RECON: TNO occultation with 492338

Event between (492338) 14FW and star GA0700:14339092 with event index number of 1165830

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/21 12:14:59 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:40:10.8 -19:25:50
Equinox of date position of star is 17:41:25.9 -19:26:26
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 173 degrees from the moon. Moon is 49% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 12.3 AU from the Sun and 12.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 7.3 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 124 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 503 km.
The sky-plane scale is 8795.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=59.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Diameter=24.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 492338, (2021/03/21 12:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.7 -26:28:38  0.9 17.71 160
35Eta Oph      17:11:35.8 -15:44:59  2.6  8.01 165
58 Oph         17:44:42.2 -21:41:30  4.9  2.38 175
PPM 233364     17:39:24.1 -19:59:07  8.5  0.72 173
PPM 233387     17:40:07.1 -19:32:58  8.9  0.33 173
492338         17:41:26.0 -19:26:26 16.8       173
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 16.3 km RECON observability=0.8 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)
Clarence Fulton 12:10:33 -17.4 AT Down 17.5 157.8 Really Low 11:59:45 - 12:21:20 6913
Kelowna 12:10:29 -17.6 AT Down 17.9 157.6 Really Low 11:59:41 - 12:21:16 6894
Peachland 12:10:26 -17.9 AT Down 17.9 157.3 Really Low 11:59:38 - 12:21:13 6885
Summerland 12:10:26 -17.9 AT Down 18.0 157.3 Really Low 11:59:38 - 12:21:13 6880
Penticton 12:10:27 -17.8 AT Down 18.1 157.4 Really Low 11:59:40 - 12:21:15 6878
Oliver 12:10:24 -18.0 AT Down 18.5 157.4 Really Low 11:59:37 - 12:21:12 6863
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:10:25 -17.9 AT Down 18.7 157.5 Really Low 11:59:38 - 12:21:13 6858
Tonasket 12:10:24 -18.1 Dark Down 18.9 157.4 Really Low 11:59:37 - 12:21:12 6843
Okanogan 12:10:21 -18.3 Dark Down 19.2 157.2 Really Low 11:59:34 - 12:21:09 6825
Brewster 12:10:17 -18.5 Dark Down 19.4 157.0 Really Low 11:59:30 - 12:21:05 6810
Manson/Chelan 12:10:14 -18.9 Dark Down 19.5 156.6 Really Low 11:59:27 - 12:21:02 6795
Victoria 12:09:45 -20.6 Dark Down 18.0 153.5 Really Low 11:58:57 - 12:20:32 6777
Wenatchee 12:10:09 -19.2 Dark Down 19.9 156.3 Really Low 11:59:21 - 12:20:56 6770
Ellensburg 12:10:04 -19.5 Dark Down 20.2 156.0 Low 11:59:17 - 12:20:52 6747
Pasco 12:10:16 -18.8 Dark Down 21.3 157.4 Low 11:59:29 - 12:21:04 6730
Yakima 12:10:03 -19.6 Dark Down 20.5 156.0 Low 11:59:15 - 12:20:50 6727
PNWRO 12:10:18 -18.8 Dark Down 21.6 157.5 Low 11:59:31 - 12:21:06 6722
Toppenish/White Swan 12:10:04 -19.6 Dark Down 20.8 156.1 Low 11:59:17 - 12:20:52 6718
Goldendale 12:09:56 -20.1 Dark Down 21.2 155.6 Low 11:59:09 - 12:20:44 6684
The Dalles 12:09:53 -20.5 Dark Down 21.3 155.2 Low 11:59:05 - 12:20:40 6667
Maupin 12:09:53 -20.6 Dark Down 21.7 155.2 Low 11:59:05 - 12:20:40 6647
Redmond 12:09:46 -21.0 Dark Down 22.5 154.9 Low 11:58:59 - 12:20:34 6599
Sisters 12:09:42 -21.3 Dark Down 22.3 154.5 Low 11:58:54 - 12:20:29 6594
Bend 12:09:44 -21.2 Dark Down 22.6 154.7 Low 11:58:56 - 12:20:31 6585
Dunrhomin 12:12:40 -10.2 NT Down 29.9 171.5 Low 12:01:53 - 12:23:28 6577
Oregon Observatory 12:09:42 -21.3 Dark Down 22.7 154.6 Low 11:58:55 - 12:20:30 6574
