RECON: TNO occultation with 341275

Event between (341275) 07RG283 and star GA1260:03027615 with event index number of 1216352

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/21 03:19:45 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:01:02.2 +37:06:50
Equinox of date position of star is 07:02:20.0 +37:05:08
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 119 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 15.3 AU from the Sun and 14.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 458 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5650 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10615.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.6
Diameter=114.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.5 sec chord
Diameter=46.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 341275, (2023/02/21 03:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:43.9 +27:58:06  1.1 13.00 129
62 Aur         07:00:37.3 +38:01:06  6.0  1.02 118
PPM 072381     07:05:11.2 +37:17:41  8.0  0.56 119
PPM 072329     07:02:20.5 +37:05:39  8.6  0.05 118
341275         07:02:35.9 +37:04:47 15.2       119
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 2.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.4 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)
Kelowna 03:20:29 -19.3 Dark Down 68.7 117.9 Up 03:05:29 - 03:35:29 2958
Summerland 03:20:31 -19.1 Dark Down 68.7 116.8 Up 03:05:31 - 03:35:31 2950
Penticton 03:20:31 -19.2 Dark Down 68.8 116.8 Up 03:05:31 - 03:35:31 2940
Okanagan Falls 03:20:33 -19.2 Dark Down 68.9 116.3 Up 03:05:33 - 03:35:33 2927
Oliver 03:20:33 -19.3 Dark Down 68.9 116.0 Up 03:05:33 - 03:35:33 2914
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 03:20:33 -19.4 Dark Down 69.1 115.9 Up 03:05:33 - 03:35:33 2892
Oroville 03:20:34 -19.4 Dark Down 69.1 115.6 Up 03:05:34 - 03:35:34 2890
Tonasket 03:20:35 -19.4 Dark Down 69.2 115.0 Up 03:05:35 - 03:35:35 2873
Okanogan 03:20:37 -19.3 Dark Down 69.3 114.0 Up 03:05:37 - 03:35:37 2855
Manson/Chelan 03:20:42 -19.0 Dark Down 69.1 112.1 Up 03:05:42 - 03:35:42 2848
Brewster 03:20:40 -19.2 Dark Down 69.3 113.1 Up 03:05:40 - 03:35:40 2845
Entiat 03:20:44 -19.0 Dark Down 69.2 111.5 Up 03:05:44 - 03:35:44 2835
Wenatchee 03:20:45 -19.0 Dark Down 69.2 110.7 Up 03:05:45 - 03:35:45 2822
Ellensburg 03:20:48 -18.9 Dark Down 69.2 109.4 Up 03:05:48 - 03:35:48 2802
Yakima 03:20:51 -18.9 Dark Down 69.4 108.4 Up 03:05:51 - 03:35:51 2773
Toppenish/White Swan 03:20:51 -19.0 Dark Down 69.5 108.0 Up 03:05:51 - 03:35:51 2748
The Dalles 03:20:54 -18.5 Dark Down 69.2 105.1 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2733
Goldendale 03:20:54 -18.8 Dark Down 69.4 106.1 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2729
Maupin 03:20:54 -18.6 Dark Down 69.4 104.1 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2696
Pasco 03:20:47 -19.9 Dark Down 70.4 109.4 Up 03:05:47 - 03:35:47 2674
Sisters 03:20:54 -18.3 Dark Down 69.3 101.3 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2662
Madras/Culver 03:20:54 -18.6 Dark Down 69.5 102.7 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2660
George/Umatilla 03:20:50 -19.8 Dark Down 70.4 108.2 Up 03:05:50 - 03:35:50 2660
PNWRO 03:20:48 -20.1 Dark Down 70.6 109.1 Up 03:05:48 - 03:35:48 2643
Redmond 03:20:54 -18.6 Dark Down 69.5 101.7 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2638
Bend 03:20:54 -18.5 Dark Down 69.5 101.0 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2631
Oregon Observatory 03:20:54 -18.4 Dark Down 69.4 100.4 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2627
La Pine/Gilchrist 03:20:54 -18.4 Dark Down 69.4 99.8 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2616
