RECON: TNO occultation with 469610

Event between (469610) 04HF79 and star GA0660:07967192 with event index number of 2254957

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/02/17 11:55:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:47:35.4 -22:16:32
Equinox of date position of star is 16:48:53.8 -22:18:47
Stellar brightness G=12.1, use SENSEUP=16 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 250 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 36 degrees from the moon. Moon is 12% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 42.1 AU from the Sun and 42.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1232 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3163 km.
The sky-plane scale is 30747.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=310.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 24.2 sec chord
Diameter=126.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 469610, (2023/02/17 11:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:49.8 -26:28:53  0.9  5.87  39
23Tau Sco      16:37:19.6 -28:15:43  2.8  6.50  37
PPM 266088     16:54:47.4 -20:27:08  5.7  2.30  35
PPM 265937     16:47:52.6 -22:40:07  8.4  0.44  36
PPM 265962     16:48:52.9 -22:12:49  9.6  0.10  36
469610         16:48:58.6 -22:18:55 12.1        36
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 0.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 20.5 km RECON observability=0.2 and success probability=7.1%
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 11:50:36 -31.3 Dark Down 6.7 137.6 Really Low 11:35:36 - 12:05:36 203
Kelowna 11:50:33 -31.5 Dark Down 6.9 137.4 Really Low 11:35:33 - 12:05:33 178
Peachland 11:50:32 -31.8 Dark Down 6.9 137.2 Really Low 11:35:32 - 12:05:32 165
Summerland 11:50:32 -31.8 Dark Down 7.0 137.2 Really Low 11:35:32 - 12:05:32 159
Penticton 11:50:32 -31.7 Dark Down 7.1 137.3 Really Low 11:35:32 - 12:05:32 159
Oliver 11:50:30 -31.9 Dark Down 7.4 137.3 Really Low 11:35:30 - 12:05:30 140
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:50:30 -31.8 Dark Down 7.6 137.4 Really Low 11:35:30 - 12:05:30 137
Tonasket 11:50:28 -31.9 Dark Down 7.8 137.3 Really Low 11:35:28 - 12:05:28 118
Okanogan 11:50:26 -32.2 Dark Down 8.0 137.2 Really Low 11:35:26 - 12:05:26 95
Brewster 11:50:25 -32.4 Dark Down 8.1 137.0 Really Low 11:35:25 - 12:05:25 75
Manson/Chelan 11:50:22 -32.7 Dark Down 8.0 136.7 Really Low 11:35:22 - 12:05:22 53
Dunrhomin 11:51:06 -23.6 Dark Down 20.7 148.3 Low 11:36:06 - 12:06:06 26
Wenatchee 11:50:20 -33.0 Dark Down 8.3 136.5 Really Low 11:35:20 - 12:05:20 22
Victoria 11:50:13 -34.5 Dark Down 6.1 134.1 Really Low 11:35:13 - 12:05:13 -2
Ellensburg 11:50:17 -33.3 Dark Down 8.5 136.2 Really Low 11:35:17 - 12:05:17 -8
Pasco 11:50:19 -32.6 Dark Down 9.7 137.3 Really Low 11:35:19 - 12:05:19 -10
PNWRO 11:50:19 -32.5 Dark Down 10.0 137.5 Really Low 11:35:19 - 12:05:19 -18
Yakima 11:50:15 -33.4 Dark Down 8.8 136.2 Really Low 11:35:15 - 12:05:15 -32
Toppenish/White Swan 11:50:15 -33.4 Dark Down 9.0 136.3 Really Low 11:35:15 - 12:05:15 -39
Goldendale 11:50:11 -33.8 Dark Down 9.2 135.9 Really Low 11:35:11 - 12:05:11 -84
The Dalles 11:50:09 -34.2 Dark Down 9.2 135.5 Really Low 11:35:09 - 12:05:09 -108
Maupin 11:50:07 -34.2 Dark Down 9.5 135.6 Really Low 11:35:07 - 12:05:07 -130
Redmond 11:50:03 -34.6 Dark Down 10.1 135.4 Really Low 11:35:03 - 12:05:03 -187
Sisters 11:50:02 -34.9 Dark Down 9.9 135.1 Really Low 11:35:02 - 12:05:02 -198
Bend 11:50:02 -34.8 Dark Down 10.2 135.2 Really Low 11:35:02 - 12:05:02 -205
Oregon Observatory 11:50:01 -34.9 Dark Down 10.3 135.1 Really Low 11:35:01 - 12:05:01 -219
