RECON: TNO occultation with 470308

Event between (470308) 07JH43 and star GA0620:10069596 with event index number of 2219279

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/07/20 07:09:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:51:25.2 -26:10:38
Equinox of date position of star is 16:52:51.5 -26:12:55
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 110 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.0

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Object is 40.5 AU from the Sun and 39.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1647 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28850.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.8
Diameter=758.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 38.1 sec chord
Diameter=309.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 15.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 470308, (2023/07/20 07:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.3 -26:28:56  0.9  4.94 105
23Tau Sco      16:37:21.2 -28:15:46  2.8  4.01 107
26 Oph         17:01:36.2 -25:01:22  5.8  2.30 112
PPM 266070     16:53:43.0 -25:38:18  7.2  0.61 110
PPM 266040     16:52:21.4 -26:19:51  9.6  0.16 110
470308         16:52:52.4 -26:12:56 16.3       110
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 45.8 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=1.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 07:07:54 -17.4 AT Down 8.2 208.3 Really Low 06:57:44 - 07:18:04 -1185
Peachland 07:07:49 -18.4 Dark Down 8.9 208.9 Really Low 06:57:39 - 07:17:59 -1215
Kelowna 07:07:48 -18.3 Dark Down 8.7 209.1 Really Low 06:57:38 - 07:17:58 -1215
Victoria 07:07:59 -18.9 Dark Down 11.1 205.9 Really Low 06:57:49 - 07:18:09 -1217
Summerland 07:07:48 -18.6 Dark Down 9.0 209.0 Really Low 06:57:38 - 07:17:58 -1220
Penticton 07:07:48 -18.7 Dark Down 9.0 209.1 Really Low 06:57:38 - 07:17:58 -1224
Oliver 07:07:47 -19.0 Dark Down 9.3 209.1 Really Low 06:57:37 - 07:17:57 -1234
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:07:46 -19.2 Dark Down 9.4 209.3 Really Low 06:57:36 - 07:17:56 -1240
Okanogan 07:07:45 -19.8 Dark Down 10.0 209.2 Really Low 06:57:35 - 07:17:55 -1257
Brewster 07:07:45 -20.0 Dark Down 10.3 209.0 Really Low 06:57:35 - 07:17:55 -1264
Manson/Chelan 07:07:45 -20.1 Dark Down 10.6 208.7 Really Low 06:57:35 - 07:17:55 -1266
Wenatchee 07:07:45 -20.6 Dark Down 11.1 208.6 Really Low 06:57:35 - 07:17:55 -1279
Ellensburg 07:07:45 -20.9 Dark Down 11.5 208.5 Really Low 06:57:35 - 07:17:55 -1290
Yakima 07:07:44 -21.3 Dark Down 11.9 208.5 Really Low 06:57:34 - 07:17:54 -1303
Toppenish/White Swan 07:07:42 -21.6 Dark Down 12.0 208.6 Really Low 06:57:32 - 07:17:52 -1312
The Dalles 07:07:43 -22.2 Dark Down 13.0 208.0 Really Low 06:57:33 - 07:17:53 -1331
Sleaford 07:07:12 -17.2 AT Down 2.1 220.1 Really Low 06:57:02 - 07:17:22 -1335
PNWRO 07:07:36 -22.2 Dark Down 11.9 209.9 Really Low 06:57:26 - 07:17:46 -1341
Maupin 07:07:42 -22.6 Dark Down 13.3 208.2 Really Low 06:57:32 - 07:17:52 -1347
