RECON: TNO occultation with 488644

Event between (488644) 03HY56 and star GA0720:05279217 with event index number of 2455956

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/05/10 09:39:30 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:42:00.4 -16:05:28
Equinox of date position of star is 14:43:18.0 -16:11:22
Stellar brightness G=17.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 67 degrees from the moon. Moon is 74% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.1

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Object is 41.8 AU from the Sun and 40.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 347 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4359 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29567.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.9
Diameter=158.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 6.3 sec chord
Diameter=64.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 488644, (2023/05/10 09:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:25.6 -11:16:57  1.0 19.29  86
27Bet Lib      15:18:16.0 -09:28:04  2.6 10.85  62
5 Lib          14:47:15.3 -15:33:24  6.5  1.14  67
PPM 229123     14:41:48.6 -16:18:32  7.6  0.38  67
PPM 229160     14:43:15.4 -16:07:50  9.6  0.06  67
488644         14:43:18.1 -16:11:23 17.0        67
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 2.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.5 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=3.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:38:47 -12.3 AT Up 10.9 224.9 Really Low 09:23:47 - 09:53:47 5795
Kamloops 09:39:15 -18.2 Dark Up 17.6 212.2 Really Low 09:24:15 - 09:54:15 5690
Kelowna 09:39:11 -18.7 Dark Up 18.0 213.1 Really Low 09:24:11 - 09:54:11 5670
Peachland 09:39:12 -18.8 Dark Up 18.2 212.9 Really Low 09:24:12 - 09:54:12 5665
Summerland 09:39:11 -19.0 Dark Up 18.3 213.0 Really Low 09:24:11 - 09:54:11 5660
Penticton 09:39:11 -19.0 Dark Up 18.3 213.1 Really Low 09:24:11 - 09:54:11 5659
Oliver 09:39:10 -19.3 Dark Up 18.6 213.2 Really Low 09:24:10 - 09:54:10 5646
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:39:09 -19.4 Dark Up 18.7 213.4 Really Low 09:24:09 - 09:54:09 5643
Okanogan 09:39:08 -20.0 Dark Up 19.3 213.3 Really Low 09:24:08 - 09:54:08 5617
Brewster 09:39:08 -20.3 Dark Up 19.6 213.2 Really Low 09:24:08 - 09:54:08 5606
Manson/Chelan 09:39:09 -20.6 Dark Up 19.9 212.9 Really Low 09:24:09 - 09:54:09 5595
Victoria 09:39:18 -20.9 Dark Up 20.5 209.7 Low 09:24:18 - 09:54:18 5590
Wenatchee 09:39:08 -21.1 Dark Up 20.4 212.8 Low 09:24:08 - 09:54:08 5576
Ellensburg 09:39:07 -21.6 Dark Up 20.8 212.7 Low 09:24:07 - 09:54:07 5558
Yakima 09:39:07 -21.9 Dark Up 21.1 212.7 Low 09:24:07 - 09:54:07 5542
Toppenish/White Swan 09:39:06 -22.1 Dark Up 21.3 212.9 Low 09:24:06 - 09:54:06 5535
PNWRO 09:39:01 -21.9 Dark Up 21.0 214.4 Low 09:24:01 - 09:54:01 5533
The Dalles 09:39:06 -23.0 Dark Up 22.2 212.3 Low 09:24:06 - 09:54:06 5496
