RECON: TNO occultation with 308460

Event between (308460) 05SC278 and star GA1000:00168531 with event index number of 2185883

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/10/10 07:16:10 UTC

J2000 position of star is 01:54:45.7 +11:50:32
Equinox of date position of star is 01:55:55.6 +11:56:55
Stellar brightness G=14.1, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 141 degrees from the moon. Moon is 20% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 33.2 AU from the Sun and 32.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 76 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1414 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23375.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.8 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:4E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 308460, (2021/10/10 07:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.4 +16:33:05  0.8 39.28 174
6Bet Ari       01:55:50.8 +20:54:49  2.6  8.97 144
PPM 117850     02:00:36.0 +12:23:58  6.1  1.23 142
PPM 117770     01:55:34.4 +11:30:32  8.3  0.45 141
PPM 117787     01:56:49.4 +11:54:12  8.7  0.22 141
308460         01:55:55.6 +11:56:55 14.1       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 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.9 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 07:16:09 -46.1 Dark Down 48.3 150.1 Up 07:09:18 - 07:23:00 6228
Victoria 07:16:24 -47.2 Dark Down 48.3 143.4 Up 07:09:33 - 07:23:15 6220
Peachland 07:16:12 -46.6 Dark Down 48.6 149.1 Up 07:09:21 - 07:23:03 6205
Kelowna 07:16:11 -46.5 Dark Down 48.6 149.6 Up 07:09:20 - 07:23:02 6204
Summerland 07:16:12 -46.7 Dark Down 48.7 149.2 Up 07:09:21 - 07:23:03 6192
Penticton 07:16:12 -46.8 Dark Down 48.8 149.3 Up 07:09:21 - 07:23:03 6184
Oliver 07:16:12 -47.1 Dark Down 49.1 149.1 Up 07:09:21 - 07:23:03 6158
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:16:12 -47.3 Dark Down 49.3 149.3 Up 07:09:21 - 07:23:03 6141
Tonasket 07:16:13 -47.6 Dark Down 49.6 149.0 Up 07:09:22 - 07:23:04 6120
Okanogan 07:16:14 -47.9 Dark Down 49.8 148.6 Up 07:09:23 - 07:23:05 6099
Brewster 07:16:15 -48.2 Dark Down 50.0 148.1 Up 07:09:24 - 07:23:06 6085
Manson/Chelan 07:16:17 -48.3 Dark Down 50.0 147.5 Up 07:09:26 - 07:23:08 6080
Wenatchee 07:16:19 -48.8 Dark Down 50.4 147.0 Up 07:09:28 - 07:23:10 6050
Ellensburg 07:16:20 -49.1 Dark Down 50.6 146.4 Up 07:09:29 - 07:23:11 6026
Yakima 07:16:21 -49.5 Dark Down 51.0 146.1 Up 07:09:30 - 07:23:12 5996
Toppenish/White Swan 07:16:22 -49.8 Dark Down 51.2 146.2 Up 07:09:31 - 07:23:13 5974
Goldendale 07:16:24 -50.3 Dark Down 51.5 145.2 Up 07:09:33 - 07:23:15 5945
The Dalles 07:16:25 -50.4 Dark Down 51.5 144.5 Up 07:09:34 - 07:23:16 5939
Pasco 07:16:18 -50.1 Dark Down 51.8 147.9 Up 07:09:27 - 07:23:09 5927
Maupin 07:16:26 -50.8 Dark Down 51.9 144.3 Up 07:09:35 - 07:23:17 5904
PNWRO 07:16:18 -50.3 Dark Down 52.1 148.1 Up 07:09:27 - 07:23:09 5902
Sisters 07:16:30 -51.6 Dark Down 52.4 143.0 Up 07:09:39 - 07:23:21 5852
Redmond 07:16:29 -51.7 Dark Down 52.6 143.5 Up 07:09:38 - 07:23:20 5838
Bend 07:16:30 -51.9 Dark Down 52.7 143.2 Up 07:09:39 - 07:23:21 5825
Oregon Observatory 07:16:30 -52.0 Dark Down 52.8 142.9 Up 07:09:39 - 07:23:21 5816
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:16:31 -52.2 Dark Down 53.0 142.6 Up 07:09:40 - 07:23:22 5802
