RECON: TNO occultation with 463368

Event between (463368) 12VU85 and star GA1060:01825634 with event index number of 1128628

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/12 09:00:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:21:16.9 +17:21:28
Equinox of date position of star is 06:22:30.8 +17:20:48
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 89 degrees from the moon. Moon is 63% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=20.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 23.1 AU from the Sun and 22.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 200 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1640 km.
The sky-plane scale is 16064.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.1 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 463368, (2021/12/12 09:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:21.6 +07:24:34  0.4 11.81  82
Alhena         06:38:58.8 +16:22:43  1.9  4.05  93
PPM 122270     06:20:18.4 +17:18:53  6.1  0.54  88
PPM 122334     06:22:42.8 +17:45:05  7.7  0.41  89
PPM 122336     06:22:44.3 +17:16:54  9.5  0.08  89
463368         06:22:33.5 +17:20:46 15.2        89
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 4.5 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=1.8%
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 09:00:12 -59.7 Dark Down 57.1 183.0 Up 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 6546
Kelowna 09:00:12 -60.1 Dark Down 57.5 182.8 Up 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 6510
Peachland 09:00:13 -60.3 Dark Down 57.6 182.2 Up 08:45:13 - 09:15:13 6501
Summerland 09:00:13 -60.3 Dark Down 57.7 182.4 Up 08:45:13 - 09:15:13 6487
Penticton 09:00:13 -60.4 Dark Down 57.8 182.6 Up 08:45:13 - 09:15:13 6480
Oliver 09:00:13 -60.7 Dark Down 58.2 182.6 Up 08:45:13 - 09:15:13 6447
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:00:12 -60.7 Dark Down 58.3 183.0 Up 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 6430
Victoria 09:00:25 -62.5 Dark Up 58.8 175.7 Up 08:45:25 - 09:15:25 6403
Tonasket 09:00:12 -61.0 Dark Down 58.6 182.9 Up 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 6401
Okanogan 09:00:13 -61.3 Dark Down 59.0 182.7 Up 08:45:13 - 09:15:13 6369
Brewster 09:00:14 -61.6 Dark Down 59.2 182.3 Up 08:45:14 - 09:15:14 6344
Manson/Chelan 09:00:15 -62.0 Dark Down 59.5 181.6 Up 08:45:15 - 09:15:15 6326
Wenatchee 09:00:16 -62.4 Dark Down 59.9 181.3 Up 08:45:16 - 09:15:16 6281
Ellensburg 09:00:16 -62.8 Dark Down 60.4 180.9 Up 08:45:16 - 09:15:16 6243
Yakima 09:00:16 -63.2 Dark Down 60.8 180.9 Up 08:45:16 - 09:15:16 6203
Toppenish/White Swan 09:00:16 -63.3 Dark Down 61.0 181.3 Up 08:45:16 - 09:15:16 6182
Pasco 09:00:12 -62.9 Dark Down 61.1 183.7 Up 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 6164
PNWRO 09:00:11 -63.0 Dark Down 61.3 184.2 Up 08:45:11 - 09:15:11 6139
Goldendale 09:00:18 -63.9 Dark Down 61.5 180.4 Up 08:45:18 - 09:15:18 6130
The Dalles 09:00:19 -64.2 Dark Up 61.8 179.7 Up 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 6110
Maupin 09:00:19 -64.5 Dark Up 62.2 179.9 Up 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 6068
Sisters 09:00:21 -65.5 Dark Up 63.1 178.9 Up 08:45:21 - 09:15:21 5984
Redmond 09:00:19 -65.3 Dark Up 63.1 179.7 Up 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 5980
Bend 09:00:20 -65.5 Dark Up 63.3 179.4 Up 08:45:20 - 09:15:20 5960
Oregon Observatory 09:00:20 -65.7 Dark Up 63.5 179.2 Up 08:45:20 - 09:15:20 5943