North Lake 03:20:54 -18.9 Dark Down 69.9 99.2 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2551
Chiloquin 03:21:16 -18.3 Dark Down 69.4 96.6 Up 03:06:16 - 03:36:16 2541
Klamath Falls 03:21:17 -18.3 Dark Down 69.5 95.8 Up 03:06:17 - 03:36:17 2511
Paisley 03:20:54 -19.2 Dark Down 70.3 98.1 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2492
Tulelake 03:21:18 -18.6 Dark Down 69.7 95.3 Up 03:06:18 - 03:36:18 2474
Lakeview 03:20:54 -19.3 Dark Down 70.5 96.8 Up 03:05:54 - 03:35:54 2446
Fall River/Burney 03:21:22 -18.7 Dark Down 69.9 92.9 Up 03:06:22 - 03:36:22 2400
Cedarville 03:21:16 -19.6 Dark Down 70.7 95.2 Up 03:06:16 - 03:36:16 2368
Susanville 03:21:23 -19.3 Dark Down 70.5 91.7 Up 03:06:23 - 03:36:23 2309
Greenville 03:21:25 -19.1 Dark Down 70.3 90.7 Up 03:06:25 - 03:36:25 2304
Gimple 03:21:25 -19.1 Dark Down 70.3 90.8 Up 03:06:25 - 03:36:25 2299
Quincy 03:21:26 -19.1 Dark Down 70.3 90.2 Up 03:06:26 - 03:36:26 2288
Portola 03:21:25 -19.4 Dark Down 70.6 90.1 Up 03:06:25 - 03:36:25 2251
Reno 03:21:25 -20.0 Dark Down 71.1 89.8 Up 03:06:25 - 03:36:25 2193
Carson City 03:21:26 -20.0 Dark Down 71.1 88.7 Up 03:06:26 - 03:36:26 2163
Gardnerville 03:21:27 -20.0 Dark Down 71.2 88.1 Up 03:06:27 - 03:36:27 2141
Yerington 03:21:24 -20.5 Dark Down 71.6 88.5 Up 03:06:24 - 03:36:24 2111
Hawthorne 03:21:25 -20.9 Dark Down 72.0 87.4 Up 03:06:25 - 03:36:25 2044
Lee Vining 03:21:30 -20.6 Dark Down 71.6 85.5 Up 03:06:30 - 03:36:30 2027
Bishop 03:21:30 -21.2 Dark Down 72.1 83.9 Up 03:06:30 - 03:36:30 1936
Tonopah 03:21:22 -22.0 Dark Down 73.1 86.6 Up 03:06:22 - 03:36:22 1925
CPSLO 03:21:49 -19.5 Dark Down 70.1 77.5 Up 03:06:49 - 03:36:49 1906
Lone Pine 03:21:32 -21.5 Dark Down 72.3 81.7 Up 03:06:32 - 03:36:32 1855
Beatty 03:21:25 -22.5 Dark Down 73.4 83.0 Up 03:06:25 - 03:36:25 1804
Indian Springs 03:21:23 -23.4 Dark Down 74.2 82.1 Up 03:06:23 - 03:36:23 1714
Wildwood 03:21:47 -21.2 Dark Down 71.4 74.2 Up 03:06:47 - 03:36:47 1683
Henderson 03:21:22 -24.0 Dark Down 74.6 80.3 Up 03:06:22 - 03:36:22 1629
Searchlight/Boulder City 03:21:25 -24.1 Dark Down 74.6 78.3 Up 03:06:25 - 03:36:25 1578
Idyllwild 03:21:40 -22.7 Dark Down 72.8 72.8 Up 03:06:40 - 03:36:40 1539
Laughlin/Bullhead City 03:21:25 -24.4 Dark Down 74.8 77.2 Up 03:06:25 - 03:36:25 1532
Patrick 03:21:21 -24.9 Dark Down 75.4 78.0 Up 03:06:21 - 03:36:21 1512
Mohave Valley 03:21:26 -24.4 Dark Down 74.8 76.2 Up 03:06:26 - 03:36:26 1509
Kingman/Dolan Springs 03:21:22 -24.8 Dark Down 75.2 77.2 Up 03:06:22 - 03:36:22 1504
Lake Havasu City 03:21:27 -24.6 Dark Down 74.9 74.7 Up 03:06:27 - 03:36:27 1461
Niwot 03:20:22 -30.8 Dark Down 82.0 108.9 Up 03:05:22 - 03:35:22 1456
SwRI 03:20:23 -30.8 Dark Down 81.9 107.9 Up 03:05:23 - 03:35:23 1451
DCO 03:21:19 -25.5 Dark Down 75.9 76.8 Up 03:06:19 - 03:36:19 1445
Parker 03:21:28 -24.7 Dark Down 74.8 73.5 Up 03:06:28 - 03:36:28 1429
Calipatria 03:21:38 -23.7 Dark Down 73.5 70.5 Up 03:06:38 - 03:36:38 1417
Blythe 03:21:32 -24.5 Dark Down 74.4 71.7 Up 03:06:32 - 03:36:32 1402
Yuma 03:21:36 -24.5 Dark Down 74.1 68.7 Up 03:06:36 - 03:36:36 1326

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, (2023/02/21 03:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:18.0 +28:01:33  1.1 13.00 129
62 Aur         06:59:02.8 +38:03:06  6.0  1.02 118
PPM 072381     07:03:37.4 +37:19:50  8.0  0.56 119
PPM 072329     07:00:46.8 +37:07:42  8.6  0.05 118
341275         07:01:02.2 +37:06:50 15.2       119
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/03/19 03:05:34 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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