RECON: TNO occultation with 307261

Event between (307261) 02MS4 and star GA0820:15696793 with event index number of 2184309

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/27 04:06:50 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:54:30.1 -06:05:07
Equinox of date position of star is 18:55:41.4 -06:03:21
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 84 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6

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TNO is 46.3 AU from the Sun and 46.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 0.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 341 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4964 km.
The sky-plane scale is 33466.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.8
Diameter=1066.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 133.5 sec chord
Diameter=435.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 54.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307261, (2022/09/27 04:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:48.3 -26:28:50  0.9 40.09  51
Nunki          18:56:40.4 -26:15:59  2.0 20.21  83
Eta Sct        18:58:16.7 -05:48:54  4.8  0.68  85
PPM 202291     18:55:41.0 -05:55:39  7.8  0.13  84
PPM 202280     18:55:19.5 -06:04:53  9.1  0.10  84
307261         18:55:43.1 -06:03:18 16.4        85
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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 9.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.8%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Victoria 03:56:24 -19.3 Dark Down 33.2 201.5 Up 03:41:24 - 04:11:24 4623
Kamloops 03:56:09 -20.3 Dark Down 30.4 204.4 Up 03:41:09 - 04:11:09 4479
Peachland 03:56:15 -21.0 Dark Down 31.1 205.3 Up 03:41:15 - 04:11:15 4409
Summerland 03:56:15 -21.2 Dark Down 31.2 205.5 Up 03:41:15 - 04:11:15 4398
Kelowna 03:56:17 -21.2 Dark Down 30.9 205.6 Up 03:41:17 - 04:11:17 4393
Penticton 03:56:24 -21.3 Dark Down 31.2 205.6 Up 03:41:24 - 04:11:24 4388
The Dalles 03:56:55 -21.9 Dark Down 35.2 205.0 Up 03:41:55 - 04:11:55 4378
Oliver 03:56:20 -21.4 Dark Down 31.5 205.7 Up 03:41:20 - 04:11:20 4376
Manson/Chelan 03:56:36 -21.6 Dark Down 32.9 205.5 Up 03:41:36 - 04:11:36 4376
Ellensburg 03:56:37 -21.7 Dark Down 33.8 205.3 Up 03:41:37 - 04:11:37 4375
Wenatchee 03:56:34 -21.7 Dark Down 33.3 205.4 Up 03:41:34 - 04:11:34 4372
Sisters 03:57:02 -22.1 Dark Down 36.5 205.0 Up 03:42:02 - 04:12:02 4369
Yakima 03:56:41 -21.9 Dark Down 34.1 205.4 Up 03:41:41 - 04:11:41 4363
Goldendale 03:56:47 -22.0 Dark Down 34.9 205.4 Up 03:41:47 - 04:11:47 4358
Maupin 03:56:55 -22.1 Dark Down 35.6 205.3 Up 03:41:55 - 04:11:55 4358
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:56:24 -21.6 Dark Down 31.6 206.0 Up 03:41:24 - 04:11:24 4357
Brewster 03:56:31 -21.7 Dark Down 32.6 205.8 Up 03:41:31 - 04:11:31 4356
Tonasket 03:56:23 -21.7 Dark Down 31.9 206.0 Up 03:41:23 - 04:11:23 4352
Okanogan 03:56:27 -21.7 Dark Down 32.3 205.9 Up 03:41:27 - 04:11:27 4351
Oregon Observatory 03:57:10 -22.4 Dark Down 36.8 205.3 Up 03:42:10 - 04:12:10 4347
Toppenish/White Swan 03:56:44 -22.1 Dark Down 34.3 205.7 Up 03:41:44 - 04:11:44 4344
Bend 03:56:59 -22.4 Dark Down 36.6 205.4 Up 03:41:59 - 04:11:59 4342
Chiloquin 03:57:22 -22.6 Dark Down 38.1 205.3 Up 03:42:22 - 04:12:22 4341
