RECON: TNO occultation with 307463

Event between (307463) 02VU130 and star GA1120:01373152 with event index number of 1214233

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/04/11 04:49:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:41:28.8 +23:23:23
Equinox of date position of star is 05:42:52.8 +23:23:58
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 175 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.0

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Object is 39.1 AU from the Sun and 39.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 294 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1915 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28638.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=398.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 23.5 sec chord
Diameter=162.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 307463, (2023/04/11 04:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:26.0 +07:24:34  0.4 16.32 159
Alnath         05:27:45.9 +28:37:30  1.6  6.23 179
PPM 094690     05:43:19.8 +23:20:10  6.5  0.12 175
PPM 094680     05:43:04.1 +23:28:57 10.3  0.09 175
307463         05:42:53.8 +23:23:59 16.3       175
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 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:53:53 -23.5 Dark Down 23.5 278.5 Low 04:38:53 - 05:08:53 -3080
Kamloops 04:53:43 -18.4 Dark Down 32.4 268.1 Up 04:38:43 - 05:08:43 -3563
Kelowna 04:53:49 -19.4 Dark Down 31.8 269.4 Up 04:38:49 - 05:08:49 -3605
Peachland 04:53:49 -19.3 Dark Down 32.0 269.2 Up 04:38:49 - 05:08:49 -3622
Summerland 04:53:50 -19.4 Dark Down 32.0 269.4 Up 04:38:50 - 05:08:50 -3631
Penticton 04:53:49 -19.5 Dark Down 31.9 269.5 Up 04:38:49 - 05:08:49 -3634
Oliver 04:53:51 -19.8 Dark Down 31.9 269.7 Up 04:38:51 - 05:08:51 -3662
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:53:53 -20.0 Dark Down 31.7 270.0 Up 04:38:53 - 05:08:53 -3671
Okanogan 04:53:55 -20.3 Dark Down 31.9 270.2 Up 04:38:55 - 05:08:55 -3729
Brewster 04:53:56 -20.4 Dark Down 32.0 270.2 Up 04:38:56 - 05:08:56 -3757
Manson/Chelan 04:53:57 -20.3 Dark Down 32.3 270.1 Up 04:38:57 - 05:08:57 -3784
Victoria 04:53:47 -18.2 Dark Down 34.4 267.2 Up 04:38:47 - 05:08:47 -3817
Wenatchee 04:53:58 -20.5 Dark Down 32.4 270.3 Up 04:38:58 - 05:08:58 -3828
Ellensburg 04:53:59 -20.7 Dark Down 32.5 270.4 Up 04:38:59 - 05:08:59 -3868
Yakima 04:54:01 -20.9 Dark Down 32.5 270.6 Up 04:39:01 - 05:09:01 -3903
PNWRO 04:54:07 -22.2 Dark Down 31.3 272.2 Up 04:39:07 - 05:09:07 -3906
Toppenish/White Swan 04:54:03 -21.1 Dark Down 32.4 270.9 Up 04:39:03 - 05:09:03 -3917
Dunrhomin 04:54:49 -33.4 Dark Down 20.5 283.8 Low 04:39:49 - 05:09:49 -3961
Nikitin 04:54:50 -33.5 Dark Down 20.5 283.9 Low 04:39:50 - 05:09:50 -3977
CU-SBO 04:54:50 -33.5 Dark Down 20.5 283.9 Low 04:39:50 - 05:09:50 -3985
The Dalles 04:54:04 -21.2 Dark Down 32.9 270.8 Up 04:39:04 - 05:09:04 -4005
Maupin 04:54:06 -21.5 Dark Down 32.8 271.2 Up 04:39:06 - 05:09:06 -4037
Sisters 04:54:08 -21.8 Dark Down 33.2 271.4 Up 04:39:08 - 05:09:08 -4127
Bend 04:54:10 -22.1 Dark Down 33.0 271.8 Up 04:39:10 - 05:09:10 -4140
Oregon Observatory 04:54:12 -22.1 Dark Down 33.1 271.8 Up 04:39:12 - 05:09:12 -4159
Chiloquin 04:54:16 -22.7 Dark Down 33.3 272.4 Up 04:39:16 - 05:09:16 -4287
Klamath Falls 04:54:18 -22.9 Dark Down 33.2 272.7 Up 04:39:18 - 05:09:18 -4315
Cedarville 04:54:24 -24.3 Dark Down 32.0 274.2 Up 04:39:24 - 05:09:24 -4329
Fall River/Burney 04:54:23 -23.9 Dark Down 32.8 273.7 Up 04:39:23 - 05:09:23 -4409
Gimple 04:54:28 -24.8 Dark Down 32.4 274.6 Up 04:39:28 - 05:09:28 -4475
Greenville 04:54:27 -24.7 Dark Down 32.4 274.6 Up 04:39:27 - 05:09:27 -4477
Portola 04:54:30 -25.2 Dark Down 32.0 275.1 Up 04:39:30 - 05:09:30 -4492
Quincy 04:54:28 -24.8 Dark Down 32.4 274.7 Up 04:39:28 - 05:09:28 -4495
Reno 04:54:32 -25.8 Dark Down 31.5 275.6 Up 04:39:32 - 05:09:32 -4496
Yerington 04:54:36 -26.5 Dark Down 30.9 276.3 Up 04:39:36 - 05:09:36 -4526
Carson City 04:54:33 -26.0 Dark Down 31.4 275.9 Up 04:39:33 - 05:09:33 -4528
Gardnerville 04:54:35 -26.2 Dark Down 31.4 276.0 Up 04:39:35 - 05:09:35 -4549
Hawthorne 04:54:38 -27.1 Dark Down 30.4 276.9 Up 04:39:38 - 05:09:38 -4551
Lee Vining 04:54:40 -27.2 Dark Down 30.8 277.0 Up 04:39:40 - 05:09:40 -4618
Beatty 04:54:47 -29.3 Dark Down 28.7 278.9 Low 04:39:47 - 05:09:47 -4638
Bishop 04:54:43 -28.0 Dark Down 30.1 277.7 Up 04:39:43 - 05:09:43 -4649
Patrick 04:54:59 -32.1 Dark Down 26.1 281.2 Low 04:39:59 - 05:09:59 -4677
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:54:58 -31.8 Dark Down 26.7 280.9 Low 04:39:58 - 05:09:58 -4724
George/Scottsdale 04:55:08 -34.5 Dark Down 24.1 283.0 Low 04:40:08 - 05:10:08 -4762
Lake Havasu City 04:55:01 -32.4 Dark Down 26.3 281.4 Low 04:40:01 - 05:10:01 -4777
Idyllwild 04:54:59 -31.3 Dark Down 28.1 280.6 Low 04:39:59 - 05:09:59 -4929
Calipatria 04:55:04 -32.5 Dark Down 27.0 281.5 Low 04:40:04 - 05:10:04 -4946
Yuma 04:55:07 -33.4 Dark Down 26.2 282.1 Low 04:40:07 - 05:10:07 -4955
Wildwood 04:54:55 -29.9 Dark Down 29.7 279.5 Low 04:39:55 - 05:09:55 -4960

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 307463, (2023/04/11 04:50UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 16.32 159
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  6.23 179
PPM 094690     05:41:54.8 +23:19:34  6.5  0.12 175
PPM 094680     05:41:39.0 +23:28:22 10.3  0.09 175
307463         05:41:28.8 +23:23:23 16.3       175
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/02 00:29:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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