg 06:31:28 -19.1 Dark Up 7.9 144.8 Really Low 06:16:28 - 06:46:28 1665
PNWRO 06:31:26 -20.4 Dark Up 9.3 146.0 Really Low 06:16:26 - 06:46:26 1662
Victoria 06:31:31 -16.9 AT Up 5.5 142.6 Really Low 06:16:31 - 06:46:31 1659
Yakima 06:31:29 -19.5 Dark Up 8.2 144.8 Really Low 06:16:29 - 06:46:29 1648
Toppenish/White Swan 06:31:29 -19.7 Dark Up 8.5 144.9 Really Low 06:16:29 - 06:46:29 1643
The Dalles 06:31:32 -20.2 Dark Up 8.8 144.2 Really Low 06:16:32 - 06:46:32 1593
Maupin 06:31:33 -20.6 Dark Up 9.2 144.2 Really Low 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1578
Sisters 06:31:36 -21.3 Dark Up 9.7 143.8 Really Low 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 1528
Bend 06:31:36 -21.6 Dark Up 10.0 143.9 Really Low 06:16:36 - 06:46:36 1524
Oregon Observatory 06:31:37 -21.7 Dark Up 10.1 143.8 Really Low 06:16:37 - 06:46:37 1513
Chiloquin 06:31:41 -22.8 Dark Up 10.9 143.4 Really Low 06:16:41 - 06:46:41 1441
Cedarville 06:31:38 -24.3 Dark Up 12.5 144.6 Really Low 06:16:38 - 06:46:38 1433
Klamath Falls 06:31:41 -23.2 Dark Up 11.3 143.4 Really Low 06:16:41 - 06:46:41 1427
Fall River/Burney 06:31:42 -24.4 Dark Up 12.4 143.5 Really Low 06:16:42 - 06:46:42 1379
Gimple 06:31:42 -25.4 Dark Up 13.4 143.8 Really Low 06:16:42 - 06:46:42 1346
Greenville 06:31:43 -25.3 Dark Up 13.3 143.8 Really Low 06:16:43 - 06:46:43 1344
Reno 06:31:41 -26.2 Dark Up 14.3 144.6 Really Low 06:16:41 - 06:46:41 1342
Portola 06:31:43 -25.8 Dark Up 13.8 144.1 Really Low 06:16:43 - 06:46:43 1340
Quincy 06:31:43 -25.5 Dark Up 13.5 143.7 Really Low 06:16:43 - 06:46:43 1334
Yerington 06:31:40 -26.9 Dark Up 15.0 145.0 Really Low 06:16:40 - 06:46:40 1329
Carson City 06:31:41 -26.6 Dark Up 14.6 144.5 Really Low 06:16:41 - 06:46:41 1324
Hawthorne 06:31:40 -27.5 Dark Up 15.7 145.4 Really Low 06:16:40 - 06:46:40 1318
Gardnerville 06:31:42 -26.8 Dark Up 14.8 144.5 Really Low 06:16:42 - 06:46:42 1312
Lee Vining 06:31:42 -27.9 Dark Up 15.9 144.9 Really Low 06:16:42 - 06:46:42 1276
Beatty 06:31:37 -29.5 Dark Up 17.8 146.6 Really Low 06:16:37 - 06:46:37 1275
Bishop 06:31:41 -28.7 Dark Up 16.7 145.4 Really Low 06:16:41 - 06:46:41 1261
Patrick 06:31:30 -31.7 Dark Up 20.3 148.7 Low 06:16:30 - 06:46:30 1260
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:31:33 -31.7 Dark Up 20.2 148.1 Low 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1229
George/Scottsdale 06:31:26 -33.8 Dark Up 22.6 150.0 Low 06:16:26 - 06:46:26 1207
Lake Havasu City 06:31:33 -32.4 Dark Up 20.9 148.1 Low 06:16:33 - 06:46:33 1196
Idyllwild 06:31:41 -32.5 Dark Up 20.5 146.0 Low 06:16:41 - 06:46:41 1095
Calipatria 06:31:39 -33.4 Dark Up 21.5 146.9 Low 06:16:39 - 06:46:39 1086
Yuma 06:31:37 -34.1 Dark Up 22.3 147.5 Low 06:16:37 - 06:46:37 1082
Wildwood 06:31:47 -31.7 Dark Up 19.3 144.6 Really Low 06:16:47 - 06:46:47 1068

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, (2023/05/26 06:29UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.93 110
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.8 -34:17:41  2.3 10.23 116
43 Oph         17:23:21.6 -28:08:35  5.1  1.30 122
PPM 266738     17:21:30.2 -26:20:17  8.4  0.59 122
PPM 266766     17:22:19.1 -26:40:09  9.9  0.21 122
307251         17:22:46.5 -26:51:05 16.1       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:35:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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