RECON: TNO occultation with 471151

Event between (471151) 10FD49 and star GA0740:05391108 with event index number of 2264964

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/03/22 09:41:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:12:54.6 -14:23:09
Equinox of date position of star is 15:14:12.9 -14:28:22
Stellar brightness G=16.7, 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 93% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 32.5 AU from the Sun and 31.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 13.7 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 107 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1260 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23068.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=307.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 22.9 sec chord
Diameter=125.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 9.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471151, (2024/03/22 09:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:53.8 -26:29:01  0.9 21.55  99
27Bet Lib      15:18:18.9 -09:28:15  2.6  5.10  78
21Nu Lib       15:07:59.0 -16:20:57  5.2  2.41  78
PPM 229893     15:13:34.5 -14:29:07  8.4  0.16  78
471151         15:14:15.3 -14:28:31 16.7        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 14.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:44:15 -28.0 Dark Up 23.2 171.9 Low 09:34:51 - 09:53:38 5288
Kamloops 09:45:20 -34.4 Dark Up 22.2 157.1 Low 09:35:56 - 09:54:43 4889
Kelowna 09:45:18 -34.8 Dark Up 23.1 157.8 Low 09:35:54 - 09:54:41 4866
Peachland 09:45:20 -35.0 Dark Up 23.2 157.5 Low 09:35:56 - 09:54:43 4852
Summerland 09:45:19 -35.1 Dark Up 23.3 157.6 Low 09:35:55 - 09:54:42 4846
Penticton 09:45:19 -35.2 Dark Up 23.4 157.7 Low 09:35:55 - 09:54:42 4845
Oliver 09:45:18 -35.5 Dark Up 23.8 157.6 Low 09:35:55 - 09:54:42 4825
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:45:18 -35.5 Dark Up 24.0 157.8 Low 09:35:55 - 09:54:42 4820
Okanogan 09:45:20 -36.2 Dark Up 24.5 157.5 Low 09:35:57 - 09:54:44 4777
Brewster 09:45:21 -36.5 Dark Up 24.7 157.2 Low 09:35:58 - 09:54:45 4756
Manson/Chelan 09:45:23 -36.8 Dark Up 24.8 156.8 Low 09:36:00 - 09:54:47 4734
Wenatchee 09:45:24 -37.2 Dark Up 25.2 156.6 Low 09:36:01 - 09:54:48 4701
Victoria 09:45:37 -37.2 Dark Up 23.3 153.7 Low 09:36:13 - 09:55:00 4688
Ellensburg 09:45:26 -37.7 Dark Up 25.5 156.3 Low 09:36:02 - 09:54:49 4671
PNWRO 09:45:18 -37.9 Dark Up 26.9 157.8 Low 09:35:55 - 09:54:42 4653
Dunrhomin 09:44:05 -35.6 Dark Up 35.0 171.7 Up 09:34:41 - 09:53:28 4651
Yakima 09:45:26 -38.0 Dark Up 25.9 156.2 Low 09:36:03 - 09:54:50 4645
Nikitin 09:44:06 -35.7 Dark Up 35.2 171.7 Up 09:34:43 - 09:53:30 4639
Toppenish/White Swan 09:45:26 -38.1 Dark Up 26.1 156.3 Low 09:36:02 - 09:54:49 4636
CU-SBO 09:44:06 -35.8 Dark Up 35.2 171.6 Up 09:34:43 - 09:53:30 4633
The Dalles 09:45:30 -39.1 Dark Up 26.6 155.3 Low 09:36:06 - 09:54:53 4566
Maupin 09:45:30 -39.4 Dark Up 27.0 155.4 Low 09:36:06 - 09:54:53 4543
Sisters 09:45:33 -40.3 Dark Up 27.7 154.7 Low 09:36:10 - 09:54:57 4473
Bend 09:45:32 -40.4 Dark Up 28.0 154.9 Low 09:36:09 - 09:54:56 4465
Oregon Observatory 09:45:33 -40.6 Dark Up 28.1 154.7 Low 09:36:09 - 09:54:56 4450
Chiloquin 09:45:36 -41.9 Dark Up 29.2 154.0 Low 09:36:12 - 09:54:59 4350
Klamath Falls 09:45:36 -42.2 Dark Up 29.5 154.0 Low 09:36:12 - 09:54:59 4329
Cedarville 09:45:28 -42.1 Dark Up 30.6 155.5 Up 09:36:04 - 09:54:51 4327
Fall River/Burney 09:45:34 -43.0 Dark Up 30.7 154.1 Up 09:36:10 - 09:54:57 4258
Gimple 09:45:32 -43.6 Dark Up 31.7 154.4 Up 09:36:09 - 09:54:56 4210
Greenville 09:45:32 -43.6 Dark Up 31.6 154.3 Up 09:36:09 - 09:54:56 4208
Reno 09:45:27 -43.6 Dark Up 32.5 155.3 Up 09:36:03 - 09:54:50 4199
Portola 09:45:31 -43.7 Dark Up 32.1 154.7 Up 09:36:08 - 09:54:55 4199
Quincy 09:45:33 -43.8 Dark Up 31.8 154.3 Up 09:36:09 - 09:54:56 4193
Yerington 09:45:24 -43.8 Dark Up 33.2 155.9 Up 09:36:01 - 09:54:48 4179
Carson City 09:45:28 -43.9 Dark Up 32.9 155.3 Up 09:36:04 - 09:54:51 4174
Hawthorne 09:45:21 -43.9 Dark Up 33.8 156.3 Up 09:35:57 - 09:54:44 4161
Gardnerville 09:45:29 -44.1 Dark Up 33.1 155.3 Up 09:36:05 - 09:54:52 4158
Lee Vining 09:45:24 -44.6 Dark Up 34.2 155.7 Up 09:36:01 - 09:54:48 4106
Beatty 09:45:11 -44.2 Dark Up 35.9 158.0 Up 09:35:48 - 09:54:35 4098
Bishop 09:45:20 -44.7 Dark Up 35.0 156.3 Up 09:35:57 - 09:54:44 4084
Patrick 09:44:54 -43.8 Dark Up 38.1 160.8 Up 09:35:31 - 09:54:18 4074
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:44:59 -44.3 Dark Up 38.1 160.0 Up 09:35:35 - 09:54:22 4035
George/Scottsdale 09:44:42 -43.8 Dark Up 40.2 162.8 Up 09:35:19 - 09:54:06 4007
Lake Havasu City 09:44:56 -44.7 Dark Up 38.8 160.1 Up 09:35:33 - 09:54:20 3992
Idyllwild 09:45:10 -46.6 Dark Up 38.8 157.1 Up 09:35:47 - 09:54:34 3862
Calipatria 09:45:04 -46.3 Dark Up 39.8 158.3 Up 09:35:40 - 09:54:27 3850
Yuma 09:44:59 -46.1 Dark Up 40.4 159.2 Up 09:35:35 - 09:54:22 3844
Wildwood 09:45:22 -47.3 Dark Up 37.9 155.1 Up 09:35:59 - 09:54:46 3830

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 471151, (2024/03/22 09:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.55  99
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  5.10  78
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  2.41  78
PPM 229893     15:12:13.8 -14:23:44  8.4  0.16  78
471151         15:12:54.6 -14:23:09 16.7        79
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/04 04:09:47 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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