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:09:41 -21.4 Dark Down 22.9 154.5 Low 11:58:54 - 12:20:29 6562
North Lake 12:09:45 -21.2 Dark Down 23.5 155.0 Low 11:58:57 - 12:20:32 6547
Paisley 12:09:48 -21.1 Dark Down 24.1 155.3 Low 11:59:01 - 12:20:36 6522
Lakeview 12:09:47 -21.2 Dark Down 24.6 155.3 Low 11:59:00 - 12:20:35 6497
Chiloquin 12:09:32 -22.1 Dark Down 23.8 153.9 Low 11:58:45 - 12:20:20 6494
Klamath Falls 12:09:33 -22.2 Dark Down 24.1 153.9 Low 11:58:45 - 12:20:20 6476
Cedarville 12:09:45 -21.3 Dark Down 25.3 155.4 Low 11:58:57 - 12:20:32 6462
Fall River/Burney 12:09:29 -22.4 Dark Down 25.3 154.0 Low 11:58:42 - 12:20:17 6414
Susanville 12:09:37 -22.1 Dark Down 26.1 154.6 Low 11:58:49 - 12:20:24 6389
Gimple 12:09:33 -22.3 Dark Down 26.3 154.4 Low 11:58:45 - 12:20:20 6369
Greenville 12:09:32 -22.4 Dark Down 26.2 154.3 Low 11:58:45 - 12:20:20 6367
Portola 12:09:37 -22.2 Dark Down 26.7 154.7 Low 11:58:49 - 12:20:24 6356
Quincy 12:09:31 -22.5 Dark Down 26.4 154.2 Low 11:58:43 - 12:20:18 6355
Reno 12:09:43 -21.8 Dark Down 27.2 155.3 Low 11:58:55 - 12:20:30 6350
Carson City 12:09:42 -21.9 Dark Down 27.5 155.3 Low 11:58:54 - 12:20:29 6329
Yerington 12:09:48 -21.5 Dark Down 27.9 155.9 Low 11:59:01 - 12:20:36 6327
Gardnerville 12:09:41 -21.9 Dark Down 27.7 155.2 Low 11:58:53 - 12:20:28 6314
Hawthorne 12:09:53 -21.2 Dark Down 28.5 156.3 Low 11:59:05 - 12:20:40 6307
Tonopah 12:10:09 -20.2 Dark Down 29.4 157.7 Low 11:59:21 - 12:20:56 6300
Lee Vining 12:09:45 -21.8 Dark Down 28.8 155.7 Low 11:58:58 - 12:20:33 6264
Bishop 12:09:52 -21.4 Dark Down 29.6 156.3 Low 11:59:04 - 12:20:39 6237
Beatty 12:10:11 -20.2 Dark Down 30.6 158.0 Up 11:59:23 - 12:20:58 6233
Indian Springs 12:10:23 -19.4 Dark Down 31.2 159.1 Up 11:59:36 - 12:21:11 6228
Henderson 12:10:30 -19.0 Dark Down 31.9 159.7 Up 11:59:43 - 12:21:18 6204
Patrick 12:10:42 -18.3 Dark Down 32.8 160.8 Up 11:59:55 - 12:21:30 6179
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:10:40 -18.5 Dark Down 33.0 160.6 Up 11:59:53 - 12:21:28 6162
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:10:33 -18.9 Dark Down 32.9 160.0 Up 11:59:46 - 12:21:21 6152
Mohave Valley 12:10:33 -19.0 Dark Down 33.1 159.9 Up 11:59:45 - 12:21:20 6134
Lake Havasu City 12:10:34 -18.9 Dark Down 33.6 160.1 Up 11:59:47 - 12:21:22 6111
George/Scottsdale 12:11:06 -17.0 AT Down 35.0 162.8 Up 12:00:18 - 12:21:53 6093
Parker 12:10:34 -18.9 Dark Down 33.9 160.1 Up 11:59:47 - 12:21:22 6087
CPSLO 12:09:18 -23.9 Dark Down 30.7 153.4 Up 11:58:30 - 12:20:05 6063
Blythe 12:10:29 -19.3 Dark Down 34.3 159.6 Up 11:59:42 - 12:21:17 6047
Idyllwild 12:10:02 -21.1 Dark Down 33.5 157.2 Up 11:59:14 - 12:20:49 6023
Wildwood 12:09:40 -22.6 Dark Down 32.5 155.2 Up 11:58:52 - 12:20:27 6016
Calipatria 12:10:16 -20.3 Dark Down 34.5 158.4 Up 11:59:28 - 12:21:03 5999
Yuma 12:10:27 -19.6 Dark Down 35.2 159.3 Up 11:59:40 - 12:21:15 5982

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 492338, (2021/03/21 12:15UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 17.71 160
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.01 165
58 Oph         17:43:25.7 -21:41:00  4.9  2.38 175
PPM 233364     17:38:08.6 -19:58:28  8.5  0.72 173
PPM 233387     17:38:51.8 -19:32:20  8.9  0.33 173
492338         17:40:10.8 -19:25:50 16.8       173
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/03/11 01:30:25 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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