RECON: TNO occultation with 531076

Event between (531076) 12DA99 and star GA0820:04368052 with event index number of 1600734

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/04/17 10:31:21 UTC

J2000 position of star is 13:28:23.4 -07:17:58
Equinox of date position of star is 13:29:36.3 -07:25:09
Stellar brightness G=15.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 148 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 41.4 AU from the Sun and 40.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.0 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 143 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2770 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29268.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=260.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 10.4 sec chord
Diameter=106.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 531076, (2023/04/17 10:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:25.4 -11:16:56  1.0  3.94 147
72 Vir         13:31:38.8 -06:35:23  6.5  0.97 148
PPM 196531     13:28:54.3 -06:56:09  8.3  0.51 148
PPM 196539     13:29:14.1 -07:08:50  9.0  0.29 148
531076         13:29:36.5 -07:25:11 15.7       148
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 14.0 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:30:38 -13.3 AT Down 14.5 237.0 Really Low 10:18:13 - 10:43:03 -1634
Kamloops 10:30:59 -20.7 Dark Down 22.3 224.2 Low 10:18:34 - 10:43:24 -1835
Kelowna 10:30:55 -21.0 Dark Down 22.5 225.3 Low 10:18:30 - 10:43:20 -1854
Peachland 10:30:55 -21.2 Dark Down 22.7 225.0 Low 10:18:30 - 10:43:20 -1862
Summerland 10:30:55 -21.3 Dark Down 22.7 225.2 Low 10:18:30 - 10:43:20 -1867
Penticton 10:30:54 -21.3 Dark Down 22.7 225.3 Low 10:18:29 - 10:43:19 -1868
Oliver 10:30:53 -21.6 Dark Down 23.0 225.4 Low 10:18:28 - 10:43:18 -1882
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:30:53 -21.6 Dark Down 23.0 225.6 Low 10:18:28 - 10:43:18 -1886
Okanogan 10:30:51 -22.2 Dark Down 23.6 225.6 Low 10:18:26 - 10:43:16 -1916
Brewster 10:30:50 -22.5 Dark Down 23.9 225.5 Low 10:18:25 - 10:43:15 -1930
Manson/Chelan 10:30:51 -22.8 Dark Down 24.2 225.2 Low 10:18:26 - 10:43:16 -1944
Victoria 10:31:00 -23.7 Dark Down 25.2 221.9 Low 10:18:35 - 10:43:25 -1966
Wenatchee 10:30:50 -23.2 Dark Down 24.6 225.2 Low 10:18:25 - 10:43:15 -1967
Ellensburg 10:30:49 -23.6 Dark Down 25.0 225.1 Low 10:18:24 - 10:43:14 -1988
Yakima 10:30:48 -24.0 Dark Down 25.3 225.2 Low 10:18:23 - 10:43:13 -2007
PNWRO 10:30:43 -23.6 Dark Down 24.9 227.0 Low 10:18:18 - 10:43:08 -2008
Toppenish/White Swan 10:30:48 -24.1 Dark Down 25.4 225.5 Low 10:18:23 - 10:43:13 -2014
The Dalles 10:30:46 -25.0 Dark Down 26.3 225.0 Low 10:18:21 - 10:43:11 -2062
Maupin 10:30:46 -25.3 Dark Down 26.5 225.2 Low 10:18:21 - 10:43:11 -2080
Dunrhomin 10:29:55 -19.9 Dark Down 20.3 240.7 Low 10:17:30 - 10:42:20 -2127
Sisters 10:30:44 -26.2 Dark Down 27.4 225.1 Low 10:18:19 - 10:43:09 -2129
Nikitin 10:29:55 -20.0 Dark Down 20.4 240.7 Low 10:17:30 - 10:42:20 -2136
Bend 10:30:43 -26.2 Dark Down 27.5 225.4 Low 10:18:18 - 10:43:08 -2137
CU-SBO 10:29:55 -20.1 Dark Down 20.5 240.6 Low 10:17:30 - 10:42:20 -2141
Oregon Observatory 10:30:42 -26.4 Dark Down 27.7 225.3 Low 10:18:17 - 10:43:07 -2147
Chiloquin 10:30:40 -27.6 Dark Down 28.8 225.4 Low 10:18:15 - 10:43:05 -2221
Klamath Falls 10:30:39 -27.9 Dark Down 29.0 225.6 Low 10:18:14 - 10:43:04 -2238
Cedarville 10:30:33 -27.6 Dark Down 28.6 227.4 Low 10:18:08 - 10:42:58 -2248
Fall River/Burney 10:30:34 -28.6 Dark Down 29.6 226.5 Low 10:18:09 - 10:42:59 -2295
Gimple 10:30:31 -29.0 Dark Down 30.0 227.3 Low 10:18:06 - 10:42:56 -2336
Greenville 10:30:30 -29.0 Dark Down 30.0 227.3 Low 10:18:05 - 10:42:55 -2337
Portola 10:30:29 -29.0 Dark Down 30.0 227.8 Low 10:18:04 - 10:42:54 -2347
Quincy 10:30:31 -29.2 Dark Down 30.1 227.3 Up 10:18:06 - 10:42:56 -2348
Reno 10:30:27 -28.9 Dark Down 29.8 228.6 Low 10:18:02 - 10:42:52 -2351
Carson City 10:30:25 -29.1 Dark Down 30.0 228.7 Low 10:18:00 - 10:42:50 -2371
Yerington 10:30:23 -28.9 Dark Down 29.8 229.4 Low 10:17:58 - 10:42:48 -2372
Gardnerville 10:30:24 -29.3 Dark Down 30.1 228.9 Up 10:17:59 - 10:42:49 -2385
Hawthorne 10:30:20 -29.0 Dark Down 29.7 230.1 Low 10:17:55 - 10:42:45 -2390
Lee Vining 10:30:20 -29.6 Dark Down 30.4 229.9 Up 10:17:55 - 10:42:45 -2431
Bishop 10:30:17 -29.7 Dark Down 30.3 230.8 Up 10:17:52 - 10:42:42 -2455
Beatty 10:30:11 -29.0 Dark Down 29.6 232.4 Low 10:17:46 - 10:42:36 -2457
Patrick 10:30:00 -28.3 Dark Down 28.6 235.5 Low 10:17:35 - 10:42:25 -2505
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:30:00 -28.9 Dark Down 29.3 235.1 Low 10:17:35 - 10:42:25 -2531
Lake Havasu City 10:29:58 -29.2 Dark Down 29.5 235.6 Low 10:17:33 - 10:42:23 -2569
George/Scottsdale 10:29:50 -28.1 Dark Down 28.2 237.9 Low 10:17:25 - 10:42:15 -2584
Idyllwild 10:30:02 -31.2 Dark Down 31.5 233.9 Up 10:17:37 - 10:42:27 -2654
Wildwood 10:30:08 -32.1 Dark Down 32.5 232.1 Up 10:17:43 - 10:42:33 -2663
Calipatria 10:29:58 -30.8 Dark Down 31.1 235.2 Up 10:17:33 - 10:42:23 -2676
Yuma 10:29:54 -30.5 Dark Down 30.7 236.2 Up 10:17:29 - 10:42:19 -2691

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 531076, (2023/04/17 10:30UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0  3.94 147
72 Vir         13:30:25.8 -06:28:13  6.5  0.97 148
PPM 196531     13:27:41.2 -06:48:57  8.3  0.51 148
PPM 196539     13:28:01.0 -07:01:38  9.0  0.29 148
531076         13:28:23.4 -07:17:58 15.7       148
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/27 03:04:53 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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