RECON: TNO occultation with 500882

Event between (500882) 13JN64 and star GA0740:06646831 with event index number of 1102191

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/22 04:42:55 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:00:45.5 -15:12:55
Equinox of date position of star is 17:01:57.5 -15:14:42
Stellar brightness G=15.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 22 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.0 AU from the Sun and 38.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 23.0 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 772 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3207 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27572.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=131.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Diameter=53.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.3 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:3EEEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 500882, (2021/06/22 04:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:43.6 -26:28:40  0.9 13.39  16
35Eta Oph      17:11:36.7 -15:45:00  2.6  2.37  24
PPM 232348     16:57:16.3 -16:50:19  6.3  1.95  20
PPM 232414     16:59:55.0 -14:54:04  6.7  0.61  21
PPM 232464     17:01:55.2 -14:58:20  9.4  0.27  22
500882         17:01:59.1 -15:14:44 15.2        22
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 1.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 22.1 km RECON observability=0.3 and success probability=0.7%
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 04:44:42 -4.7 CT Up 18.5 146.6 Really Low 04:29:42 - 04:59:42 10003
Kelowna 04:44:43 -4.9 CT Up 18.8 146.4 Really Low 04:29:43 - 04:59:43 9981
Peachland 04:44:44 -4.9 CT Up 18.8 146.1 Really Low 04:29:44 - 04:59:44 9971
Summerland 04:44:44 -5.0 CT Up 18.9 146.2 Really Low 04:29:44 - 04:59:44 9965
Penticton 04:44:44 -5.1 CT Up 19.0 146.3 Really Low 04:29:44 - 04:59:44 9962
Oliver 04:44:45 -5.4 CT Up 19.3 146.2 Really Low 04:29:45 - 04:59:45 9944
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:44:45 -5.6 CT Up 19.5 146.3 Really Low 04:29:45 - 04:59:45 9938
Tonasket 04:44:45 -5.8 CT Up 19.7 146.2 Really Low 04:29:45 - 04:59:45 9919
Okanogan 04:44:46 -5.9 CT Up 20.0 146.0 Really Low 04:29:46 - 04:59:46 9899
Brewster 04:44:47 -6.0 NT Up 20.1 145.8 Low 04:29:47 - 04:59:47 9881
Manson/Chelan 04:44:49 -6.0 NT Up 20.2 145.4 Low 04:29:49 - 04:59:49 9864
Victoria 04:44:56 -4.0 CT Up 18.4 142.5 Really Low 04:29:56 - 04:59:56 9854
Wenatchee 04:44:50 -6.3 NT Up 20.5 145.1 Low 04:29:50 - 04:59:50 9835
Ellensburg 04:44:51 -6.5 NT Up 20.7 144.8 Low 04:29:51 - 04:59:51 9809
Pasco 04:44:49 -7.7 NT Up 21.9 146.0 Low 04:29:49 - 04:59:49 9785
Yakima 04:44:52 -6.8 NT Up 21.1 144.7 Low 04:29:52 - 04:59:52 9785
Toppenish/White Swan 04:44:52 -7.0 NT Up 21.3 144.8 Low 04:29:52 - 04:59:52 9775
PNWRO 04:44:48 -8.0 NT Up 22.2 146.2 Low 04:29:48 - 04:59:48 9774
Goldendale 04:44:55 -7.2 NT Up 21.6 144.3 Low 04:29:55 - 04:59:55 9736
The Dalles 04:44:56 -7.2 NT Up 21.6 143.9 Low 04:29:56 - 04:59:56 9717
Maupin 04:44:56 -7.5 NT Up 22.0 143.9 Low 04:29:56 - 04:59:56 9694
Redmond 04:44:58 -8.1 NT Up 22.7 143.6 Low 04:29:58 - 04:59:58 9637
Sisters 04:44:59 -7.9 NT Up 22.5 143.3 Low 04:29:59 - 04:59:59 9633
Bend 04:45:00 -8.2 NT Up 22.8 143.5 Low 04:30:00 - 05:00:00 9622
