RECON: TNO occultation with 471172

Event between (471172) 10JC80 and star GA0640:09714175 with event index number of 2238535

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/06/01 06:06:09 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:58:54.7 -24:04:10
Equinox of date position of star is 17:00:19.8 -24:06:12
Stellar brightness G=15.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 43 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.1

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Object is 31.7 AU from the Sun and 30.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 104 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1167 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22247.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=358.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 15.7 sec chord
Diameter=146.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471172, (2023/06/01 06:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:50.8 -26:28:55  0.9  7.08  37
23Tau Sco      16:37:20.7 -28:15:45  2.8  6.62  38
26 Oph         17:01:35.7 -25:01:22  5.8  0.96  43
PPM 266216     17:00:12.6 -24:01:15  8.5  0.09  43
471172         17:00:20.2 -24:06:12 15.6        43
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 0.0 km RECON observability=0.3 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 06:07:28 -15.0 AT Up 12.0 162.0 Really Low 05:58:19 - 06:16:36 10563
Kamloops 06:08:07 -13.3 AT Up 9.6 149.2 Really Low 05:58:59 - 06:17:16 10255
Kelowna 06:08:07 -14.3 AT Up 10.6 149.9 Really Low 05:58:58 - 06:17:15 10242
Peachland 06:08:08 -14.3 AT Up 10.6 149.6 Really Low 05:59:00 - 06:17:17 10231
Summerland 06:08:08 -14.4 AT Up 10.7 149.7 Really Low 05:59:00 - 06:17:17 10227
Penticton 06:08:08 -14.5 AT Up 10.8 149.8 Really Low 05:58:59 - 06:17:16 10227
Oliver 06:08:09 -14.9 AT Up 11.1 149.8 Really Low 05:59:00 - 06:17:17 10212
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:08:08 -15.1 AT Up 11.4 149.9 Really Low 05:59:00 - 06:17:17 10210
Okanogan 06:08:10 -15.6 AT Up 11.8 149.6 Really Low 05:59:01 - 06:17:18 10178
Brewster 06:08:12 -15.8 AT Up 12.0 149.5 Really Low 05:59:03 - 06:17:20 10161
Manson/Chelan 06:08:13 -15.8 AT Up 12.1 149.1 Really Low 05:59:04 - 06:17:21 10144
Wenatchee 06:08:14 -16.2 AT Up 12.4 148.9 Really Low 05:59:05 - 06:17:22 10120
Victoria 06:08:20 -14.3 AT Up 10.4 146.4 Really Low 05:59:11 - 06:17:28 10099
Ellensburg 06:08:15 -16.5 AT Up 12.7 148.7 Really Low 05:59:06 - 06:17:23 10096
PNWRO 06:08:12 -17.9 AT Up 14.1 150.0 Really Low 05:59:03 - 06:17:20 10088
Dunrhomin 06:07:37 -26.6 Dark Up 23.4 161.6 Low 05:58:29 - 06:16:46 10087
Yakima 06:08:16 -16.9 AT Up 13.0 148.6 Really Low 05:59:08 - 06:17:25 10077
Nikitin 06:07:37 -26.8 Dark Up 23.6 161.5 Low 05:58:29 - 06:16:46 10077
CU-SBO 06:07:38 -26.8 Dark Up 23.6 161.5 Low 05:58:30 - 06:16:47 10072
Toppenish/White Swan 06:08:15 -17.1 AT Up 13.3 148.7 Really Low 05:59:07 - 06:17:24 10071
The Dalles 06:08:19 -17.6 AT Up 13.7 148.0 Really Low 05:59:11 - 06:17:28 10016
Maupin 06:08:20 -18.0 AT Up 14.0 148.0 Really Low 05:59:11 - 06:17:28 9999
Sisters 06:08:23 -18.6 Dark Up 14.6 147.5 Really Low 05:59:14 - 06:17:31 9944
Bend 06:08:22 -18.9 Dark Up 14.9 147.7 Really Low 05:59:14 - 06:17:31 9938
Oregon Observatory 06:08:23 -19.0 Dark Up 15.0 147.5 Really Low 05:59:15 - 06:17:32 9927
Chiloquin 06:08:26 -20.0 Dark Up 16.0 147.0 Really Low 05:59:17 - 06:17:34 9848
Cedarville 06:08:24 -21.5 Dark Up 17.5 148.3 Really Low 05:59:15 - 06:17:32 9834
Klamath Falls 06:08:26 -20.3 Dark Up 16.3 147.0 Really Low 05:59:17 - 06:17:34 9832
Fall River/Burney 06:08:27 -21.5 Dark Up 17.4 147.1 Really Low 05:59:19 - 06:17:36 9777
Gimple 06:08:27 -22.5 Dark Up 18.4 147.4 Really Low 05:59:18 - 06:17:35 9740
Greenville 06:08:28 -22.5 Dark Up 18.4 147.4 Really Low 05:59:20 - 06:17:37 9738
Reno 06:08:25 -23.4 Dark Up 19.3 148.2 Really Low 05:59:17 - 06:17:34 9733
Portola 06:08:27 -22.9 Dark Up 18.8 147.7 Really Low 05:59:18 - 06:17:35 9732
Quincy 06:08:28 -22.7 Dark Up 18.5 147.3 Really Low 05:59:19 - 06:17:36 9726
Yerington 06:08:24 -24.1 Dark Up 20.1 148.7 Low 05:59:15 - 06:17:32 9718
Carson City 06:08:25 -23.7 Dark Up 19.6 148.2 Really Low 05:59:16 - 06:17:33 9713
Hawthorne 06:08:22 -24.7 Dark Up 20.7 149.1 Low 05:59:14 - 06:17:31 9704
Gardnerville 06:08:25 -24.0 Dark Up 19.9 148.2 Really Low 05:59:17 - 06:17:34 9700
Lee Vining 06:08:25 -25.1 Dark Up 21.0 148.5 Low 05:59:17 - 06:17:34 9659
Beatty 06:08:19 -26.8 Dark Up 22.8 150.4 Low 05:59:11 - 06:17:28 9654
Bishop 06:08:24 -25.9 Dark Up 21.8 149.0 Low 05:59:15 - 06:17:32 9641
Patrick 06:08:11 -29.1 Dark Up 25.2 152.7 Low 05:59:03 - 06:17:20 9633
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:08:13 -29.1 Dark Up 25.2 152.0 Low 05:59:05 - 06:17:22 9600
George/Scottsdale 06:08:06 -31.3 Dark Up 27.5 154.1 Low 05:58:57 - 06:17:14 9574
Lake Havasu City 06:08:14 -29.8 Dark Up 25.9 152.0 Low 05:59:05 - 06:17:22 9565
Idyllwild 06:08:22 -29.7 Dark Up 25.6 149.7 Low 05:59:14 - 06:17:31 9458
Calipatria 06:08:20 -30.7 Dark Up 26.6 150.6 Low 05:59:11 - 06:17:28 9447
Yuma 06:08:16 -31.4 Dark Up 27.3 151.3 Low 05:59:08 - 06:17:25 9441
Wildwood 06:08:28 -28.7 Dark Up 24.5 148.1 Low 05:59:20 - 06:17:37 9431

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 471172, (2023/06/01 06:06UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  7.08  37
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  6.62  38
26 Oph         17:00:09.6 -24:59:22  5.8  0.96  43
PPM 266216     16:58:47.2 -23:59:13  8.5  0.09  43
471172         16:58:54.7 -24:04:10 15.6        43
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:36:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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