Klamath Falls 03:57:20 -22.7 Dark Down 38.4 205.5 Up 03:42:20 - 04:12:20 4325
North Lake 03:57:16 -23.0 Dark Down 37.2 206.2 Up 03:42:16 - 04:12:16 4287
Fall River/Burney 03:57:36 -23.4 Dark Down 39.3 206.5 Up 03:42:36 - 04:12:36 4262
PNWRO 03:56:48 -23.2 Dark Down 34.1 207.5 Up 03:41:48 - 04:11:48 4224
Lakeview 03:57:22 -23.7 Dark Down 38.0 207.3 Up 03:42:22 - 04:12:22 4213
Greenville 03:57:44 -24.1 Dark Down 40.0 207.4 Up 03:42:44 - 04:12:44 4201
Quincy 03:57:46 -24.2 Dark Down 40.1 207.5 Up 03:42:46 - 04:12:46 4195
Gimple 03:57:44 -24.2 Dark Down 39.9 207.5 Up 03:42:44 - 04:12:44 4194
Susanville 03:57:41 -24.2 Dark Down 39.6 207.7 Up 03:42:41 - 04:12:41 4185
Cedarville 03:57:27 -24.1 Dark Down 38.5 207.7 Up 03:42:27 - 04:12:27 4180
Portola 03:57:45 -24.6 Dark Down 40.1 208.1 Up 03:42:45 - 04:12:45 4152
Reno 03:57:51 -25.1 Dark Down 40.1 209.1 Up 03:42:51 - 04:12:51 4093
Carson City 03:57:53 -25.3 Dark Down 40.4 209.2 Up 03:42:53 - 04:12:53 4081
Gardnerville 03:57:55 -25.4 Dark Down 40.6 209.4 Up 03:42:55 - 04:12:55 4069
Yerington 03:57:55 -25.8 Dark Down 40.3 210.1 Up 03:42:55 - 04:12:55 4024
Lee Vining 03:58:05 -26.2 Dark Down 41.1 210.6 Up 03:43:05 - 04:13:05 3990
Hawthorne 03:57:57 -26.4 Dark Down 40.5 210.9 Up 03:42:57 - 04:12:57 3967
Bishop 03:58:11 -27.0 Dark Down 41.4 211.8 Up 03:43:11 - 04:13:11 3913
Tonopah 03:58:02 -27.6 Dark Down 40.3 212.9 Up 03:43:02 - 04:13:02 3839
Wildwood 03:58:45 -28.1 Dark Down 44.1 213.4 Up 03:43:45 - 04:13:45 3835
Beatty 03:58:15 -28.4 Dark Down 41.0 214.0 Up 03:43:15 - 04:13:15 3766
Indian Springs 03:58:20 -29.3 Dark Down 40.8 215.5 Up 03:43:20 - 04:13:20 3668
Idyllwild 03:58:49 -29.7 Dark Down 43.5 215.9 Up 03:43:49 - 04:13:49 3664
Sleaford 03:56:02 -27.3 Dark Down 24.5 219.3 Low 03:41:02 - 04:11:02 3652
Henderson 03:58:24 -30.1 Dark Down 40.9 216.6 Up 03:43:24 - 04:13:24 3595
Calipatria 03:58:53 -30.8 Dark Down 43.4 217.7 Up 03:43:53 - 04:13:53 3547
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:58:34 -30.7 Dark Down 41.4 217.5 Up 03:43:34 - 04:13:34 3533
Mohave Valley 03:58:37 -30.9 Dark Down 41.6 217.7 Up 03:43:37 - 04:13:37 3523
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:58:34 -31.1 Dark Down 41.1 218.1 Up 03:43:34 - 04:13:34 3491
Lake Havasu City 03:58:41 -31.2 Dark Down 41.7 218.2 Up 03:43:41 - 04:13:41 3490
Patrick 03:58:27 -31.2 Dark Down 40.8 218.2 Up 03:43:27 - 04:13:27 3483
Parker 03:58:45 -31.4 Dark Down 42.0 218.5 Up 03:43:45 - 04:13:45 3476
Yuma 03:59:00 -31.7 Dark Down 43.3 219.0 Up 03:44:00 - 04:14:00 3458
George/Scottsdale 03:58:49 -33.4 Dark Down 41.0 221.5 Up 03:43:49 - 04:13:49 3263
Dunrhomin 03:57:45 -34.9 Dark Down 32.7 224.8 Up 03:42:45 - 04:12:45 3024
CU-SBO 03:57:41 -34.9 Dark Down 33.0 224.8 Up 03:42:41 - 04:12:41 3019

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 307261, (2022/09/27 04:07UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.09  51
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 20.21  83
Eta Sct        18:57:03.8 -05:50:48  4.8  0.68  85
PPM 202291     18:54:28.0 -05:57:27  7.8  0.13  84
PPM 202280     18:54:06.4 -06:06:41  9.1  0.10  84
307261         18:54:30.1 -06:05:07 16.4        84
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/16 00:58:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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