Oregon Observatory 04:45:00 -8.2 NT Up 22.9 143.3 Low 04:30:00 - 05:00:00 9609
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:45:00 -8.3 NT Up 23.0 143.2 Low 04:30:00 - 05:00:00 9596
Dunrhomin 04:44:13 -18.6 Dark Up 31.9 158.6 Up 04:29:13 - 04:59:13 9592
North Lake 04:44:58 -9.0 NT Up 23.7 143.6 Low 04:29:58 - 04:59:58 9577
Paisley 04:44:59 -9.5 NT Up 24.3 143.8 Low 04:29:59 - 04:59:59 9548
Lakeview 04:44:59 -10.0 NT Up 24.7 143.9 Low 04:29:59 - 04:59:59 9518
Klamath Falls 04:45:03 -9.2 NT Up 24.1 142.6 Low 04:30:03 - 05:00:03 9498
Cedarville 04:45:00 -10.6 NT Up 25.4 143.9 Low 04:30:00 - 05:00:00 9477
Fall River/Burney 04:45:04 -10.2 NT Up 25.2 142.6 Low 04:30:04 - 05:00:04 9426
Susanville 04:45:03 -11.1 NT Up 26.0 143.1 Low 04:30:03 - 05:00:03 9395
Gimple 04:45:05 -11.2 NT Up 26.2 142.8 Low 04:30:05 - 05:00:05 9373
Greenville 04:45:04 -11.1 NT Up 26.1 142.7 Low 04:30:04 - 05:00:04 9372
Quincy 04:45:04 -11.3 NT Up 26.3 142.7 Low 04:30:04 - 05:00:04 9358
Portola 04:45:03 -11.6 NT Up 26.6 143.1 Low 04:30:03 - 05:00:03 9357
Reno 04:45:02 -12.1 AT Up 27.1 143.6 Low 04:30:02 - 05:00:02 9349
Carson City 04:45:03 -12.4 AT Up 27.4 143.6 Low 04:30:03 - 05:00:03 9325
Yerington 04:45:01 -12.9 AT Up 27.9 144.1 Low 04:30:01 - 05:00:01 9321
Gardnerville 04:45:03 -12.6 AT Up 27.6 143.5 Low 04:30:03 - 05:00:03 9309
Hawthorne 04:45:00 -13.5 AT Up 28.5 144.5 Low 04:30:00 - 05:00:00 9297
Tonopah 04:44:56 -14.6 AT Up 29.5 145.7 Low 04:29:56 - 04:59:56 9286
Lee Vining 04:45:02 -13.7 AT Up 28.7 143.8 Low 04:30:02 - 05:00:02 9250
Bishop 04:45:01 -14.5 AT Up 29.5 144.3 Low 04:30:01 - 05:00:01 9218
Beatty 04:44:56 -15.7 AT Up 30.7 145.7 Up 04:29:56 - 04:59:56 9210
Indian Springs 04:44:52 -16.5 AT Up 31.4 146.7 Up 04:29:52 - 04:59:52 9203
Henderson 04:44:51 -17.3 AT Up 32.2 147.2 Up 04:29:51 - 04:59:51 9174
Patrick 04:44:48 -18.4 Dark Up 33.2 148.1 Up 04:29:48 - 04:59:48 9145
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:44:49 -18.4 Dark Up 33.3 147.9 Up 04:29:49 - 04:59:49 9126
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:44:52 -18.2 Dark Up 33.1 147.3 Up 04:29:52 - 04:59:52 9116
Mohave Valley 04:44:51 -18.4 Dark Up 33.3 147.2 Up 04:29:51 - 04:59:51 9096
Lake Havasu City 04:44:51 -18.8 Dark Up 33.7 147.4 Up 04:29:51 - 04:59:51 9070
George/Scottsdale 04:44:43 -20.7 Dark Up 35.5 149.6 Up 04:29:43 - 04:59:43 9048
Parker 04:44:51 -19.1 Dark Up 34.1 147.3 Up 04:29:51 - 04:59:51 9044
CPSLO 04:45:11 -14.6 AT Up 30.1 141.5 Up 04:30:11 - 05:00:11 9030
Blythe 04:44:53 -19.3 Dark Up 34.4 146.8 Up 04:29:53 - 04:59:53 9000
Idyllwild 04:45:00 -18.0 Dark Up 33.3 144.7 Up 04:30:00 - 05:00:00 8977
Wildwood 04:45:06 -16.7 AT Up 32.1 143.0 Up 04:30:06 - 05:00:06 8973
Calipatria 04:44:56 -19.2 Dark Up 34.3 145.6 Up 04:29:56 - 04:59:56 8947
Yuma 04:44:54 -20.0 Dark Up 35.1 146.4 Up 04:29:54 - 04:59:54 8928

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 500882, (2021/06/22 04:43UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 13.39  16
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  2.37  24
PPM 232348     16:56:02.0 -16:48:22  6.3  1.95  20
PPM 232414     16:58:41.6 -14:52:11  6.7  0.61  21
PPM 232464     17:00:41.8 -14:56:31  9.4  0.27  22
500882         17:00:45.5 -15:12:55 15.2        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/02 20:18:18 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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