Maupin 09:39:05 -23.4 Dark Up 22.5 212.5 Low 09:24:05 - 09:54:05 5480
Sisters 09:39:04 -24.3 Dark Up 23.5 212.2 Low 09:24:04 - 09:54:04 5438
Bend 09:39:03 -24.4 Dark Up 23.6 212.5 Low 09:24:03 - 09:54:03 5430
Oregon Observatory 09:39:03 -24.6 Dark Up 23.8 212.5 Low 09:24:03 - 09:54:03 5422
Chiloquin 09:39:02 -26.0 Dark Up 25.0 212.4 Low 09:24:02 - 09:54:02 5358
Klamath Falls 09:39:00 -26.2 Dark Up 25.3 212.5 Low 09:24:00 - 09:54:00 5342
Dunrhomin 09:38:11 -21.1 Dark Up 18.8 227.7 Really Low 09:23:11 - 09:53:11 5337
Nikitin 09:38:11 -21.2 Dark Up 19.0 227.8 Really Low 09:23:11 - 09:53:11 5328
CU-SBO 09:38:10 -21.3 Dark Up 19.1 227.7 Really Low 09:23:10 - 09:53:10 5324
Cedarville 09:38:54 -26.3 Dark Up 25.2 214.2 Low 09:23:54 - 09:53:54 5324
Fall River/Burney 09:38:57 -27.2 Dark Up 26.1 213.2 Low 09:23:57 - 09:53:57 5289
Gimple 09:38:53 -27.8 Dark Up 26.7 214.0 Low 09:23:53 - 09:53:53 5248
Greenville 09:38:53 -27.9 Dark Up 26.7 213.9 Low 09:23:53 - 09:53:53 5248
Quincy 09:38:53 -28.0 Dark Up 26.9 213.9 Low 09:23:53 - 09:53:53 5237
Portola 09:38:52 -28.0 Dark Up 26.8 214.4 Low 09:23:52 - 09:53:52 5236
Reno 09:38:49 -28.0 Dark Up 26.7 215.1 Low 09:23:49 - 09:53:49 5228
Carson City 09:38:48 -28.3 Dark Up 27.0 215.2 Low 09:23:48 - 09:53:48 5210
Yerington 09:38:46 -28.2 Dark Up 26.9 215.9 Low 09:23:46 - 09:53:46 5205
Gardnerville 09:38:47 -28.5 Dark Up 27.2 215.3 Low 09:23:47 - 09:53:47 5197
Hawthorne 09:38:43 -28.4 Dark Up 27.0 216.5 Low 09:23:43 - 09:53:43 5185
Lee Vining 09:38:43 -29.1 Dark Up 27.7 216.2 Low 09:23:43 - 09:53:43 5151
Bishop 09:38:40 -29.4 Dark Up 27.8 217.1 Low 09:23:40 - 09:53:40 5124
Beatty 09:38:34 -29.1 Dark Up 27.4 218.7 Low 09:23:34 - 09:53:34 5112
Patrick 09:38:22 -29.1 Dark Up 27.1 221.8 Low 09:23:22 - 09:53:22 5047
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:38:23 -29.6 Dark Up 27.6 221.3 Low 09:23:23 - 09:53:23 5028
Lake Havasu City 09:38:21 -30.1 Dark Up 28.0 221.7 Low 09:23:21 - 09:53:21 4990
George/Scottsdale 09:38:13 -29.5 Dark Up 27.2 224.1 Low 09:23:13 - 09:53:13 4958
Wildwood 09:38:34 -32.3 Dark Up 30.6 218.0 Up 09:23:34 - 09:53:34 4932
Idyllwild 09:38:27 -31.8 Dark Up 29.9 219.8 Low 09:23:27 - 09:53:27 4928
Calipatria 09:38:22 -31.8 Dark Up 29.7 221.1 Low 09:23:22 - 09:53:22 4898
Yuma 09:38:18 -31.7 Dark Up 29.5 222.1 Low 09:23:18 - 09:53:18 4878

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 488644, (2023/05/10 09:39UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 19.29  86
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6 10.85  62
5 Lib          14:45:57.7 -15:27:34  6.5  1.14  67
PPM 229123     14:40:30.9 -16:12:35  7.6  0.38  67
PPM 229160     14:41:57.8 -16:01:55  9.6  0.06  67
488644         14:42:00.4 -16:05:28 17.0        67
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/04/19 02:34:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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