RECON: TNO occultation with 49036

Event between (49036) Pelion and star GA0980:00292549 with event index number of 1747393

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/10/31 05:19:56 UTC

J2000 position of star is 03:23:46.2 +08:45:52
Equinox of date position of star is 03:24:54.4 +08:50:17
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 106 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.7

[RECON map]
TNO is 21.5 AU from the Sun and 20.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 150 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1449 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14887.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.4
Diameter=50.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 2.2 sec chord
Diameter=20.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 0.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 49036, (2021/10/31 05:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:10.6 +16:33:05  0.8 19.21  87
Menkar         03:03:25.4 +04:10:27  2.5  7.10 112
1Omi Tau       03:25:59.5 +09:06:15  3.6  0.37 106
PPM 146480     03:22:11.3 +08:31:42  8.0  0.75 107
1Omi Tau       03:25:59.5 +09:06:15  3.6  0.37 106
PPM 146519     03:24:50.5 +08:54:54 10.8  0.08 106
49036          03:24:56.9 +08:50:26 15.7       106
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 17.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=25.2%
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 05:21:12 -44.2 Dark Down 31.4 117.1 Up 05:08:13 - 05:34:11 1160
Victoria 05:21:25 -43.1 Dark Down 29.8 112.5 Low 05:08:26 - 05:34:24 1147
Peachland 05:21:15 -44.3 Dark Down 31.4 116.4 Up 05:08:16 - 05:34:14 1141
Kelowna 05:21:14 -44.3 Dark Down 31.5 116.8 Up 05:08:15 - 05:34:13 1141
Summerland 05:21:15 -44.4 Dark Down 31.5 116.4 Up 05:08:16 - 05:34:14 1130
Penticton 05:21:15 -44.5 Dark Down 31.6 116.5 Up 05:08:16 - 05:34:14 1124
Oliver 05:21:16 -44.7 Dark Down 31.8 116.3 Up 05:08:17 - 05:34:15 1104
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:21:17 -44.9 Dark Down 32.0 116.4 Up 05:08:18 - 05:34:16 1090
Tonasket 05:21:18 -45.1 Dark Down 32.1 116.2 Up 05:08:19 - 05:34:17 1073
Okanogan 05:21:19 -45.2 Dark Down 32.1 115.8 Up 05:08:20 - 05:34:18 1056
Brewster 05:21:20 -45.3 Dark Down 32.1 115.5 Up 05:08:21 - 05:34:19 1044
Manson/Chelan 05:21:22 -45.2 Dark Down 32.0 115.0 Up 05:08:23 - 05:34:21 1040
Wenatchee 05:21:24 -45.4 Dark Down 32.1 114.6 Up 05:08:25 - 05:34:23 1015
Ellensburg 05:21:26 -45.5 Dark Down 32.1 114.2 Up 05:08:27 - 05:34:25 994
Yakima 05:21:27 -45.7 Dark Down 32.3 114.0 Up 05:08:28 - 05:34:26 970
Toppenish/White Swan 05:21:28 -46.0 Dark Down 32.5 114.0 Up 05:08:29 - 05:34:27 952
Goldendale 05:21:31 -46.0 Dark Down 32.5 113.3 Up 05:08:32 - 05:34:30 927
The Dalles 05:21:32 -46.0 Dark Down 32.3 112.8 Up 05:08:33 - 05:34:31 921
Pasco 05:21:26 -46.8 Dark Down 33.3 115.1 Up 05:08:27 - 05:34:25 916
PNWRO 05:21:26 -47.0 Dark Down 33.6 115.1 Up 05:08:27 - 05:34:25 895
Maupin 05:21:33 -46.3 Dark Down 32.5 112.7 Up 05:08:34 - 05:34:32 892
Sisters 05:21:37 -46.4 Dark Down 32.6 111.8 Up 05:08:38 - 05:34:36 847
Redmond 05:21:37 -46.7 Dark Down 32.8 112.1 Up 05:08:38 - 05:34:36 837
Bend 05:21:38 -46.7 Dark Down 32.8 111.8 Up 05:08:39 - 05:34:37 826
Oregon Observatory 05:21:39 -46.7 Dark Down 32.8 111.6 Up 05:08:40 - 05:34:38 818
La Pine/Gilchrist 05:21:40 -46.8 Dark Down 32.8 111.5 Up 05:08:41 - 05:34:39 806
North Lake 05:21:40 -47.4 Dark Down 33.4 111.7 Up 05:08:41 - 05:34:39 763
