RECON: TNO occultation with 508338

Event between (508338) 15SO20 and star GA1080:00265797 with event index number of 1227149

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/09/04 08:34:13 UTC

J2000 position of star is 02:34:04.0 +18:14:29
Equinox of date position of star is 02:35:14.5 +18:19:58
Stellar brightness G=14.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 57% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 33.5 AU from the Sun and 33.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 197 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1865 km.
The sky-plane scale is 23951.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.5
Diameter=302.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 31.7 sec chord
Diameter=123.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURS
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 508338, (2022/09/04 08:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:13.5 +16:33:11  0.8 29.09 167
Hamal          02:08:27.4 +23:34:07  2.0  8.17 138
27 Ari         02:32:10.1 +17:48:11  6.2  0.92 141
PPM 118332     02:34:52.9 +18:58:44  7.1  0.65 142
PPM 118318     02:33:49.0 +18:34:36  9.3  0.43 142
PPM 118346     02:35:59.0 +18:05:43 10.3  0.29 142
508338         02:35:20.0 +18:20:23 14.5       143
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 4.6 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 24.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=22.7%
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 08:40:00 -31.8 Dark Down 42.4 115.9 Up 08:25:00 - 08:55:00 2500
Kelowna 08:40:02 -32.2 Dark Down 42.5 115.4 Up 08:25:02 - 08:55:02 2464
Peachland 08:40:04 -32.4 Dark Down 42.4 115.0 Up 08:25:04 - 08:55:04 2457
Summerland 08:40:04 -32.5 Dark Down 42.5 115.0 Up 08:25:04 - 08:55:04 2442
Penticton 08:40:05 -32.6 Dark Down 42.6 115.0 Up 08:25:05 - 08:55:05 2435
Oliver 08:40:07 -32.9 Dark Down 42.8 114.7 Up 08:25:07 - 08:55:07 2402
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:40:05 -33.1 Dark Down 42.9 114.8 Up 08:25:05 - 08:55:05 2384
Victoria 08:40:31 -34.0 Dark Down 40.7 110.5 Up 08:25:31 - 08:55:31 2379
Tonasket 08:40:09 -33.4 Dark Down 43.0 114.5 Up 08:25:09 - 08:55:09 2355
Okanogan 08:40:10 -33.7 Dark Down 43.1 114.0 Up 08:25:10 - 08:55:10 2324
Brewster 08:40:13 -34.0 Dark Down 43.1 113.6 Up 08:25:13 - 08:55:13 2300
Manson/Chelan 08:40:15 -34.3 Dark Down 42.9 113.1 Up 08:25:15 - 08:55:15 2284
Wenatchee 08:40:18 -34.7 Dark Down 43.0 112.5 Up 08:25:18 - 08:55:18 2241
Ellensburg 08:40:22 -35.2 Dark Down 43.1 112.0 Up 08:25:22 - 08:55:22 2203
Yakima 08:40:25 -35.6 Dark Down 43.2 111.6 Up 08:25:25 - 08:55:25 2164
Toppenish/White Swan 08:40:24 -35.8 Dark Down 43.4 111.6 Up 08:25:24 - 08:55:24 2141
Pasco 08:40:17 -35.7 Dark Down 44.2 112.7 Up 08:25:17 - 08:55:17 2116
Goldendale 08:40:29 -36.4 Dark Down 43.3 110.7 Up 08:25:29 - 08:55:29 2092
PNWRO 08:40:18 -35.9 Dark Down 44.5 112.7 Up 08:25:18 - 08:55:18 2090
The Dalles 08:40:33 -36.6 Dark Down 43.2 110.2 Up 08:25:33 - 08:55:33 2074
Maupin 08:40:34 -37.0 Dark Down 43.4 109.9 Up 08:25:34 - 08:55:34 2032
Sisters 08:40:41 -38.0 Dark Down 43.4 108.7 Up 08:25:41 - 08:55:41 1951
Redmond 08:40:38 -37.9 Dark Down 43.7 109.0 Up 08:25:38 - 08:55:38 1945
Bend 08:40:41 -38.2 Dark Down 43.6 108.7 Up 08:25:41 - 08:55:41 1925
Oregon Observatory 08:40:43 -38.3 Dark Down 43.6 108.4 Up 08:25:43 - 08:55:43 1909
