RECON: TNO occultation with 524834

Event between (524834) 03YL179 and star GA1120:02202068 with event index number of 2217627

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/12/04 11:44:28 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:31:07.3 +22:36:02
Equinox of date position of star is 06:32:26.2 +22:35:02
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 158 degrees from the moon. Moon is 0% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

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TNO is 38.7 AU from the Sun and 37.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 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 494 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2404 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27444.7 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=208.9 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 9.2 sec chord
Diameter=85.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 524834, (2021/12/04 11:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:21.6 +07:24:34  0.4 17.48 158
Alhena         06:38:58.7 +16:22:43  1.9  6.39 155
PPM 095944     06:26:52.9 +23:18:47  6.0  1.47 159
PPM 096079     06:31:41.3 +22:31:41  7.2  0.18 158
524834         06:32:26.8 +22:35:01 16.5       157
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 1.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 23.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.2%
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 11:42:58 -36.7 Dark Down 52.7 234.1 Up 11:27:58 - 11:57:58 11053
Kelowna 11:42:57 -36.9 Dark Down 53.0 234.4 Up 11:27:57 - 11:57:57 11015
Peachland 11:42:58 -37.1 Dark Down 53.2 234.1 Up 11:27:58 - 11:57:58 10999
Summerland 11:42:58 -37.0 Dark Down 53.2 234.4 Up 11:27:58 - 11:57:58 10987
Penticton 11:42:57 -37.0 Dark Down 53.2 234.6 Up 11:27:57 - 11:57:57 10983
Oliver 11:42:56 -37.0 Dark Down 53.4 235.0 Up 11:27:56 - 11:57:56 10950
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:42:56 -36.9 Dark Down 53.4 235.4 Up 11:27:56 - 11:57:56 10938
Tonasket 11:42:54 -37.0 Dark Down 53.6 235.7 Up 11:27:54 - 11:57:54 10908
Okanogan 11:42:54 -37.2 Dark Down 53.9 235.9 Up 11:27:54 - 11:57:54 10873
Brewster 11:42:54 -37.3 Dark Down 54.2 235.9 Up 11:27:54 - 11:57:54 10844
Victoria 11:43:05 -39.6 Dark Down 55.8 230.7 Up 11:28:05 - 11:58:05 10825
Manson/Chelan 11:42:55 -37.6 Dark Down 54.5 235.7 Up 11:27:55 - 11:57:55 10819
Wenatchee 11:42:55 -37.8 Dark Down 54.9 236.0 Up 11:27:55 - 11:57:55 10771
Ellensburg 11:42:54 -38.0 Dark Down 55.2 236.2 Up 11:27:54 - 11:57:54 10728
Yakima 11:42:54 -38.0 Dark Down 55.4 236.7 Up 11:27:54 - 11:57:54 10688
Pasco 11:42:49 -37.1 Dark Down 54.8 238.9 Up 11:27:49 - 11:57:49 10682
Toppenish/White Swan 11:42:53 -38.0 Dark Down 55.5 237.2 Up 11:27:53 - 11:57:53 10671
PNWRO 11:42:47 -37.0 Dark Down 54.8 239.5 Up 11:27:47 - 11:57:47 10662
Goldendale 11:42:53 -38.3 Dark Down 56.0 237.3 Up 11:27:53 - 11:57:53 10610
The Dalles 11:42:54 -38.6 Dark Down 56.4 237.1 Up 11:27:54 - 11:57:54 10582
Maupin 11:42:53 -38.6 Dark Down 56.5 237.8 Up 11:27:53 - 11:57:53 10543
Redmond 11:42:52 -38.7 Dark Down 57.1 238.8 Up 11:27:52 - 11:57:52 10454
Sisters 11:42:52 -39.0 Dark Down 57.3 238.3 Up 11:27:52 - 11:57:52 10449
Bend 11:42:52 -38.9 Dark Down 57.2 238.9 Up 11:27:52 - 11:57:52 10430
Dunrhomin 11:41:57 -27.0 Dark Down 47.5 259.7 Up 11:26:57 - 11:56:57 10414
Oregon Observatory 11:42:51 -39.0 Dark Down 57.4 239.0 Up 11:27:51 - 11:57:51 10411