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:50:00 -35.0 Dark Down 10.4 135.0 Really Low 11:35:00 - 12:05:00 -234
North Lake 11:50:01 -34.7 Dark Down 11.0 135.4 Really Low 11:35:01 - 12:05:01 -243
Paisley 11:50:00 -34.7 Dark Down 11.6 135.7 Really Low 11:35:00 - 12:05:00 -267
Lakeview 11:49:59 -34.7 Dark Down 12.0 135.7 Really Low 11:34:59 - 12:04:59 -293
Chiloquin 11:49:54 -35.6 Dark Down 10.9 134.6 Really Low 11:34:54 - 12:04:54 -315
Cedarville 11:49:57 -34.7 Dark Down 12.6 135.8 Really Low 11:34:57 - 12:04:57 -330
Klamath Falls 11:49:53 -35.7 Dark Down 11.2 134.6 Really Low 11:34:53 - 12:04:53 -335
Fall River/Burney 11:49:50 -35.8 Dark Down 12.3 134.7 Really Low 11:34:50 - 12:04:50 -400
Susanville 11:49:51 -35.4 Dark Down 13.1 135.2 Really Low 11:34:51 - 12:04:51 -419
Gimple 11:49:49 -35.7 Dark Down 13.2 135.0 Really Low 11:34:49 - 12:04:49 -444
Greenville 11:49:49 -35.7 Dark Down 13.1 134.9 Really Low 11:34:49 - 12:04:49 -447
Reno 11:49:51 -35.0 Dark Down 14.2 135.7 Really Low 11:34:51 - 12:04:51 -451
Portola 11:49:50 -35.4 Dark Down 13.6 135.2 Really Low 11:34:50 - 12:04:50 -453
Quincy 11:49:48 -35.8 Dark Down 13.3 134.9 Really Low 11:34:48 - 12:04:48 -460
Yerington 11:49:53 -34.7 Dark Down 14.9 136.1 Really Low 11:34:53 - 12:04:53 -467
Tonopah 11:49:58 -33.4 Dark Down 16.7 137.5 Really Low 11:34:58 - 12:04:58 -469
Carson City 11:49:51 -35.1 Dark Down 14.4 135.6 Really Low 11:34:51 - 12:04:51 -474
Hawthorne 11:49:53 -34.4 Dark Down 15.6 136.4 Really Low 11:34:53 - 12:04:53 -482
Gardnerville 11:49:50 -35.1 Dark Down 14.6 135.6 Really Low 11:34:50 - 12:04:50 -490
Indian Springs 11:50:01 -32.4 Dark Down 18.6 138.4 Really Low 11:35:01 - 12:05:01 -523
Beatty 11:49:57 -33.2 Dark Down 17.8 137.6 Really Low 11:34:57 - 12:04:57 -535
Lee Vining 11:49:49 -34.9 Dark Down 15.7 135.9 Really Low 11:34:49 - 12:04:49 -536
Henderson 11:50:03 -31.9 Dark Down 19.4 138.8 Really Low 11:35:03 - 12:05:03 -538
Patrick 11:50:08 -31.1 Dark Down 20.4 139.6 Low 11:35:08 - 12:05:08 -547
Bishop 11:49:51 -34.4 Dark Down 16.5 136.4 Really Low 11:34:51 - 12:04:51 -555
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:50:06 -31.3 Dark Down 20.5 139.4 Low 11:35:06 - 12:05:06 -568
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:50:03 -31.7 Dark Down 20.2 138.9 Low 11:35:03 - 12:05:03 -587
George/Scottsdale 11:50:14 -29.6 Dark Down 22.8 140.8 Low 11:35:14 - 12:05:14 -603
Mohave Valley 11:50:02 -31.8 Dark Down 20.4 138.9 Low 11:35:02 - 12:05:02 -606
Lake Havasu City 11:50:03 -31.6 Dark Down 20.9 139.0 Low 11:35:03 - 12:05:03 -627
Parker 11:50:02 -31.6 Dark Down 21.2 138.9 Low 11:35:02 - 12:05:02 -652
Blythe 11:49:59 -32.0 Dark Down 21.4 138.5 Low 11:34:59 - 12:04:59 -699
Idyllwild 11:49:48 -33.7 Dark Down 20.1 136.8 Low 11:34:48 - 12:04:48 -760
Calipatria 11:49:53 -32.8 Dark Down 21.2 137.6 Low 11:34:53 - 12:04:53 -767
Yuma 11:49:56 -32.1 Dark Down 22.1 138.2 Low 11:34:56 - 12:04:56 -769
CPSLO 11:49:34 -36.7 Dark Down 16.7 134.2 Really Low 11:34:34 - 12:04:34 -779
Wildwood 11:49:40 -35.3 Dark Down 18.7 135.5 Really Low 11:34:40 - 12:04:40 -798

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 469610, (2023/02/17 11:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  5.87  39
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  6.50  37
PPM 266088     16:53:25.2 -20:24:57  5.7  2.30  35
PPM 265937     16:46:29.2 -22:37:43  8.4  0.44  36
PPM 265962     16:47:29.8 -22:10:26  9.6  0.10  36
469610         16:47:35.4 -22:16:32 12.1        36
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/16 01:16:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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