RECON: TNO occultation with 449097

Event between (449097) 12UT68 and star GA1260:03253436 with event index number of 1127534

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/02/22 05:30:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:04:28.3 +36:22:29
Equinox of date position of star is 08:05:51.4 +36:18:48
Stellar brightness G=14.3, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 105 degrees from the moon. Moon is 69% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.5

[RECON map]
TNO is 15.3 AU from the Sun and 14.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 16.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 75 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 563 km.
The sky-plane scale is 10527.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=75.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Diameter=31.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 449097, (2022/02/22 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:40.1 +27:58:15  1.1  9.28 108
PPM 073264     07:57:07.2 +35:21:09  6.1  2.02 107
PPM 073369     08:05:06.6 +36:16:51  8.4  0.17 105
449097         08:05:55.0 +36:18:38 14.3       105
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 27.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.6%
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 05:31:13 -38.3 Dark Down 75.6 161.9 Up 05:24:28 - 05:37:58 3976
Kelowna 05:31:14 -38.4 Dark Down 75.9 161.0 Up 05:24:29 - 05:37:59 3936
Peachland 05:31:15 -38.3 Dark Down 75.9 159.9 Up 05:24:30 - 05:38:00 3926
Summerland 05:31:15 -38.5 Dark Down 76.1 160.0 Up 05:24:30 - 05:38:00 3909
Penticton 05:31:15 -38.6 Dark Down 76.2 160.2 Up 05:24:30 - 05:38:00 3901
Oliver 05:31:15 -38.8 Dark Down 76.5 159.7 Up 05:24:30 - 05:38:00 3863
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:31:14 -39.0 Dark Down 76.7 160.1 Up 05:24:29 - 05:37:59 3844
Victoria 05:31:32 -37.0 Dark Down 76.0 146.6 Up 05:24:47 - 05:38:17 3827
Tonasket 05:31:15 -39.1 Dark Down 77.0 159.4 Up 05:24:30 - 05:38:00 3811
Okanogan 05:31:16 -39.2 Dark Down 77.3 158.4 Up 05:24:31 - 05:38:01 3776
Brewster 05:31:17 -39.3 Dark Down 77.5 157.3 Up 05:24:32 - 05:38:02 3748
Manson/Chelan 05:31:19 -39.2 Dark Down 77.6 155.6 Up 05:24:34 - 05:38:04 3728
Wenatchee 05:31:20 -39.4 Dark Down 78.0 154.1 Up 05:24:35 - 05:38:05 3678
Ellensburg 05:31:21 -39.5 Dark Down 78.3 152.4 Up 05:24:36 - 05:38:06 3635
Yakima 05:31:21 -39.7 Dark Down 78.6 151.4 Up 05:24:36 - 05:38:06 3591
Toppenish/White Swan 05:31:21 -39.9 Dark Down 78.9 151.5 Up 05:24:36 - 05:38:06 3566
Pasco 05:31:15 -40.7 Dark Down 79.4 156.2 Up 05:24:30 - 05:38:00 3543
PNWRO 05:31:15 -40.9 Dark Down 79.6 156.6 Up 05:24:30 - 05:38:00 3514
Goldendale 05:31:24 -39.9 Dark Down 79.2 148.5 Up 05:24:39 - 05:38:09 3510
The Dalles 05:31:25 -39.8 Dark Down 79.3 146.5 Up 05:24:40 - 05:38:10 3489
Maupin 05:31:25 -40.1 Dark Down 79.6 145.7 Up 05:24:40 - 05:38:10 3443
Sisters 05:31:28 -40.3 Dark Down 80.1 140.8 Up 05:24:43 - 05:38:13 3351
Redmond 05:31:27 -40.5 Dark Down 80.3 142.3 Up 05:24:42 - 05:38:12 3345
Bend 05:31:27 -40.6 Dark Down 80.4 141.0 Up 05:24:42 - 05:38:12 3323
Oregon Observatory 05:31:28 -40.6 Dark Down 80.5 139.8 Up 05:24:43 - 05:38:13 3305
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:31:29 -40.6 Dark Down 80.6 138.8 Up 05:24:44 - 05:38:14 3283