Sisters 07:07:41 -23.3 Dark Down 14.3 207.9 Really Low 06:57:31 - 07:17:51 -1373
Bend 07:07:40 -23.6 Dark Down 14.4 208.1 Really Low 06:57:30 - 07:17:50 -1385
Oregon Observatory 07:07:40 -23.8 Dark Down 14.6 208.0 Really Low 06:57:30 - 07:17:50 -1390
Chiloquin 07:07:39 -24.9 Dark Down 15.9 207.8 Really Low 06:57:29 - 07:17:49 -1437
Klamath Falls 07:07:38 -25.3 Dark Down 16.2 207.9 Really Low 06:57:28 - 07:17:48 -1452
Cedarville 07:07:29 -26.3 Dark Down 16.2 209.4 Really Low 06:57:19 - 07:17:39 -1498
Fall River/Burney 07:07:33 -26.5 Dark Down 17.1 208.4 Really Low 06:57:23 - 07:17:43 -1506
Greenville 07:07:29 -27.4 Dark Down 17.7 208.9 Really Low 06:57:19 - 07:17:39 -1550
Gimple 07:07:29 -27.5 Dark Down 17.7 209.0 Really Low 06:57:19 - 07:17:39 -1551
Quincy 07:07:29 -27.6 Dark Down 17.9 209.0 Really Low 06:57:19 - 07:17:39 -1559
Portola 07:07:26 -27.9 Dark Down 17.8 209.4 Really Low 06:57:16 - 07:17:36 -1570
Reno 07:07:23 -28.2 Dark Down 17.8 210.0 Really Low 06:57:13 - 07:17:33 -1590
Carson City 07:07:22 -28.6 Dark Down 18.1 210.0 Really Low 06:57:12 - 07:17:32 -1606
Gardnerville 07:07:21 -28.8 Dark Down 18.3 210.1 Really Low 06:57:11 - 07:17:31 -1618
Yerington 07:07:19 -28.9 Dark Down 18.1 210.6 Really Low 06:57:09 - 07:17:29 -1623
Hawthorne 07:07:15 -29.5 Dark Down 18.2 211.1 Really Low 06:57:05 - 07:17:25 -1652
Lee Vining 07:07:16 -29.9 Dark Down 18.9 210.8 Really Low 06:57:06 - 07:17:26 -1672
Bishop 07:07:12 -30.6 Dark Down 19.1 211.5 Really Low 06:57:02 - 07:17:22 -1712
Beatty 07:07:03 -31.4 Dark Down 18.9 212.9 Really Low 06:56:53 - 07:17:13 -1758
Dunrhomin 07:06:27 -29.1 Dark Down 10.8 221.4 Really Low 06:56:17 - 07:16:37 -1793
Nikitin 07:06:27 -29.2 Dark Down 10.9 221.4 Really Low 06:56:17 - 07:16:37 -1802
CU-SBO 07:06:27 -29.3 Dark Down 11.0 221.4 Really Low 06:56:17 - 07:16:37 -1803
Patrick 07:06:47 -33.3 Dark Down 18.8 215.5 Really Low 06:56:37 - 07:16:57 -1880
Wildwood 07:07:05 -33.7 Dark Down 22.0 211.9 Low 06:56:55 - 07:17:15 -1882
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:06:49 -33.4 Dark Down 19.3 215.0 Really Low 06:56:39 - 07:16:59 -1882
Lake Havasu City 07:06:46 -34.1 Dark Down 19.8 215.3 Really Low 06:56:36 - 07:16:56 -1923
Idyllwild 07:06:55 -34.5 Dark Down 21.5 213.6 Low 06:56:45 - 07:17:05 -1927
Calipatria 07:06:48 -35.3 Dark Down 21.5 214.7 Low 06:56:38 - 07:16:58 -1981
George/Scottsdale 07:06:34 -35.2 Dark Down 19.2 217.4 Really Low 06:56:24 - 07:16:44 -2009
Yuma 07:06:43 -35.8 Dark Down 21.4 215.5 Low 06:56:33 - 07:16:53 -2021

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 470308, (2023/07/20 07:09UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  4.94 105
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  4.01 107
26 Oph         17:00:09.6 -24:59:22  5.8  2.30 112
PPM 266070     16:52:16.1 -25:36:02  7.2  0.61 110
PPM 266040     16:50:54.1 -26:17:32  9.6  0.16 110
470308         16:51:25.2 -26:10:38 16.3       110
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:41:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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