RECON: TNO occultation with 531142

Event between (531142) 12FL84 and star GA0760:05091428 with event index number of 1601030

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/06/26 06:27:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:55:34.2 -13:21:21
Equinox of date position of star is 14:56:43.6 -13:26:25
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 70 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.0

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TNO is 40.9 AU from the Sun and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.8 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 179 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2468 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29142.0 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.8
Diameter=263.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 18.2 sec chord
Diameter=107.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 7.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATNEAR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 531142, (2021/06/26 06:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:19.7 -11:16:22  1.0 22.18  91
27Bet Lib      15:18:10.0 -09:27:39  2.6  6.59  67
13Xi 1Lib      14:55:33.1 -11:59:05  5.9  1.49  71
PPM 229495     14:56:58.0 -13:17:31  8.5  0.16  70
531142         14:56:45.0 -13:26:31 16.9        70
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 18.0 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=2.3%
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 06:25:37 -13.5 AT Up 21.9 209.3 Low 06:10:37 - 06:40:37 7030
Kelowna 06:25:37 -13.8 AT Up 22.3 209.2 Low 06:10:37 - 06:40:37 7012
Peachland 06:25:37 -13.8 AT Up 22.5 208.9 Low 06:10:37 - 06:40:37 7008
Summerland 06:25:37 -14.0 AT Up 22.6 209.1 Low 06:10:37 - 06:40:37 6999
Penticton 06:25:36 -14.1 AT Up 22.6 209.2 Low 06:10:36 - 06:40:36 6995
Oliver 06:25:35 -14.4 AT Up 22.9 209.2 Low 06:10:35 - 06:40:35 6977
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:25:34 -14.6 AT Up 23.0 209.5 Low 06:10:34 - 06:40:34 6967
Victoria 06:25:51 -14.0 AT Up 24.6 205.5 Low 06:10:51 - 06:40:51 6963
Tonasket 06:25:33 -14.9 AT Up 23.3 209.5 Low 06:10:33 - 06:40:33 6951
Okanogan 06:25:34 -15.2 AT Up 23.6 209.4 Low 06:10:34 - 06:40:34 6934
Brewster 06:25:33 -15.4 AT Up 23.9 209.2 Low 06:10:33 - 06:40:33 6921
Manson/Chelan 06:25:34 -15.4 AT Up 24.2 208.9 Low 06:10:34 - 06:40:34 6911
Wenatchee 06:25:34 -15.8 AT Up 24.7 208.8 Low 06:10:34 - 06:40:34 6886
Ellensburg 06:25:34 -16.2 AT Up 25.1 208.7 Low 06:10:34 - 06:40:34 6865
Yakima 06:25:33 -16.5 AT Up 25.5 208.8 Low 06:10:33 - 06:40:33 6842
Toppenish/White Swan 06:25:32 -16.8 AT Up 25.6 209.0 Low 06:10:32 - 06:40:32 6829
Pasco 06:25:25 -17.2 AT Up 25.3 210.3 Low 06:10:25 - 06:40:25 6814
Goldendale 06:25:32 -17.2 AT Up 26.3 208.7 Low 06:10:32 - 06:40:32 6800
PNWRO 06:25:24 -17.5 AT Up 25.4 210.6 Low 06:10:24 - 06:40:24 6799
The Dalles 06:25:34 -17.3 AT Up 26.6 208.4 Low 06:10:34 - 06:40:34 6789
Maupin 06:25:33 -17.7 AT Up 26.9 208.6 Low 06:10:33 - 06:40:33 6764
Sisters 06:25:32 -18.3 Dark Up 27.8 208.3 Low 06:10:32 - 06:40:32 6715
Redmond 06:25:30 -18.5 Dark Up 27.7 208.7 Low 06:10:30 - 06:40:30 6711
Bend 06:25:30 -18.6 Dark Up 28.0 208.6 Low 06:10:30 - 06:40:30 6699