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:00:21 -65.9 Dark Up 63.7 179.0 Up 08:45:21 - 09:15:21 5923
North Lake 09:00:19 -66.0 Dark Up 64.1 180.3 Up 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 5877
Paisley 09:00:17 -66.3 Dark Down 64.7 181.1 Up 08:45:17 - 09:15:17 5820
Chiloquin 09:00:22 -67.0 Dark Up 64.8 178.2 Up 08:45:22 - 09:15:22 5814
Klamath Falls 09:00:21 -67.2 Dark Up 65.1 178.4 Up 08:45:21 - 09:15:21 5779
Lakeview 09:00:17 -66.6 Dark Down 65.2 181.6 Up 08:45:17 - 09:15:17 5768
Cedarville 09:00:17 -67.0 Dark Down 65.8 182.0 Up 08:45:17 - 09:15:17 5701
Fall River/Burney 09:00:21 -68.0 Dark Up 66.3 179.2 Up 08:45:21 - 09:15:21 5658
Susanville 09:00:18 -68.1 Dark Up 66.9 180.9 Up 08:45:18 - 09:15:18 5590
Greenville 09:00:20 -68.4 Dark Up 67.2 180.2 Up 08:45:20 - 09:15:20 5563
Gimple 09:00:19 -68.4 Dark Up 67.2 180.4 Up 08:45:19 - 09:15:19 5563
Quincy 09:00:20 -68.6 Dark Up 67.4 180.3 Up 08:45:20 - 09:15:20 5543
Dunrhomin 08:59:22 -58.6 Dark Down 63.4 215.1 Up 08:44:22 - 09:14:22 5542
Portola 09:00:18 -68.4 Dark Down 67.5 181.4 Up 08:45:18 - 09:15:18 5527
Reno 09:00:16 -68.2 Dark Down 67.8 183.1 Up 08:45:16 - 09:15:16 5497
Carson City 09:00:16 -68.5 Dark Down 68.1 183.2 Up 08:45:16 - 09:15:16 5459
Yerington 09:00:13 -68.3 Dark Down 68.3 184.8 Up 08:45:13 - 09:15:13 5436
Gardnerville 09:00:15 -68.6 Dark Down 68.4 183.3 Up 08:45:15 - 09:15:15 5434
Hawthorne 09:00:11 -68.2 Dark Down 68.7 186.3 Up 08:45:11 - 09:15:11 5386
Tonopah 09:00:06 -67.7 Dark Down 69.0 190.1 Up 08:45:06 - 09:15:06 5331
Lee Vining 09:00:14 -68.9 Dark Down 69.3 185.1 Up 08:45:14 - 09:15:14 5330
Bishop 09:00:11 -68.8 Dark Down 69.9 187.3 Up 08:45:11 - 09:15:11 5264
Beatty 09:00:04 -68.0 Dark Down 70.1 191.9 Up 08:45:04 - 09:15:04 5209
Indian Springs 09:00:00 -67.5 Dark Down 70.2 195.1 Up 08:45:00 - 09:15:00 5170
Henderson 08:59:58 -67.3 Dark Down 70.6 197.4 Up 08:44:58 - 09:14:58 5112
CPSLO 09:00:20 -71.5 Dark Up 72.0 181.2 Up 08:45:20 - 09:15:20 5059
Patrick 08:59:54 -66.8 Dark Down 70.9 201.0 Up 08:44:54 - 09:14:54 5043
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:59:54 -67.0 Dark Down 71.1 200.7 Up 08:44:54 - 09:14:54 5020
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:59:56 -67.4 Dark Down 71.3 199.3 Up 08:44:56 - 09:14:56 5018
Mohave Valley 08:59:56 -67.5 Dark Down 71.6 199.6 Up 08:44:56 - 09:14:56 4990
Lake Havasu City 08:59:55 -67.5 Dark Down 71.9 200.7 Up 08:44:55 - 09:14:55 4946
Wildwood 09:00:12 -70.8 Dark Down 73.1 188.0 Up 08:45:12 - 09:15:12 4921
Parker 08:59:55 -67.6 Dark Down 72.2 201.2 Up 08:44:55 - 09:14:55 4909
Idyllwild 09:00:05 -69.6 Dark Down 73.2 194.2 Up 08:45:05 - 09:15:05 4874
George/Scottsdale 08:59:45 -65.9 Dark Down 71.7 208.6 Up 08:44:45 - 09:14:45 4858
Blythe 08:59:56 -68.1 Dark Down 72.8 200.9 Up 08:44:56 - 09:14:56 4854
Calipatria 09:00:00 -69.0 Dark Down 73.5 198.6 Up 08:45:00 - 09:15:00 4804
Yuma 08:59:56 -68.4 Dark Down 73.6 201.9 Up 08:44:56 - 09:14:56 4755

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 463368, (2021/12/12 09:00UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 11.81  82
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  4.05  93
PPM 122270     06:19:01.8 +17:19:31  6.1  0.54  88
PPM 122334     06:21:25.9 +17:45:48  7.7  0.41  89
PPM 122336     06:21:27.7 +17:17:37  9.5  0.08  89
463368         06:21:16.9 +17:21:28 15.2        89
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/02 02:03:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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