RECON: TNO occultation with 503858

Event between (503858) 98HQ151 and star GA0760:21189859 with event index number of 2452069

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/06/08 07:31:26 UTC

J2000 position of star is 19:08:20.7 -12:05:02
Equinox of date position of star is 19:09:35.0 -12:02:50
Stellar brightness G=16.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 110 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.1

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TNO is 33.3 AU from the Sun and 32.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 789 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4319 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23488.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.8
Diameter=104.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.2 sec chord
Diameter=42.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 503858, (2022/06/08 07:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.2 -26:28:47  0.9 39.95  74
Nunki          18:56:39.3 -26:16:01  2.0 14.54 107
PPM 235666     19:14:30.7 -12:14:35  5.2  1.22 111
PPM 235496     19:07:40.1 -11:51:50  7.6  0.51 109
PPM 235521     19:08:45.4 -12:07:03  9.4  0.22 110
503858         19:09:35.8 -12:02:49 16.3       110
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 1.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 19.3 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=7.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:32:54 -14.8 AT Up 22.8 155.4 Low 07:17:54 - 07:47:54 2571
Kamloops 07:33:39 -16.2 AT Up 19.3 141.0 Really Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 2356
Kelowna 07:33:38 -17.1 AT Up 20.3 141.7 Low 07:18:38 - 07:48:38 2320
Peachland 07:33:39 -17.2 AT Up 20.3 141.4 Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 2310
Summerland 07:33:39 -17.4 AT Up 20.4 141.5 Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 2302
Penticton 07:33:39 -17.4 AT Up 20.5 141.5 Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 2300
Oliver 07:33:40 -17.8 AT Up 20.8 141.5 Low 07:18:40 - 07:48:40 2279
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:33:39 -18.0 AT Up 21.0 141.6 Low 07:18:39 - 07:48:39 2272
Tonasket 07:33:41 -18.3 Dark Up 21.2 141.5 Low 07:18:41 - 07:48:41 2252
Okanogan 07:33:42 -18.6 Dark Up 21.4 141.2 Low 07:18:42 - 07:48:42 2230
Brewster 07:33:43 -18.8 Dark Up 21.6 141.0 Low 07:18:43 - 07:48:43 2211
Manson/Chelan 07:33:44 -19.0 Dark Up 21.6 140.6 Low 07:18:44 - 07:48:44 2195
Victoria 07:33:52 -18.1 Dark Up 19.7 137.7 Really Low 07:18:52 - 07:48:52 2194
Wenatchee 07:33:46 -19.5 Dark Up 21.9 140.3 Low 07:18:46 - 07:48:46 2163
Ellensburg 07:33:48 -19.9 Dark Up 22.1 140.0 Low 07:18:48 - 07:48:48 2135
Yakima 07:33:48 -20.3 Dark Up 22.4 139.9 Low 07:18:48 - 07:48:48 2109
Toppenish/White Swan 07:33:49 -20.5 Dark Up 22.6 140.0 Low 07:18:49 - 07:48:49 2098
PNWRO 07:33:45 -21.0 Dark Up 23.6 141.3 Low 07:18:45 - 07:48:45 2092
Goldendale 07:33:51 -21.0 Dark Up 22.9 139.5 Low 07:18:51 - 07:48:51 2057
The Dalles 07:33:53 -21.2 Dark Up 22.9 139.1 Low 07:18:53 - 07:48:53 2038
Maupin 07:33:54 -21.6 Dark Up 23.2 139.0 Low 07:18:54 - 07:48:54 2012
Sisters 07:33:57 -22.5 Dark Up 23.7 138.3 Low 07:18:57 - 07:48:57 1948
Bend 07:33:56 -22.7 Dark Up 24.0 138.5 Low 07:18:56 - 07:48:56 1936