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:42:52 -39.0 Dark Down 57.6 239.2 Up 11:27:52 - 11:57:52 10390
North Lake 11:42:49 -38.7 Dark Down 57.4 240.5 Up 11:27:49 - 11:57:49 10358
Paisley 11:42:46 -38.4 Dark Down 57.5 241.7 Up 11:27:46 - 11:57:46 10310
Chiloquin 11:42:51 -39.4 Dark Down 58.4 240.3 Up 11:27:51 - 11:57:51 10274
Lakeview 11:42:44 -38.3 Dark Down 57.6 242.7 Up 11:27:44 - 11:57:44 10264
Klamath Falls 11:42:49 -39.4 Dark Down 58.5 240.9 Up 11:27:49 - 11:57:49 10241
Cedarville 11:42:43 -38.3 Dark Down 57.7 243.8 Up 11:27:43 - 11:57:43 10202
Fall River/Burney 11:42:45 -39.2 Dark Down 58.8 243.0 Up 11:27:45 - 11:57:45 10130
Susanville 11:42:43 -38.7 Dark Down 58.6 244.8 Up 11:27:43 - 11:57:43 10081
Gimple 11:42:43 -38.8 Dark Down 58.8 245.0 Up 11:27:43 - 11:57:43 10049
Greenville 11:42:42 -38.9 Dark Down 58.9 244.9 Up 11:27:42 - 11:57:42 10048
Quincy 11:42:42 -38.9 Dark Down 59.0 245.2 Up 11:27:42 - 11:57:42 10027
Portola 11:42:41 -38.6 Dark Down 58.7 245.9 Up 11:27:41 - 11:57:41 10024
Reno 11:42:38 -38.1 Dark Down 58.3 247.1 Up 11:27:38 - 11:57:38 10010
Carson City 11:42:38 -38.1 Dark Down 58.5 247.6 Up 11:27:38 - 11:57:38 9974
Yerington 11:42:36 -37.6 Dark Down 58.1 248.6 Up 11:27:36 - 11:57:36 9967
Gardnerville 11:42:37 -38.0 Dark Down 58.5 248.1 Up 11:27:37 - 11:57:37 9950
Hawthorne 11:42:33 -37.2 Dark Down 57.9 249.9 Up 11:27:33 - 11:57:33 9931
Tonopah 11:42:27 -36.1 Dark Down 57.0 252.0 Up 11:27:27 - 11:57:27 9914
Lee Vining 11:42:34 -37.6 Dark Down 58.4 250.2 Up 11:27:34 - 11:57:34 9864
Bishop 11:42:30 -37.0 Dark Down 58.1 251.9 Up 11:27:30 - 11:57:30 9818
Beatty 11:42:23 -35.7 Dark Down 57.0 254.1 Up 11:27:23 - 11:57:23 9806
Indian Springs 11:42:19 -34.8 Dark Down 56.3 255.6 Up 11:27:19 - 11:57:19 9797
Henderson 11:42:16 -34.2 Dark Down 55.9 256.9 Up 11:27:16 - 11:57:16 9758
Patrick 11:42:12 -33.3 Dark Down 55.1 258.7 Up 11:27:12 - 11:57:12 9721
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:42:12 -33.4 Dark Down 55.3 258.9 Up 11:27:12 - 11:57:12 9694
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:42:13 -33.8 Dark Down 55.7 258.5 Up 11:27:13 - 11:57:13 9679
Mohave Valley 11:42:13 -33.8 Dark Down 55.8 258.9 Up 11:27:13 - 11:57:13 9651
Lake Havasu City 11:42:11 -33.6 Dark Down 55.7 259.7 Up 11:27:11 - 11:57:11 9616
George/Scottsdale 11:42:02 -31.5 Dark Down 53.8 262.6 Up 11:27:02 - 11:57:02 9597
Parker 11:42:11 -33.5 Dark Down 55.7 260.2 Up 11:27:11 - 11:57:11 9581
CPSLO 11:42:34 -38.7 Dark Down 60.4 252.9 Up 11:27:34 - 11:57:34 9559
Blythe 11:42:11 -33.7 Dark Down 56.0 260.7 Up 11:27:11 - 11:57:11 9520
Idyllwild 11:42:17 -35.5 Dark Down 57.7 258.9 Up 11:27:17 - 11:57:17 9483
Wildwood 11:42:24 -37.0 Dark Down 59.2 256.8 Up 11:27:24 - 11:57:24 9477
Calipatria 11:42:13 -34.4 Dark Down 56.9 260.8 Up 11:27:13 - 11:57:13 9447
Yuma 11:42:09 -33.7 Dark Down 56.2 262.1 Up 11:27:09 - 11:57:09 9423

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 524834, (2021/12/04 11:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 17.48 158
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:57  1.9  6.39 155
PPM 095944     06:25:33.0 +23:19:37  6.0  1.47 159
PPM 096079     06:30:21.9 +22:32:41  7.2  0.18 158
524834         06:31:07.3 +22:36:02 16.5       158
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/10/11 01:43:31 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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