RECON: TNO occultation with 471151

Event between (471151) 10FD49 and star GA0740:05384508 with event index number of 2264967

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/09 11:21:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:11:39.0 -14:18:04
Equinox of date position of star is 15:12:57.3 -14:23:19
Stellar brightness G=16.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 160 degrees from the moon. Moon is 1% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.6

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Object is 32.5 AU from the Sun and 31.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 73 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1232 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22931.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=307.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.0 sec chord
Diameter=125.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471151, (2024/04/09 11:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.0 -26:29:01  0.9 21.84 140
27Bet Lib      15:18:19.0 -09:28:15  2.6  5.09 158
21Nu Lib       15:07:59.1 -16:20:58  5.2  2.30 161
PPM 229893     15:13:34.7 -14:29:08  8.4  0.17 160
471151         15:12:59.8 -14:23:29 16.7       160
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 16.6 km RECON observability=0.9 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 11:21:09 -9.1 NT Down 17.2 215.2 Really Low 11:14:32 - 11:27:46 8997
Kamloops 11:21:50 -17.5 AT Down 22.6 201.4 Low 11:15:13 - 11:28:27 8829
Kelowna 11:21:46 -17.5 AT Down 23.2 202.5 Low 11:15:09 - 11:28:23 8806
Peachland 11:21:46 -17.7 AT Down 23.3 202.2 Low 11:15:09 - 11:28:23 8799
Summerland 11:21:46 -17.8 AT Down 23.5 202.3 Low 11:15:09 - 11:28:23 8794
Penticton 11:21:45 -17.7 AT Down 23.5 202.4 Low 11:15:08 - 11:28:22 8792
Oliver 11:21:44 -18.0 AT Down 23.8 202.5 Low 11:15:07 - 11:28:21 8778
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:21:43 -18.0 AT Down 23.9 202.7 Low 11:15:06 - 11:28:20 8773
Okanogan 11:21:43 -18.5 Dark Down 24.6 202.6 Low 11:15:06 - 11:28:20 8743
Brewster 11:21:43 -18.7 Dark Down 24.9 202.4 Low 11:15:06 - 11:28:20 8729
Manson/Chelan 11:21:45 -19.0 Dark Down 25.2 202.1 Low 11:15:08 - 11:28:22 8715
Victoria 11:21:57 -20.3 Dark Down 25.3 198.6 Low 11:15:20 - 11:28:34 8704
Wenatchee 11:21:45 -19.4 Dark Down 25.6 202.0 Low 11:15:08 - 11:28:22 8692
Ellensburg 11:21:44 -19.8 Dark Down 26.1 201.8 Low 11:15:07 - 11:28:21 8671
Yakima 11:21:42 -20.0 Dark Down 26.5 201.9 Low 11:15:05 - 11:28:19 8652
PNWRO 11:21:35 -19.5 Dark Down 26.6 203.7 Low 11:14:58 - 11:28:12 8644
Toppenish/White Swan 11:21:42 -20.1 Dark Down 26.6 202.1 Low 11:15:05 - 11:28:19 8644
The Dalles 11:21:43 -21.0 Dark Down 27.6 201.4 Low 11:15:06 - 11:28:20 8597
Maupin 11:21:42 -21.2 Dark Down 27.9 201.6 Low 11:15:05 - 11:28:19 8578
Sisters 11:21:42 -22.0 Dark Down 28.9 201.3 Low 11:15:05 - 11:28:19 8529
Bend 11:21:40 -22.0 Dark Down 29.0 201.6 Low 11:15:03 - 11:28:17 8520
Oregon Observatory 11:21:41 -22.2 Dark Down 29.2 201.5 Low 11:15:04 - 11:28:18 8510
Dunrhomin 11:20:32 -13.6 AT Down 26.4 218.6 Low 11:13:55 - 11:27:09 8475
Nikitin 11:20:33 -13.7 AT Down 26.5 218.7 Low 11:13:56 - 11:27:10 8464
CU-SBO 11:20:32 -13.8 AT Down 26.6 218.6 Low 11:13:55 - 11:27:09 8460
Chiloquin 11:21:41 -23.2 Dark Down 30.6 201.3 Up 11:15:04 - 11:28:18 8435
Klamath Falls 11:21:39 -23.4 Dark Down 30.9 201.5 Up 11:15:02 - 11:28:16 8418
Cedarville 11:21:30 -22.8 Dark Down 31.0 203.3 Up 11:14:53 - 11:28:07 8401
Fall River/Burney 11:21:35 -23.8 Dark Down 31.8 202.1 Up 11:14:58 - 11:28:12 8358
Gimple 11:21:31 -24.0 Dark Down 32.5 202.9 Up 11:14:54 - 11:28:08 8314
Greenville 11:21:31 -24.1 Dark Down 32.6 202.8 Up 11:14:54 - 11:28:08 8313
Quincy 11:21:30 -24.2 Dark Down 32.7 202.9 Up 11:14:53 - 11:28:07 8301
Portola 11:21:28 -24.0 Dark Down 32.7 203.4 Up 11:14:51 - 11:28:05 8301
Reno 11:21:25 -23.7 Dark Down 32.8 204.2 Up 11:14:48 - 11:28:02 8294
Carson City 11:21:24 -23.9 Dark Down 33.1 204.3 Up 11:14:47 - 11:28:01 8273
Yerington 11:21:21 -23.6 Dark Down 33.1 205.0 Up 11:14:44 - 11:27:58 8270
Gardnerville 11:21:24 -24.0 Dark Down 33.3 204.4 Up 11:14:47 - 11:28:01 8259
Hawthorne 11:21:19 -23.5 Dark Down 33.3 205.7 Up 11:14:42 - 11:27:56 8249
Lee Vining 11:21:19 -24.1 Dark Down 34.0 205.4 Up 11:14:42 - 11:27:56 8210
Bishop 11:21:15 -24.0 Dark Down 34.3 206.3 Up 11:14:38 - 11:27:52 8182
Beatty 11:21:08 -23.1 Dark Down 34.1 208.2 Up 11:14:31 - 11:27:45 8174
Patrick 11:20:52 -21.9 Dark Down 34.2 211.7 Up 11:14:15 - 11:27:29 8114
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:20:56 -22.5 Dark Down 34.8 211.1 Up 11:14:19 - 11:27:33 8090
Lake Havasu City 11:20:52 -22.6 Dark Down 35.2 211.6 Up 11:14:15 - 11:27:29 8049
George/Scottsdale 11:20:40 -21.2 Dark Down 34.8 214.4 Up 11:14:03 - 11:27:17 8025
Idyllwild 11:21:00 -24.7 Dark Down 36.9 209.3 Up 11:14:23 - 11:27:37 7971
Wildwood 11:21:09 -25.8 Dark Down 37.3 207.1 Up 11:14:32 - 11:27:46 7970
Calipatria 11:20:54 -24.1 Dark Down 36.9 210.8 Up 11:14:17 - 11:27:31 7944
Yuma 11:20:49 -23.7 Dark Down 36.9 211.9 Up 11:14:12 - 11:27:26 7925

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, (2024/04/09 11:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 21.84 140
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  5.09 158
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  2.30 161
PPM 229893     15:12:13.8 -14:23:44  8.4  0.17 160
471151         15:11:39.0 -14:18:04 16.7       160
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/04 04:10:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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