North Lake 05:31:26 -41.2 Dark Down 81.3 139.4 Up 05:24:41 - 05:38:11 3230
Paisley 05:31:25 -41.7 Dark Down 81.8 138.6 Up 05:24:40 - 05:38:10 3166
Chiloquin 05:31:32 -41.0 Dark Down 81.3 132.5 Up 05:24:47 - 05:38:17 3165
Klamath Falls 05:31:32 -41.2 Dark Down 81.5 131.1 Up 05:24:47 - 05:38:17 3127
Lakeview 05:31:25 -42.1 Dark Down 82.3 137.0 Up 05:24:40 - 05:38:10 3109
Cedarville 05:31:24 -42.5 Dark Down 82.9 134.3 Up 05:24:39 - 05:38:09 3035
Fall River/Burney 05:31:30 -42.0 Dark Down 82.5 126.1 Up 05:24:45 - 05:38:15 2994
Susanville 05:31:28 -42.8 Dark Down 83.3 125.0 Up 05:24:43 - 05:38:13 2917
Greenville 05:31:29 -42.7 Dark Down 83.3 121.8 Up 05:24:44 - 05:38:14 2890
Gimple 05:31:28 -42.8 Dark Down 83.3 122.2 Up 05:24:43 - 05:38:13 2889
Quincy 05:31:29 -42.8 Dark Down 83.4 120.4 Up 05:24:44 - 05:38:14 2867
Dunrhomin 05:30:09 -52.1 Dark Down 82.4 242.1 Up 05:23:24 - 05:36:54 2849
Portola 05:31:27 -43.2 Dark Down 83.8 121.3 Up 05:24:42 - 05:38:12 2849
Reno 05:31:24 -43.7 Dark Down 84.3 122.1 Up 05:24:39 - 05:38:09 2813
Carson City 05:31:24 -43.9 Dark Down 84.5 119.0 Up 05:24:39 - 05:38:09 2774
Yerington 05:31:21 -44.4 Dark Down 85.0 120.2 Up 05:24:36 - 05:38:06 2747
Gardnerville 05:31:24 -44.1 Dark Down 84.7 116.9 Up 05:24:39 - 05:38:09 2746
Hawthorne 05:31:18 -45.0 Dark Down 85.6 117.9 Up 05:24:33 - 05:38:03 2691
Lee Vining 05:31:21 -44.9 Dark Down 85.5 109.0 Up 05:24:36 - 05:38:06 2633
Tonopah 05:31:11 -46.2 Dark Down 86.8 120.6 Up 05:24:26 - 05:37:56 2628
Bishop 05:31:18 -45.7 Dark Down 86.2 103.7 Up 05:24:33 - 05:38:03 2560
Beatty 05:31:10 -47.1 Dark Down 87.6 101.5 Up 05:24:25 - 05:37:55 2497
Indian Springs 05:31:04 -48.0 Dark Down 88.4 96.8 Up 05:24:19 - 05:37:49 2454
Henderson 05:31:00 -48.7 Dark Down 88.9 71.1 Up 05:24:15 - 05:37:45 2391
CPSLO 05:31:31 -45.0 Dark Down 84.4 77.0 Up 05:24:46 - 05:38:16 2354
Patrick 05:30:54 -49.8 Dark Down 89.0 6.9 Up 05:24:09 - 05:37:39 2316
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:30:58 -49.4 Dark Down 88.6 29.1 Up 05:24:13 - 05:37:43 2292
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:30:56 -49.8 Dark Down 88.8 12.6 Up 05:24:11 - 05:37:41 2292
Mohave Valley 05:30:59 -49.6 Dark Down 88.4 24.3 Up 05:24:14 - 05:37:44 2262
Lake Havasu City 05:30:57 -49.9 Dark Down 88.1 14.1 Up 05:24:12 - 05:37:42 2216
Wildwood 05:31:21 -47.0 Dark Down 85.5 58.3 Up 05:24:36 - 05:38:06 2201
Parker 05:30:57 -50.1 Dark Down 87.7 11.4 Up 05:24:12 - 05:37:42 2177
Idyllwild 05:31:11 -48.6 Dark Down 86.4 41.4 Up 05:24:26 - 05:37:56 2146
George/Scottsdale 05:30:44 -52.0 Dark Down 86.9 331.2 Up 05:23:59 - 05:37:29 2121
Blythe 05:30:59 -50.1 Dark Down 87.2 13.9 Up 05:24:14 - 05:37:44 2121
Calipatria 05:31:04 -49.7 Dark Down 86.4 23.5 Up 05:24:19 - 05:37:49 2071
Yuma 05:31:00 -50.5 Dark Down 86.2 11.0 Up 05:24:15 - 05:37:45 2019

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 449097, (2022/02/22 05:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1  9.28 108
PPM 073264     07:55:40.7 +35:24:45  6.1  2.02 107
PPM 073369     08:03:39.9 +36:20:40  8.4  0.17 105
449097         08:04:28.3 +36:22:29 14.3       105
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/21 23:01:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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