RECON: TNO occultation with 471152

Event between (471152) 10FE49 and star GA0740:05333937 with event index number of 1138435

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/03/30 09:17:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 15:01:26.2 -14:32:55
Equinox of date position of star is 15:02:33.1 -14:37:38
Stellar brightness G=13.7, use SENSEUP=64
Star is 119 degrees from the moon. Moon is 4% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=25.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 35.5 AU from the Sun and 34.7 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 17.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 248 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3302 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25194.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471152, (2022/03/30 09:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:22.1 -11:16:36  1.0 23.69 142
27Bet Lib      15:18:12.4 -09:27:49  2.6  6.42 117
21Nu Lib       15:07:52.3 -16:20:30  5.2  2.12 118
PPM 229632     15:02:09.6 -15:06:48  8.3  0.49 119
PPM 229671     15:03:54.0 -14:35:35  9.7  0.30 119
471152         15:02:40.1 -14:38:07 13.7       119
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 3.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.6%
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 09:20:22 -33.3 Dark Down 23.5 162.2 Low 09:05:22 - 09:35:22 -2015
Kelowna 09:20:22 -33.7 Dark Down 23.9 162.0 Low 09:05:22 - 09:35:22 -2040
Peachland 09:20:23 -33.9 Dark Down 23.9 161.7 Low 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -2052
Summerland 09:20:23 -34.0 Dark Down 24.1 161.7 Low 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -2058
Penticton 09:20:23 -34.1 Dark Down 24.2 161.9 Low 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -2059
Oliver 09:20:23 -34.4 Dark Down 24.5 161.8 Low 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -2079
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:20:22 -34.5 Dark Down 24.7 162.0 Low 09:05:22 - 09:35:22 -2083
Tonasket 09:20:23 -34.8 Dark Down 25.0 161.9 Low 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -2102
Okanogan 09:20:24 -35.1 Dark Down 25.3 161.7 Low 09:05:24 - 09:35:24 -2125
Brewster 09:20:25 -35.4 Dark Down 25.5 161.4 Low 09:05:25 - 09:35:25 -2145
Manson/Chelan 09:20:27 -35.7 Dark Down 25.6 161.0 Low 09:05:27 - 09:35:27 -2165
Entiat 09:20:27 -35.9 Dark Down 25.8 160.9 Low 09:05:27 - 09:35:27 -2180
Wenatchee 09:20:27 -36.2 Dark Down 26.0 160.8 Low 09:05:27 - 09:35:27 -2197
Victoria 09:20:37 -35.9 Dark Down 24.3 157.8 Low 09:05:37 - 09:35:37 -2207
Ellensburg 09:20:29 -36.6 Dark Down 26.4 160.5 Low 09:05:29 - 09:35:29 -2226
Pasco 09:20:23 -36.9 Dark Down 27.4 161.8 Low 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -2235
PNWRO 09:20:23 -37.1 Dark Down 27.7 162.0 Low 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -2244
Yakima 09:20:29 -37.0 Dark Down 26.7 160.4 Low 09:05:29 - 09:35:29 -2250
Toppenish/White Swan 09:20:28 -37.2 Dark Down 27.0 160.5 Low 09:05:28 - 09:35:28 -2259
Niwot 09:19:24 -36.4 Dark Down 35.3 176.5 Up 09:04:24 - 09:34:24 -2276
SwRI 09:19:24 -36.5 Dark Down 35.4 176.4 Up 09:04:24 - 09:34:24 -2286
Goldendale 09:20:30 -37.8 Dark Down 27.4 160.0 Low 09:05:30 - 09:35:30 -2303
The Dalles 09:20:32 -38.1 Dark Down 27.5 159.6 Low 09:05:32 - 09:35:32 -2326
Maupin 09:20:32 -38.5 Dark Down 27.9 159.6 Low 09:05:32 - 09:35:32 -2349
Redmond 09:20:32 -39.3 Dark Down 28.8 159.3 Low 09:05:32 - 09:35:32 -2407
Sisters 09:20:34 -39.4 Dark Down 28.6 158.9 Low 09:05:34 - 09:35:34 -2416
Bend 09:20:34 -39.5 Dark Down 28.9 159.1 Low 09:05:34 - 09:35:34 -2424