Paisley 05:21:41 -47.9 Dark Down 33.9 111.7 Up 05:08:42 - 05:34:40 717
Klamath Falls 05:21:45 -47.4 Dark Down 33.2 110.4 Up 05:08:46 - 05:34:44 715
Lakeview 05:21:43 -48.3 Dark Down 34.2 111.5 Up 05:08:44 - 05:34:42 678
Cedarville 05:21:44 -48.8 Dark Down 34.6 111.3 Up 05:08:45 - 05:34:43 629
Fall River/Burney 05:21:49 -48.2 Dark Down 33.9 110.0 Up 05:08:50 - 05:34:48 625
Susanville 05:21:49 -49.0 Dark Down 34.6 110.2 Up 05:08:50 - 05:34:48 562
Greenville 05:21:51 -49.0 Dark Down 34.5 109.8 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 550
Gimple 05:21:51 -49.0 Dark Down 34.6 109.8 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 548
Quincy 05:21:52 -49.1 Dark Down 34.6 109.6 Up 05:08:53 - 05:34:51 535
Portola 05:21:51 -49.5 Dark Down 35.0 109.9 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 515
Reno 05:21:51 -50.0 Dark Down 35.5 110.3 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 479
Carson City 05:21:52 -50.2 Dark Down 35.7 110.1 Up 05:08:53 - 05:34:51 453
Gardnerville 05:21:53 -50.4 Dark Down 35.8 110.0 Up 05:08:54 - 05:34:52 434
Yerington 05:21:51 -50.8 Dark Down 36.2 110.5 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 422
Hawthorne 05:21:51 -51.3 Dark Down 36.8 110.6 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 374
Lee Vining 05:21:54 -51.3 Dark Down 36.6 109.8 Up 05:08:55 - 05:34:53 345
Tonopah 05:21:50 -52.5 Dark Down 38.0 111.4 Up 05:08:51 - 05:34:49 303
Bishop 05:21:55 -52.1 Dark Down 37.3 110.0 Up 05:08:56 - 05:34:54 281
Beatty 05:21:52 -53.4 Dark Down 38.7 111.0 Up 05:08:53 - 05:34:51 202
CPSLO 05:22:06 -51.4 Dark Down 36.3 106.8 Up 05:09:07 - 05:35:05 182
Dunrhomin 05:21:13 -58.2 Dark Down 45.1 124.5 Up 05:08:14 - 05:34:12 150
Indian Springs 05:21:51 -54.3 Dark Down 39.6 111.6 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 148
Henderson 05:21:51 -55.1 Dark Down 40.4 111.8 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 87
Wildwood 05:22:05 -53.4 Dark Down 38.3 107.4 Up 05:09:06 - 05:35:04 32
Patrick 05:21:50 -56.2 Dark Down 41.4 112.2 Up 05:08:51 - 05:34:49 7
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:21:52 -55.8 Dark Down 41.0 111.4 Up 05:08:53 - 05:34:51 7
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:21:51 -56.2 Dark Down 41.4 111.9 Up 05:08:52 - 05:34:50 -5
Mohave Valley 05:21:53 -56.0 Dark Down 41.1 111.2 Up 05:08:54 - 05:34:52 -15
Idyllwild 05:22:02 -55.0 Dark Down 39.9 108.6 Up 05:09:03 - 05:35:01 -48
Lake Havasu City 05:21:54 -56.4 Dark Down 41.4 111.1 Up 05:08:55 - 05:34:53 -54
Parker 05:21:55 -56.6 Dark Down 41.6 110.8 Up 05:08:56 - 05:34:54 -83
Blythe 05:21:57 -56.6 Dark Down 41.5 110.2 Up 05:08:58 - 05:34:56 -118
Calipatria 05:22:01 -56.1 Dark Down 41.0 109.0 Up 05:09:02 - 05:35:00 -132
George/Scottsdale 05:21:50 -58.5 Dark Down 43.6 112.5 Up 05:08:51 - 05:34:49 -187
Yuma 05:22:00 -57.0 Dark Down 41.8 109.4 Up 05:09:01 - 05:34:59 -193

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 49036, (2021/10/31 05:20UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 19.21  87
Menkar         03:02:16.8 +04:05:21  2.5  7.10 112
1Omi Tau       03:24:48.7 +09:01:42  3.6  0.37 106
PPM 146480     03:21:00.8 +08:27:03  8.0  0.75 107
1Omi Tau       03:24:48.7 +09:01:42  3.6  0.37 106
PPM 146519     03:23:39.8 +08:50:19 10.8  0.08 106
49036          03:23:46.2 +08:45:52 15.7       106
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/26 21:15:40 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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