Oregon Observatory 06:25:30 -18.7 Dark Up 28.2 208.5 Low 06:10:30 - 06:40:30 6690
La Pine/Gilchrist 06:25:30 -18.9 Dark Up 28.4 208.5 Low 06:10:30 - 06:40:30 6678
North Lake 06:25:27 -19.5 Dark Up 28.5 209.2 Low 06:10:27 - 06:40:27 6647
Paisley 06:25:23 -20.1 Dark Up 28.9 209.7 Low 06:10:23 - 06:40:23 6611
Klamath Falls 06:25:29 -20.1 Dark Up 29.7 208.6 Low 06:10:29 - 06:40:29 6589
Lakeview 06:25:22 -20.6 Dark Up 29.3 210.1 Low 06:10:22 - 06:40:22 6577
Cedarville 06:25:19 -21.2 Dark Up 29.8 210.4 Low 06:10:19 - 06:40:19 6534
Fall River/Burney 06:25:25 -21.3 Dark Up 30.6 209.3 Up 06:10:25 - 06:40:25 6510
Susanville 06:25:19 -22.1 Dark Up 30.9 210.3 Up 06:10:19 - 06:40:19 6464
Greenville 06:25:20 -22.3 Dark Up 31.3 210.0 Up 06:10:20 - 06:40:20 6448
Gimple 06:25:19 -22.3 Dark Up 31.2 210.1 Up 06:10:19 - 06:40:19 6447
Quincy 06:25:20 -22.5 Dark Up 31.4 210.1 Up 06:10:20 - 06:40:20 6434
Portola 06:25:17 -22.7 Dark Up 31.4 210.6 Up 06:10:17 - 06:40:17 6423
Reno 06:25:14 -23.2 Dark Up 31.3 211.4 Up 06:10:14 - 06:40:14 6400
Carson City 06:25:11 -23.5 Dark Up 31.6 211.5 Up 06:10:11 - 06:40:11 6376
Gardnerville 06:25:10 -23.7 Dark Up 31.8 211.6 Up 06:10:10 - 06:40:10 6359
Yerington 06:25:08 -23.9 Dark Up 31.6 212.2 Up 06:10:08 - 06:40:08 6358
Hawthorne 06:25:04 -24.5 Dark Up 31.7 212.9 Up 06:10:04 - 06:40:04 6322
Dunrhomin 06:24:05 -25.7 Dark Up 24.0 225.0 Low 06:09:05 - 06:39:05 6316
Lee Vining 06:25:05 -24.8 Dark Up 32.4 212.6 Up 06:10:05 - 06:40:05 6287
Tonopah 06:24:56 -25.3 Dark Up 31.5 214.5 Up 06:09:56 - 06:39:56 6279
Bishop 06:25:00 -25.6 Dark Up 32.6 213.5 Up 06:10:00 - 06:40:00 6239
Beatty 06:24:51 -26.5 Dark Up 32.3 215.3 Up 06:09:51 - 06:39:51 6193
Indian Springs 06:24:44 -27.1 Dark Up 32.0 216.5 Up 06:09:44 - 06:39:44 6160
Henderson 06:24:40 -27.8 Dark Up 32.1 217.4 Up 06:09:40 - 06:39:40 6115
CPSLO 06:25:08 -26.7 Dark Up 35.3 211.9 Up 06:10:08 - 06:40:08 6105
Patrick 06:24:33 -28.7 Dark Up 32.1 218.7 Up 06:09:33 - 06:39:33 6059
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:24:35 -28.7 Dark Up 32.6 218.1 Up 06:09:35 - 06:39:35 6047
Kingman/Dolan Springs 06:24:32 -28.9 Dark Up 32.4 218.6 Up 06:09:32 - 06:39:32 6044
Mohave Valley 06:24:33 -29.0 Dark Up 32.9 218.2 Up 06:09:33 - 06:39:33 6026
Wildwood 06:24:53 -28.5 Dark Up 35.4 214.5 Up 06:09:53 - 06:39:53 6000
Lake Havasu City 06:24:32 -29.4 Dark Up 33.0 218.6 Up 06:09:32 - 06:39:32 5994
Parker 06:24:31 -29.8 Dark Up 33.3 218.8 Up 06:09:31 - 06:39:31 5967
Idyllwild 06:24:43 -29.4 Dark Up 34.8 216.6 Up 06:09:43 - 06:39:43 5958
Blythe 06:24:31 -30.2 Dark Up 33.9 218.7 Up 06:09:31 - 06:39:31 5929
George/Scottsdale 06:24:17 -30.8 Dark Up 32.4 221.3 Up 06:09:17 - 06:39:17 5911
Calipatria 06:24:36 -30.4 Dark Up 34.7 218.0 Up 06:09:36 - 06:39:36 5900
Yuma 06:24:29 -31.0 Dark Up 34.6 219.1 Up 06:09:29 - 06:39:29 5858

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 531142, (2021/06/26 06:28UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 22.18  91
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  6.59  67
13Xi 1Lib      14:54:22.8 -11:53:54  5.9  1.49  71
PPM 229495     14:55:47.3 -13:12:21  8.5  0.16  70
531142         14:55:34.2 -13:21:21 16.9        70
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/01/22 21:29:07 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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