Oregon Observatory 09:20:33 -39.7 Dark Down 29.1 159.0 Low 09:05:33 - 09:35:33 -2438
La Pine/Gilchrist 09:20:34 -39.9 Dark Down 29.2 158.9 Low 09:05:34 - 09:35:34 -2453
North Lake 09:20:31 -40.2 Dark Down 29.8 159.4 Low 09:05:31 - 09:35:31 -2465
Paisley 09:20:31 -40.6 Dark Down 30.4 159.7 Up 09:05:31 - 09:35:31 -2491
Lakeview 09:20:30 -41.0 Dark Down 30.9 159.8 Up 09:05:30 - 09:35:30 -2519
Klamath Falls 09:20:36 -41.4 Dark Down 30.5 158.3 Up 09:05:36 - 09:35:36 -2555
Cedarville 09:20:30 -41.5 Dark Down 31.6 159.8 Up 09:05:30 - 09:35:30 -2558
Fall River/Burney 09:20:34 -42.3 Dark Down 31.7 158.4 Up 09:05:34 - 09:35:34 -2623
Susanville 09:20:32 -42.7 Dark Down 32.5 159.1 Up 09:05:32 - 09:35:32 -2646
Gimple 09:20:33 -43.0 Dark Down 32.7 158.8 Up 09:05:33 - 09:35:33 -2671
Greenville 09:20:34 -43.0 Dark Down 32.7 158.7 Up 09:05:34 - 09:35:34 -2673
Portola 09:20:31 -43.2 Dark Down 33.1 159.1 Up 09:05:31 - 09:35:31 -2682
Reno 09:20:29 -43.2 Dark Down 33.6 159.8 Up 09:05:29 - 09:35:29 -2683
Quincy 09:20:34 -43.2 Dark Down 32.9 158.6 Up 09:05:34 - 09:35:34 -2687
Yerington 09:20:26 -43.4 Dark Down 34.2 160.4 Up 09:05:26 - 09:35:26 -2704
Carson City 09:20:29 -43.5 Dark Down 33.9 159.7 Up 09:05:29 - 09:35:29 -2707
Tonopah 09:20:18 -43.5 Dark Down 35.6 162.4 Up 09:05:18 - 09:35:18 -2715
Hawthorne 09:20:24 -43.7 Dark Down 34.8 160.9 Up 09:05:24 - 09:35:24 -2722
Gardnerville 09:20:28 -43.7 Dark Down 34.1 159.7 Up 09:05:28 - 09:35:28 -2723
Lee Vining 09:20:26 -44.3 Dark Down 35.2 160.2 Up 09:05:26 - 09:35:26 -2774
Indian Springs 09:20:10 -44.1 Dark Down 37.4 163.8 Up 09:05:10 - 09:35:10 -2779
Beatty 09:20:15 -44.3 Dark Down 36.8 162.6 Up 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 -2786
Bishop 09:20:23 -44.6 Dark Down 36.0 160.9 Up 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -2797
Henderson 09:20:07 -44.3 Dark Down 38.0 164.5 Up 09:05:07 - 09:35:07 -2799
Patrick 09:20:02 -44.3 Dark Down 38.9 165.7 Up 09:05:02 - 09:35:02 -2814
DCO 09:19:58 -44.2 Dark Down 39.3 166.5 Up 09:04:58 - 09:34:58 -2817
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:20:03 -44.6 Dark Down 39.0 165.4 Up 09:05:03 - 09:35:03 -2835
Searchlight/Boulder City 09:20:07 -44.7 Dark Down 38.6 164.4 Up 09:05:07 - 09:35:07 -2839
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:20:05 -44.8 Dark Down 39.0 164.8 Up 09:05:05 - 09:35:05 -2852
Mohave Valley 09:20:06 -45.0 Dark Down 39.2 164.8 Up 09:05:06 - 09:35:06 -2872
George/Scottsdale 09:19:51 -44.6 Dark Down 40.9 167.8 Up 09:04:51 - 09:34:51 -2884
Lake Havasu City 09:20:03 -45.2 Dark Down 39.7 165.0 Up 09:05:03 - 09:35:03 -2894
Parker 09:20:04 -45.5 Dark Down 40.0 164.9 Up 09:05:04 - 09:35:04 -2919
Blythe 09:20:04 -46.1 Dark Down 40.5 164.4 Up 09:05:04 - 09:35:04 -2967
CPSLO 09:20:34 -47.2 Dark Down 37.3 157.8 Up 09:05:34 - 09:35:34 -3013
Idyllwild 09:20:15 -47.0 Dark Down 39.8 161.9 Up 09:05:15 - 09:35:15 -3017
Calipatria 09:20:08 -46.9 Dark Down 40.7 163.2 Up 09:05:08 - 09:35:08 -3031
Yuma 09:20:04 -46.8 Dark Down 41.3 164.2 Up 09:05:04 - 09:35:04 -3038
Wildwood 09:20:23 -47.5 Dark Down 39.0 159.8 Up 09:05:23 - 09:35:23 -3045

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 471152, (2022/03/30 09:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 23.69 142
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  6.42 117
21Nu Lib       15:06:37.6 -16:15:25  5.2  2.12 118
PPM 229632     15:00:55.6 -15:01:34  8.3  0.49 119
PPM 229671     15:02:40.1 -14:30:24  9.7  0.30 119
471152         15:01:26.2 -14:32:55 13.7       119
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/02/26 22:52:49 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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