Oregon Observatory 07:33:57 -22.9 Dark Up 24.0 138.3 Low 07:18:57 - 07:48:57 1922
North Lake 07:33:57 -23.6 Dark Up 24.8 138.7 Low 07:18:57 - 07:48:57 1886
Dunrhomin 07:33:08 -26.4 Dark Up 33.7 153.5 Up 07:18:08 - 07:48:08 1858
CU-SBO 07:33:09 -26.7 Dark Up 33.9 153.3 Up 07:18:09 - 07:48:09 1840
Chiloquin 07:34:02 -24.2 Dark Up 24.8 137.6 Low 07:19:02 - 07:49:02 1827
Lakeview 07:33:58 -24.7 Dark Up 25.8 138.9 Low 07:18:58 - 07:48:58 1820
Klamath Falls 07:34:02 -24.5 Dark Up 25.1 137.5 Low 07:19:02 - 07:49:02 1804
Cedarville 07:33:59 -25.3 Dark Up 26.4 138.8 Low 07:18:59 - 07:48:59 1776
Fall River/Burney 07:34:03 -25.7 Dark Up 26.2 137.5 Low 07:19:03 - 07:49:03 1725
Susanville 07:34:02 -26.4 Dark Up 27.0 138.0 Low 07:19:02 - 07:49:02 1690
Gimple 07:34:04 -26.7 Dark Up 27.1 137.7 Low 07:19:04 - 07:49:04 1667
Greenville 07:34:04 -26.7 Dark Up 27.1 137.6 Low 07:19:04 - 07:49:04 1666
Quincy 07:34:04 -26.9 Dark Up 27.2 137.6 Low 07:19:04 - 07:49:04 1651
Portola 07:34:03 -27.0 Dark Up 27.6 138.0 Low 07:19:03 - 07:49:03 1649
Reno 07:34:01 -27.3 Dark Up 28.1 138.5 Low 07:19:01 - 07:49:01 1638
Carson City 07:34:02 -27.7 Dark Up 28.4 138.4 Low 07:19:02 - 07:49:02 1612
Yerington 07:34:00 -27.9 Dark Up 28.9 138.9 Low 07:19:00 - 07:49:00 1605
Gardnerville 07:34:02 -28.0 Dark Up 28.6 138.3 Low 07:19:02 - 07:49:02 1594
Hawthorne 07:33:59 -28.5 Dark Up 29.5 139.2 Low 07:18:59 - 07:48:59 1578
Tonopah 07:33:55 -29.0 Dark Up 30.5 140.4 Up 07:18:55 - 07:48:55 1562
Lee Vining 07:34:02 -29.0 Dark Up 29.7 138.6 Low 07:19:02 - 07:49:02 1529
Bishop 07:34:00 -29.6 Dark Up 30.5 139.0 Up 07:19:00 - 07:49:00 1493
Beatty 07:33:55 -30.2 Dark Up 31.7 140.4 Up 07:18:55 - 07:48:55 1479
Indian Springs 07:33:52 -30.5 Dark Up 32.5 141.3 Up 07:18:52 - 07:48:52 1468
Henderson 07:33:50 -31.1 Dark Up 33.2 141.8 Up 07:18:50 - 07:48:50 1436
Patrick 07:33:47 -31.7 Dark Up 34.3 142.7 Up 07:18:47 - 07:48:47 1401
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:33:48 -32.0 Dark Up 34.4 142.4 Up 07:18:48 - 07:48:48 1382
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:33:50 -32.0 Dark Up 34.1 141.9 Up 07:18:50 - 07:48:50 1373
Mohave Valley 07:33:51 -32.2 Dark Up 34.3 141.8 Up 07:18:51 - 07:48:51 1351
Lake Havasu City 07:33:50 -32.7 Dark Up 34.8 141.8 Up 07:18:50 - 07:48:50 1323
Parker 07:33:51 -33.0 Dark Up 35.1 141.7 Up 07:18:51 - 07:48:51 1295
George/Scottsdale 07:33:42 -33.4 Dark Up 36.6 144.0 Up 07:18:42 - 07:48:42 1292
Wildwood 07:34:07 -32.9 Dark Up 32.8 137.5 Up 07:19:07 - 07:49:07 1234
Idyllwild 07:34:01 -33.3 Dark Up 34.1 139.2 Up 07:19:01 - 07:49:01 1231
Calipatria 07:33:57 -34.0 Dark Up 35.2 140.0 Up 07:18:57 - 07:48:57 1197
Yuma 07:33:54 -34.4 Dark Up 36.0 140.7 Up 07:18:54 - 07:48:54 1174

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 503858, (2022/06/08 07:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 39.95  74
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 14.54 107
PPM 235666     19:13:15.6 -12:16:58  5.2  1.22 111
PPM 235496     19:06:25.1 -11:54:00  7.6  0.51 109
PPM 235521     19:07:30.2 -12:09:15  9.4  0.22 110
503858         19:08:20.7 -12:05:02 16.3       110
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/15 01:03:58 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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