RECON: TNO occultation with 341275

Event between (341275) 07RG283 and star GA1260:03039190 with event index number of 2200410

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/08 07:00:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:03:19.1 +37:18:56
Equinox of date position of star is 07:04:52.5 +37:16:48
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 64 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=20.5

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Object is 15.3 AU from the Sun and 14.5 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 40 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 636 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10512.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.5
Diameter=118.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Diameter=48.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 341275, (2023/02/08 07:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:43.7 +27:58:07  1.1 12.80  54
62 Aur         07:00:37.1 +38:01:06  6.0  1.12  65
PPM 072381     07:05:11.1 +37:17:41  8.0  0.06  64
341275         07:04:52.7 +37:16:48 16.9        64
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 38.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=67.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:58:09 -52.8 Dark Up 63.8 247.9 Up 06:54:17 - 07:02:01 509
Kamloops 06:58:59 -51.2 Dark Up 72.1 228.1 Up 06:55:07 - 07:02:51 420
Kelowna 06:58:56 -52.2 Dark Up 72.2 231.8 Up 06:55:04 - 07:02:48 323
Peachland 06:58:57 -52.2 Dark Up 72.4 231.5 Up 06:55:05 - 07:02:49 314
Summerland 06:58:57 -52.3 Dark Up 72.5 232.1 Up 06:55:05 - 07:02:49 297
Penticton 06:58:57 -52.4 Dark Up 72.5 232.4 Up 06:55:05 - 07:02:49 288
Oliver 06:58:57 -52.7 Dark Up 72.7 233.3 Up 06:55:05 - 07:02:49 250
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:58:56 -52.9 Dark Up 72.7 234.2 Up 06:55:04 - 07:02:48 229
Victoria 06:59:12 -51.9 Dark Up 75.0 226.7 Up 06:55:20 - 07:03:04 222
Okanogan 06:58:58 -53.4 Dark Up 73.2 235.5 Up 06:55:06 - 07:02:50 161
Brewster 06:58:58 -53.6 Dark Up 73.4 235.8 Up 06:55:06 - 07:02:50 134
Manson/Chelan 06:59:00 -53.6 Dark Up 73.7 235.7 Up 06:55:08 - 07:02:52 115
Wenatchee 06:59:01 -54.0 Dark Up 74.1 236.7 Up 06:55:09 - 07:02:53 65
Ellensburg 06:59:02 -54.2 Dark Up 74.4 237.5 Up 06:55:10 - 07:02:54 22
Yakima 06:59:02 -54.6 Dark Up 74.7 238.7 Up 06:55:10 - 07:02:54 -22
Toppenish/White Swan 06:59:02 -54.8 Dark Up 74.7 239.7 Up 06:55:10 - 07:02:54 -48
PNWRO 06:58:56 -55.7 Dark Up 74.0 243.7 Up 06:55:04 - 07:02:48 -104
The Dalles 06:59:06 -55.2 Dark Up 75.5 240.7 Up 06:55:14 - 07:02:58 -124
Maupin 06:59:05 -55.5 Dark Up 75.7 242.3 Up 06:55:13 - 07:02:57 -171
Sisters 06:59:08 -56.1 Dark Up 76.4 244.5 Up 06:55:16 - 07:03:00 -261
Bend 06:59:07 -56.4 Dark Up 76.3 245.9 Up 06:55:15 - 07:02:59 -291
Oregon Observatory 06:59:08 -56.4 Dark Up 76.5 246.3 Up 06:55:16 - 07:03:00 -308
Chiloquin 06:59:11 -57.3 Dark Up 77.2 250.8 Up 06:55:19 - 07:03:03 -447
Klamath Falls 06:59:11 -57.6 Dark Up 77.3 252.4 Up 06:55:19 - 07:03:03 -486
Cedarville 06:59:04 -58.9 Dark Up 76.3 257.6 Up 06:55:12 - 07:02:56 -582
Fall River/Burney 06:59:10 -58.7 Dark Up 77.3 258.0 Up 06:55:18 - 07:03:02 -620
Greenville 06:59:09 -59.6 Dark Up 77.1 262.5 Up 06:55:17 - 07:03:01 -725
Gimple 06:59:09 -59.6 Dark Up 77.1 262.6 Up 06:55:17 - 07:03:01 -727
Quincy 06:59:09 -59.8 Dark Up 77.1 263.4 Up 06:55:17 - 07:03:01 -748
Portola 06:59:07 -60.1 Dark Up 76.8 264.4 Up 06:55:15 - 07:02:59 -767
Dunrhomin 06:58:02 -64.5 Dark Up 65.3 273.5 Up 06:54:10 - 07:01:54 -797
Reno 06:59:04 -60.6 Dark Up 76.3 266.1 Up 06:55:12 - 07:02:56 -805
Nikitin 06:58:02 -64.7 Dark Up 65.3 273.8 Up 06:54:10 - 07:01:54 -818
CU-SBO 06:58:03 -64.8 Dark Up 65.3 273.9 Up 06:54:11 - 07:01:55 -825
Carson City 06:59:05 -60.9 Dark Up 76.3 267.6 Up 06:55:13 - 07:02:57 -844
Gardnerville 06:59:05 -61.1 Dark Up 76.3 268.6 Up 06:55:13 - 07:02:57 -872
Yerington 06:59:02 -61.4 Dark Up 75.8 268.8 Up 06:55:10 - 07:02:54 -873
Hawthorne 06:59:00 -62.0 Dark Up 75.4 271.0 Up 06:55:08 - 07:02:52 -930
Lee Vining 06:59:03 -62.2 Dark Up 75.8 272.9 Up 06:55:11 - 07:02:55 -987
Bishop 06:59:00 -63.0 Dark Up 75.2 275.5 Up 06:55:08 - 07:02:52 -1061
Beatty 06:58:53 -64.1 Dark Up 73.9 277.6 Up 06:55:01 - 07:02:45 -1128
Patrick 06:58:41 -66.7 Dark Up 71.3 282.7 Up 06:54:49 - 07:02:33 -1315
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:58:44 -66.6 Dark Up 71.8 283.4 Up 06:54:52 - 07:02:36 -1337
Lake Havasu City 06:58:44 -67.2 Dark Up 71.5 285.3 Up 06:54:52 - 07:02:36 -1412
Wildwood 06:59:03 -65.4 Dark Up 74.7 287.4 Up 06:55:11 - 07:02:55 -1417
Idyllwild 06:58:55 -66.7 Dark Up 73.1 288.0 Up 06:55:03 - 07:02:47 -1476
George/Scottsdale 06:58:33 -69.0 Dark Up 69.3 287.2 Up 06:54:41 - 07:02:25 -1512
Calipatria 06:58:50 -67.7 Dark Up 72.0 289.5 Up 06:54:58 - 07:02:42 -1553
Yuma 06:58:46 -68.5 Dark Up 71.2 290.5 Up 06:54:54 - 07:02:38 -1608

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 341275, (2023/02/08 07:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 12.80  54
62 Aur         06:59:02.8 +38:03:06  6.0  1.12  65
PPM 072381     07:03:37.4 +37:19:50  8.0  0.06  64
341275         07:03:19.1 +37:18:56 16.9        64
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/23 03:11:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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