RECON: TNO occultation with 471172

Event between (471172) 10JC80 and star GA0640:09367108 with event index number of 2238555

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/06/26 06:25:00 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:56:14.9 -24:00:38
Equinox of date position of star is 16:57:39.9 -24:02:45
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 72 degrees from the moon. Moon is 50% 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 21.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 106 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1173 km.
The sky-plane scale is 22274.9 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.1
Diameter=358.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.7 sec chord
Diameter=146.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 5:2EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471172, (2023/06/26 06:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:51.1 -26:28:55  0.9  6.53  66
23Tau Sco      16:37:20.9 -28:15:46  2.8  6.21  68
26 Oph         17:01:36.0 -25:01:22  5.8  1.32  73
PPM 266130     16:56:23.1 -24:32:40  8.2  0.58  72
PPM 266151     16:57:14.5 -24:03:36  9.2  0.10  72
471172         16:57:40.6 -24:02:46 16.9        72
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 13.8 km RECON observability=0.7 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 06:24:58 -14.0 AT Up 13.4 189.7 Really Low 06:15:36 - 06:34:19 7654
Kamloops 06:25:43 -12.8 AT Up 15.2 176.3 Really Low 06:16:22 - 06:35:05 7534
Kelowna 06:25:40 -13.8 AT Up 16.1 177.2 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:35:02 7517
Peachland 06:25:41 -13.8 AT Up 16.2 176.9 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:35:02 7511
Summerland 06:25:40 -14.0 AT Up 16.3 177.0 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:35:02 7507
Penticton 06:25:40 -14.1 AT Up 16.4 177.1 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:35:02 7506
Oliver 06:25:40 -14.4 AT Up 16.8 177.1 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:35:02 7494
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:25:40 -14.6 AT Up 16.9 177.3 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:35:02 7491
Okanogan 06:25:41 -15.2 AT Up 17.6 177.0 Really Low 06:16:19 - 06:35:02 7467
Brewster 06:25:42 -15.4 AT Up 17.8 176.8 Really Low 06:16:20 - 06:35:03 7456
Manson/Chelan 06:25:43 -15.4 AT Up 18.0 176.5 Really Low 06:16:21 - 06:35:04 7445
Victoria 06:25:53 -14.0 AT Up 17.2 173.4 Really Low 06:16:32 - 06:35:15 7433
Wenatchee 06:25:43 -15.8 AT Up 18.5 176.3 Really Low 06:16:21 - 06:35:04 7426
Ellensburg 06:25:44 -16.2 AT Up 18.9 176.1 Really Low 06:16:23 - 06:35:06 7409
Yakima 06:25:44 -16.5 AT Up 19.3 176.1 Really Low 06:16:23 - 06:35:06 7394
PNWRO 06:25:38 -17.5 AT Up 20.0 177.7 Really Low 06:16:17 - 06:35:00 7388
Toppenish/White Swan 06:25:44 -16.8 AT Up 19.5 176.2 Really Low 06:16:22 - 06:35:05 7387
The Dalles 06:25:47 -17.3 AT Up 20.3 175.4 Low 06:16:25 - 06:35:08 7349
Maupin 06:25:46 -17.7 AT Up 20.7 175.5 Low 06:16:25 - 06:35:08 7334
Sisters 06:25:48 -18.3 Dark Up 21.5 175.0 Low 06:16:26 - 06:35:09 7293
Bend 06:25:47 -18.6 Dark Up 21.8 175.3 Low 06:16:26 - 06:35:09 7286
Oregon Observatory 06:25:47 -18.7 Dark Up 22.0 175.1 Low 06:16:26 - 06:35:09 7278
Dunrhomin 06:24:46 -25.7 Dark Up 24.9 191.2 Low 06:15:24 - 06:34:07 7226
Nikitin 06:24:45 -25.9 Dark Up 25.1 191.2 Low 06:15:24 - 06:34:07 7217
Chiloquin 06:25:50 -19.8 Dark Up 23.2 174.7 Low 06:16:28 - 06:35:11 7215
CU-SBO 06:24:46 -26.0 Dark Up 25.2 191.1 Low 06:15:24 - 06:34:07 7214
Klamath Falls 06:25:49 -20.1 Dark Up 23.6 174.8 Low 06:16:27 - 06:35:10 7201
Cedarville 06:25:44 -21.3 Dark Up 24.4 176.3 Low 06:16:22 - 06:35:05 7187
Fall River/Burney 06:25:47 -21.3 Dark Up 24.8 175.1 Low 06:16:26 - 06:35:09 7151
Gimple 06:25:46 -22.3 Dark Up 25.7 175.6 Low 06:16:24 - 06:35:07 7113
Greenville 06:25:46 -22.3 Dark Up 25.7 175.5 Low 06:16:24 - 06:35:07 7112
Quincy 06:25:45 -22.5 Dark Up 25.9 175.5 Low 06:16:24 - 06:35:07 7102
Portola 06:25:44 -22.7 Dark Up 26.1 176.0 Low 06:16:23 - 06:35:06 7102
Reno 06:25:42 -23.2 Dark Up 26.4 176.6 Low 06:16:20 - 06:35:03 7096
Carson City 06:25:41 -23.5 Dark Up 26.7 176.6 Low 06:16:20 - 06:35:03 7078
Yerington 06:25:38 -23.9 Dark Up 26.9 177.2 Low 06:16:17 - 06:35:00 7075
Gardnerville 06:25:41 -23.8 Dark Up 27.0 176.7 Low 06:16:19 - 06:35:02 7066
Hawthorne 06:25:37 -24.5 Dark Up 27.4 177.8 Low 06:16:15 - 06:34:58 7057
Lee Vining 06:25:39 -24.9 Dark Up 28.0 177.3 Low 06:16:17 - 06:35:00 7023
Bishop 06:25:36 -25.6 Dark Up 28.6 178.0 Low 06:16:15 - 06:34:58 6999
Beatty 06:25:29 -26.5 Dark Up 29.1 179.7 Low 06:16:07 - 06:34:50 6990
Patrick 06:25:17 -28.7 Dark Up 30.5 182.7 Up 06:15:56 - 06:34:39 6933
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:25:19 -28.8 Dark Up 30.8 181.9 Up 06:15:57 - 06:34:40 6913
Lake Havasu City 06:25:19 -29.5 Dark Up 31.5 182.2 Up 06:15:57 - 06:34:40 6877
George/Scottsdale 06:25:08 -30.9 Dark Up 32.1 184.9 Up 06:15:47 - 06:34:30 6851
Wildwood 06:25:36 -28.6 Dark Up 31.9 177.7 Up 06:16:14 - 06:34:57 6813
Idyllwild 06:25:28 -29.5 Dark Up 32.3 179.7 Up 06:16:06 - 06:34:49 6812
Calipatria 06:25:23 -30.4 Dark Up 32.9 181.0 Up 06:16:01 - 06:34:44 6786
Yuma 06:25:19 -31.1 Dark Up 33.3 181.9 Up 06:15:58 - 06:34:41 6768

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, (2023/06/26 06:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  6.53  66
23Tau Sco      16:35:52.9 -28:12:58  2.8  6.21  68
26 Oph         17:00:09.6 -24:59:22  5.8  1.32  73
PPM 266130     16:54:57.2 -24:30:30  8.2  0.58  72
PPM 266151     16:55:48.8 -24:01:27  9.2  0.10  72
471172         16:56:14.9 -24:00:38 16.9        72
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:39:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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