RECON: TNO occultation with 469421

Event between (469421) 01XD255 and star GA1140:03162614 with event index number of 2252161

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/03/11 06:11:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 09:18:40.2 +25:11:19
Equinox of date position of star is 09:20:00.1 +25:05:28
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 79 degrees from the moon. Moon is 87% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.7

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Object is 38.2 AU from the Sun and 37.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 20.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 84 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1374 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27143.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.8
Diameter=420.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 21.1 sec chord
Diameter=171.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469421, (2023/03/11 06:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:09:36.3 +11:51:11  1.3 17.68  63
1Kap Leo       09:26:00.0 +26:04:52  4.5  1.67  78
PPM 099488     09:20:50.6 +25:05:00  8.4  0.19  79
PPM 099475     09:19:50.5 +25:06:38 10.2  0.04  79
469421         09:20:00.9 +25:05:24 16.5        79
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 25.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=14.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 06:11:27 -40.0 Dark Up 60.5 210.3 Up 06:03:59 - 06:18:56 4069
Kamloops 06:12:11 -36.9 Dark Up 64.5 183.5 Up 06:04:42 - 06:19:39 3640
Kelowna 06:12:07 -37.8 Dark Up 65.2 185.5 Up 06:04:39 - 06:19:36 3577
Peachland 06:12:07 -37.8 Dark Up 65.4 184.9 Up 06:04:39 - 06:19:36 3561
Summerland 06:12:08 -38.0 Dark Up 65.5 185.1 Up 06:04:39 - 06:19:36 3548
Penticton 06:12:07 -38.1 Dark Up 65.6 185.4 Up 06:04:38 - 06:19:35 3544
Oliver 06:12:07 -38.3 Dark Up 65.9 185.5 Up 06:04:38 - 06:19:35 3509
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:12:05 -38.6 Dark Up 66.1 185.9 Up 06:04:37 - 06:19:34 3497
Okanogan 06:12:05 -39.0 Dark Up 66.7 185.6 Up 06:04:37 - 06:19:34 3429
Brewster 06:12:06 -39.1 Dark Up 67.0 185.2 Up 06:04:37 - 06:19:34 3398
Victoria 06:12:19 -37.2 Dark Up 66.6 176.9 Up 06:04:50 - 06:19:47 3376
Manson/Chelan 06:12:07 -39.1 Dark Up 67.3 184.4 Up 06:04:39 - 06:19:36 3371
Wenatchee 06:12:06 -39.4 Dark Up 67.7 184.0 Up 06:04:38 - 06:19:35 3320
Ellensburg 06:12:07 -39.6 Dark Up 68.2 183.6 Up 06:04:38 - 06:19:35 3275
Yakima 06:12:06 -39.9 Dark Up 68.6 183.6 Up 06:04:38 - 06:19:35 3234
Toppenish/White Swan 06:12:06 -40.2 Dark Up 68.8 184.0 Up 06:04:37 - 06:19:34 3216
PNWRO 06:11:59 -41.1 Dark Up 69.0 187.8 Up 06:04:31 - 06:19:28 3208
The Dalles 06:12:08 -40.4 Dark Up 69.6 182.2 Up 06:04:39 - 06:19:36 3122
Maupin 06:12:07 -40.7 Dark Up 70.0 182.5 Up 06:04:39 - 06:19:36 3082
Sisters 06:12:08 -41.2 Dark Up 70.9 181.2 Up 06:04:39 - 06:19:36 2983
Dunrhomin 06:10:57 -51.1 Dark Up 69.5 227.6 Up 06:03:29 - 06:18:26 2976
Bend 06:12:06 -41.5 Dark Up 71.1 182.0 Up 06:04:38 - 06:19:35 2964
Nikitin 06:10:56 -51.3 Dark Up 69.7 227.9 Up 06:03:28 - 06:18:25 2958
CU-SBO 06:10:57 -51.3 Dark Up 69.8 227.9 Up 06:03:28 - 06:18:25 2949
Oregon Observatory 06:12:06 -41.5 Dark Up 71.3 181.6 Up 06:04:37 - 06:19:34 2944
Chiloquin 06:12:06 -42.3 Dark Up 72.6 180.5 Up 06:04:38 - 06:19:35 2801
Klamath Falls 06:12:06 -42.5 Dark Up 73.0 180.7 Up 06:04:37 - 06:19:34 2767
Cedarville 06:11:58 -43.9 Dark Up 73.6 185.8 Up 06:04:30 - 06:19:27 2728
Fall River/Burney 06:12:03 -43.6 Dark Up 74.1 182.0 Up 06:04:34 - 06:19:31 2653
Gimple 06:11:58 -44.5 Dark Up 75.0 183.9 Up 06:04:30 - 06:19:27 2570
Greenville 06:11:59 -44.4 Dark Up 75.0 183.6 Up 06:04:31 - 06:19:28 2568
Quincy 06:11:59 -44.6 Dark Up 75.2 183.7 Up 06:04:30 - 06:19:27 2547
Portola 06:11:57 -44.9 Dark Up 75.3 185.4 Up 06:04:29 - 06:19:26 2544
Reno 06:11:54 -45.5 Dark Up 75.5 187.8 Up 06:04:25 - 06:19:22 2530
Carson City 06:11:53 -45.7 Dark Up 75.9 188.0 Up 06:04:25 - 06:19:22 2494
Yerington 06:11:51 -46.2 Dark Up 76.0 190.5 Up 06:04:22 - 06:19:19 2487
Gardnerville 06:11:53 -45.9 Dark Up 76.1 188.4 Up 06:04:24 - 06:19:21 2469
Hawthorne 06:11:47 -46.8 Dark Up 76.4 192.8 Up 06:04:19 - 06:19:16 2451
Lee Vining 06:11:49 -47.0 Dark Up 77.0 191.4 Up 06:04:21 - 06:19:18 2381
Bishop 06:11:45 -47.8 Dark Up 77.5 194.9 Up 06:04:17 - 06:19:14 2335
Beatty 06:11:37 -49.0 Dark Up 77.5 202.0 Up 06:04:09 - 06:19:06 2325
Patrick 06:11:23 -51.6 Dark Up 77.7 216.0 Up 06:03:54 - 06:18:51 2244
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:11:26 -51.4 Dark Up 78.2 214.1 Up 06:03:57 - 06:18:54 2200
Lake Havasu City 06:11:24 -52.1 Dark Up 78.6 217.0 Up 06:03:55 - 06:18:52 2136
George/Scottsdale 06:11:12 -54.0 Dark Up 77.9 228.0 Up 06:03:43 - 06:18:40 2123
Idyllwild 06:11:33 -51.3 Dark Up 80.3 209.1 Up 06:04:04 - 06:19:01 1995
Wildwood 06:11:41 -49.9 Dark Up 80.6 198.7 Up 06:04:13 - 06:19:10 1986
Calipatria 06:11:26 -52.4 Dark Up 80.3 216.4 Up 06:03:58 - 06:18:55 1961
Yuma 06:11:22 -53.2 Dark Up 80.2 221.8 Up 06:03:54 - 06:18:51 1940

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 469421, (2023/03/11 06:11UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Regulus        10:08:21.9 +11:58:02  1.3 17.68  63
1Kap Leo       09:24:39.2 +26:10:55  4.5  1.67  78
PPM 099488     09:19:30.0 +25:10:57  8.4  0.19  79
PPM 099475     09:18:29.8 +25:12:33 10.2  0.04  79
469421         09:18:40.2 +25:11:19 16.5        79
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/24 03:42:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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