La Pine/Gilchrist 08:40:44 -38.6 Dark Down 43.6 108.2 Up 08:25:44 - 08:55:44 1890
North Lake 08:40:42 -38.9 Dark Down 44.2 108.3 Up 08:25:42 - 08:55:42 1840
Paisley 08:40:41 -39.4 Dark Down 44.6 108.2 Up 08:25:41 - 08:55:41 1781
Klamath Falls 08:40:52 -40.0 Dark Down 43.9 106.7 Up 08:25:52 - 08:55:52 1748
Lakeview 08:40:43 -39.8 Dark Down 44.9 107.9 Up 08:25:43 - 08:55:43 1728
Cedarville 08:40:45 -40.4 Dark Down 45.2 107.4 Up 08:25:45 - 08:55:45 1660
Fall River/Burney 08:40:54 -41.1 Dark Down 44.5 105.9 Up 08:25:54 - 08:55:54 1625
Susanville 08:40:52 -41.6 Dark Down 45.2 105.9 Up 08:25:52 - 08:55:52 1552
Greenville 08:40:54 -41.9 Dark Down 45.1 105.4 Up 08:25:54 - 08:55:54 1527
Gimple 08:40:55 -41.9 Dark Down 45.1 105.5 Up 08:25:55 - 08:55:55 1526
Quincy 08:40:55 -42.1 Dark Down 45.1 105.2 Up 08:25:55 - 08:55:55 1507
Portola 08:40:53 -42.2 Dark Down 45.5 105.5 Up 08:25:53 - 08:55:53 1488
Reno 08:40:51 -42.3 Dark Down 46.1 105.8 Up 08:25:51 - 08:55:51 1454
Carson City 08:40:52 -42.6 Dark Down 46.2 105.4 Up 08:25:52 - 08:55:52 1417
Dunrhomin 08:39:05 -37.4 Dark Down 55.8 121.1 Up 08:24:05 - 08:54:05 1408
Gardnerville 08:40:52 -42.9 Dark Down 46.3 105.2 Up 08:25:52 - 08:55:52 1391
Yerington 08:40:48 -42.7 Dark Down 46.7 105.8 Up 08:25:48 - 08:55:48 1389
Hawthorne 08:40:47 -43.0 Dark Down 47.2 105.7 Up 08:25:47 - 08:55:47 1335
Lee Vining 08:40:51 -43.7 Dark Down 47.0 104.8 Up 08:25:51 - 08:55:51 1283
Tonopah 08:40:38 -43.2 Dark Down 48.4 106.4 Up 08:25:38 - 08:55:38 1272
Bishop 08:40:48 -44.1 Dark Down 47.7 104.7 Up 08:25:48 - 08:55:48 1212
Beatty 08:40:40 -44.2 Dark Down 49.1 105.6 Up 08:25:40 - 08:55:40 1146
Indian Springs 08:40:32 -44.2 Dark Down 50.0 106.1 Up 08:25:32 - 08:55:32 1101
Henderson 08:40:30 -44.5 Dark Down 50.6 106.1 Up 08:25:30 - 08:55:30 1038
CPSLO 08:41:11 -46.6 Dark Down 46.5 100.9 Up 08:26:11 - 08:56:11 1023
Patrick 08:40:23 -44.7 Dark Down 51.7 106.3 Up 08:25:23 - 08:55:23 961
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:40:29 -45.2 Dark Down 51.2 105.4 Up 08:25:29 - 08:55:29 942
Kingman/Dolan Springs 08:40:25 -45.0 Dark Down 51.6 105.8 Up 08:25:25 - 08:55:25 939
Mohave Valley 08:40:29 -45.4 Dark Down 51.3 105.1 Up 08:25:29 - 08:55:29 913
Wildwood 08:41:01 -47.3 Dark Down 48.3 101.1 Up 08:26:01 - 08:56:01 871
Lake Havasu City 08:40:29 -45.7 Dark Down 51.6 104.8 Up 08:25:29 - 08:55:29 868
Parker 08:40:29 -46.0 Dark Down 51.7 104.4 Up 08:25:29 - 08:55:29 830
Idyllwild 08:40:48 -47.1 Dark Down 49.9 102.0 Up 08:25:48 - 08:55:48 812
Blythe 08:40:33 -46.6 Dark Down 51.6 103.5 Up 08:25:33 - 08:55:33 777
George/Scottsdale 08:40:12 -45.6 Dark Down 53.7 105.8 Up 08:25:12 - 08:55:12 763
Calipatria 08:40:42 -47.3 Dark Down 51.0 102.2 Up 08:25:42 - 08:55:42 734
Yuma 08:40:36 -47.4 Dark Down 51.8 102.3 Up 08:25:36 - 08:55:36 679

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 508338, (2022/09/04 08:34UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 29.09 167
Hamal          02:07:10.7 +23:27:42  2.0  8.17 138
27 Ari         02:30:54.4 +17:42:12  6.2  0.92 141
PPM 118332     02:33:36.7 +18:52:48  7.1  0.65 142
PPM 118318     02:32:33.0 +18:28:39  9.3  0.43 142
PPM 118346     02:34:43.1 +17:59:49 10.3  0.29 142
508338         02:34:04.0 +18:14:29 14.5       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/11 20:53:24 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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