North Lake 07:16:30 -52.8 Dark Down 53.6 143.1 Up 07:09:39 - 07:23:21 5749
Chiloquin 07:16:35 -53.2 Dark Down 53.7 141.2 Up 07:09:44 - 07:23:26 5726
Klamath Falls 07:16:35 -53.6 Dark Down 54.0 141.0 Up 07:09:44 - 07:23:26 5696
Paisley 07:16:31 -53.3 Dark Down 54.2 143.2 Up 07:09:40 - 07:23:22 5694
Lakeview 07:16:31 -53.9 Dark Down 54.7 143.1 Up 07:09:40 - 07:23:22 5647
Fall River/Burney 07:16:37 -54.8 Dark Down 55.1 140.5 Up 07:09:46 - 07:23:28 5589
Cedarville 07:16:32 -54.5 Dark Down 55.3 142.8 Up 07:09:41 - 07:23:23 5589
Susanville 07:16:36 -55.5 Dark Down 55.9 141.1 Up 07:09:45 - 07:23:27 5513
Greenville 07:16:38 -55.8 Dark Down 56.0 140.4 Up 07:09:47 - 07:23:29 5500
Gimple 07:16:38 -55.8 Dark Down 56.0 140.5 Up 07:09:47 - 07:23:29 5497
Quincy 07:16:38 -55.9 Dark Down 56.2 140.2 Up 07:09:47 - 07:23:29 5483
Portola 07:16:38 -56.2 Dark Down 56.5 140.8 Up 07:09:47 - 07:23:29 5457
Reno 07:16:36 -56.5 Dark Down 57.0 141.6 Up 07:09:45 - 07:23:27 5414
Carson City 07:16:37 -56.9 Dark Down 57.3 141.2 Up 07:09:46 - 07:23:28 5383
Gardnerville 07:16:37 -57.1 Dark Down 57.5 141.1 Up 07:09:46 - 07:23:28 5361
Yerington 07:16:35 -57.2 Dark Down 57.8 142.1 Up 07:09:44 - 07:23:26 5346
Hawthorne 07:16:35 -57.7 Dark Down 58.4 142.4 Up 07:09:44 - 07:23:26 5289
Lee Vining 07:16:37 -58.2 Dark Down 58.6 141.1 Up 07:09:46 - 07:23:28 5257
Tonopah 07:16:31 -58.4 Dark Down 59.4 144.3 Up 07:09:40 - 07:23:22 5202
Bishop 07:16:36 -58.9 Dark Down 59.4 141.7 Up 07:09:45 - 07:23:27 5181
Beatty 07:16:32 -59.6 Dark Down 60.6 143.9 Up 07:09:41 - 07:23:23 5085
CPSLO 07:16:49 -60.5 Dark Down 59.8 135.7 Up 07:09:58 - 07:23:40 5080
Indian Springs 07:16:29 -60.0 Dark Down 61.3 145.5 Up 07:09:38 - 07:23:20 5020
Dunrhomin 07:15:48 -55.9 Dark Down 61.1 168.2 Up 07:08:57 - 07:22:39 5009
Henderson 07:16:29 -60.6 Dark Down 62.1 146.2 Up 07:09:38 - 07:23:20 4949
Wildwood 07:16:45 -62.1 Dark Down 61.8 137.6 Up 07:09:54 - 07:23:36 4901
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:16:29 -61.5 Dark Down 63.0 146.0 Up 07:09:38 - 07:23:20 4857
Patrick 07:16:26 -61.3 Dark Down 63.1 147.6 Up 07:09:35 - 07:23:17 4855
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:16:27 -61.5 Dark Down 63.2 147.0 Up 07:09:36 - 07:23:18 4841
Mohave Valley 07:16:29 -61.8 Dark Down 63.2 145.8 Up 07:09:38 - 07:23:20 4832
Idyllwild 07:16:39 -62.7 Dark Down 63.1 140.4 Up 07:09:48 - 07:23:30 4803
Lake Havasu City 07:16:30 -62.2 Dark Down 63.7 145.8 Up 07:09:39 - 07:23:21 4787
Parker 07:16:30 -62.6 Dark Down 64.0 145.4 Up 07:09:39 - 07:23:21 4754
Blythe 07:16:32 -63.1 Dark Down 64.3 144.3 Up 07:09:41 - 07:23:23 4717
Calipatria 07:16:36 -63.5 Dark Down 64.2 141.9 Up 07:09:45 - 07:23:27 4705
Yuma 07:16:34 -64.0 Dark Down 65.0 143.0 Up 07:09:43 - 07:23:25 4634
George/Scottsdale 07:16:23 -63.0 Dark Down 65.4 149.9 Up 07:09:32 - 07:23:14 4631

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 308460, (2021/10/10 07:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 39.28 174
6Bet Ari       01:54:38.5 +20:48:26  2.6  8.97 144
PPM 117850     01:59:25.9 +12:17:40  6.1  1.23 142
PPM 117770     01:54:24.6 +11:24:10  8.3  0.45 141
PPM 117787     01:55:39.5 +11:47:51  8.7  0.22 141
308460         01:54:45.7 +11:50:32 14.1       141
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/10 00:58:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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