RECON: TNO occultation with 531684

Event between (531684) 12UE178 and star GA1100:00804951 with event index number of 2574135

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/11/20 02:39:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 04:56:45.2 +21:31:26
Equinox of date position of star is 04:58:06.7 +21:33:29
Stellar brightness G=16.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 113 degrees from the moon. Moon is 18% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.8

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TNO is 45.4 AU from the Sun and 44.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 24.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 517 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3962 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32253.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=346.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.0 sec chord
Diameter=141.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.7 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 531684, (2022/11/20 02:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:14.2 +16:33:13  0.8  7.03 119
Alnath         05:27:44.4 +28:37:29  1.6  9.74 105
102Iot Tau     05:04:28.0 +21:37:14  4.6  1.48 112
PPM 093881     04:56:11.7 +22:10:54  8.5  0.77 114
PPM 093908     04:57:55.6 +21:35:40  9.0  0.06 113
531684         04:58:07.2 +21:33:29 16.8       113
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 1.7 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 0.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 02:42:03 -23.7 Dark Down 13.5 72.4 Really Low 02:27:03 - 02:57:03 10180
Victoria 02:42:10 -21.6 Dark Down 10.9 69.8 Really Low 02:27:10 - 02:57:10 10139
Peachland 02:42:07 -24.1 Dark Down 13.6 72.6 Really Low 02:27:07 - 02:57:07 10114
Kelowna 02:42:07 -24.3 Dark Down 13.8 72.8 Really Low 02:27:07 - 02:57:07 10112
Summerland 02:42:08 -24.1 Dark Down 13.6 72.6 Really Low 02:27:08 - 02:57:08 10103
Penticton 02:42:08 -24.2 Dark Down 13.6 72.7 Really Low 02:27:08 - 02:57:08 10097
Oliver 02:42:09 -24.2 Dark Down 13.5 72.6 Really Low 02:27:09 - 02:57:09 10077
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 02:42:09 -24.3 Dark Down 13.6 72.7 Really Low 02:27:09 - 02:57:09 10062
Tonasket 02:42:12 -24.3 Dark Down 13.5 72.6 Really Low 02:27:12 - 02:57:12 10046
Okanogan 02:42:12 -24.1 Dark Down 13.3 72.4 Really Low 02:27:12 - 02:57:12 10030
Brewster 02:42:14 -24.0 Dark Down 13.1 72.2 Really Low 02:27:14 - 02:57:14 10020
Manson/Chelan 02:42:14 -23.7 Dark Down 12.8 71.9 Really Low 02:27:14 - 02:57:14 10018
Wenatchee 02:42:15 -23.6 Dark Down 12.5 71.7 Really Low 02:27:15 - 02:57:15 9994
Ellensburg 02:42:17 -23.4 Dark Down 12.3 71.5 Really Low 02:27:17 - 02:57:17 9976
Yakima 02:42:18 -23.4 Dark Down 12.1 71.4 Really Low 02:27:18 - 02:57:18 9952
Toppenish/White Swan 02:42:19 -23.5 Dark Down 12.2 71.5 Really Low 02:27:19 - 02:57:19 9934
Goldendale 02:42:21 -23.2 Dark Down 11.7 71.1 Really Low 02:27:21 - 02:57:21 9912
The Dalles 02:42:22 -22.9 Dark Down 11.4 70.8 Really Low 02:27:22 - 02:57:22 9908
Sleaford 02:41:58 -32.6 Dark Down 22.6 83.5 Low 02:26:58 - 02:56:58 9891
Maupin 02:42:24 -22.9 Dark Down 11.3 70.8 Really Low 02:27:24 - 02:57:24 9880
PNWRO 02:42:21 -24.5 Dark Down 13.0 72.4 Really Low 02:27:21 - 02:57:21 9870
Sisters 02:42:26 -22.5 Dark Down 10.7 70.3 Really Low 02:27:26 - 02:57:26 9839
Bend 02:42:27 -22.7 Dark Down 10.8 70.4 Really Low 02:27:27 - 02:57:27 9816
Oregon Observatory 02:42:27 -22.5 Dark Down 10.7 70.3 Really Low 02:27:27 - 02:57:27 9809
North Lake 02:42:30 -22.9 Dark Down 10.8 70.6 Really Low 02:27:30 - 02:57:30 9753
Chiloquin 02:42:32 -22.1 Dark Down 10.0 69.8 Really Low 02:27:32 - 02:57:32 9736
Klamath Falls 02:42:33 -22.1 Dark Down 9.9 69.8 Really Low 02:27:33 - 02:57:33 9711
Lakeview 02:42:34 -23.2 Dark Down 10.9 70.7 Really Low 02:27:34 - 02:57:34 9667
Fall River/Burney 02:42:37 -22.3 Dark Down 9.8 69.9 Really Low 02:27:37 - 02:57:37 9621
Cedarville 02:42:36 -23.3 Dark Down 10.8 70.7 Really Low 02:27:36 - 02:57:36 9618
Susanville 02:42:39 -22.8 Dark Down 10.1 70.3 Really Low 02:27:39 - 02:57:39 9556
Greenville 02:42:41 -22.5 Dark Down 9.8 70.0 Really Low 02:27:41 - 02:57:41 9546
Gimple 02:42:40 -22.6 Dark Down 9.8 70.1 Really Low 02:27:40 - 02:57:40 9543
Quincy 02:42:40 -22.5 Dark Down 9.7 70.0 Really Low 02:27:40 - 02:57:40 9531
Portola 02:42:42 -22.9 Dark Down 10.0 70.3 Really Low 02:27:42 - 02:57:42 9508
Reno 02:42:43 -23.3 Dark Down 10.4 70.6 Really Low 02:27:43 - 02:57:43 9470
Carson City 02:42:44 -23.3 Dark Down 10.3 70.6 Really Low 02:27:44 - 02:57:44 9444
Gardnerville 02:42:44 -23.3 Dark Down 10.3 70.5 Really Low 02:27:44 - 02:57:44 9425
Yerington 02:42:45 -23.8 Dark Down 10.7 70.9 Really Low 02:27:45 - 02:57:45 9410
Hawthorne 02:42:46 -24.1 Dark Down 11.0 71.1 Really Low 02:27:46 - 02:57:46 9360
Lee Vining 02:42:48 -23.7 Dark Down 10.4 70.8 Really Low 02:27:48 - 02:57:48 9335
Tonopah 02:42:48 -25.2 Dark Down 11.9 71.8 Really Low 02:27:48 - 02:57:48 9282
Bishop 02:42:50 -24.2 Dark Down 10.8 71.1 Really Low 02:27:50 - 02:57:50 9268
Beatty 02:42:52 -25.4 Dark Down 11.9 71.9 Really Low 02:27:52 - 02:57:52 9180
Indian Springs 02:42:53 -26.3 Dark Down 12.6 72.4 Really Low 02:27:53 - 02:57:53 9120
Dunrhomin 02:42:40 -34.6 Dark Down 21.4 79.4 Low 02:27:40 - 02:57:40 9059
Henderson 02:42:55 -26.8 Dark Down 13.0 72.7 Really Low 02:27:55 - 02:57:55 9056
CU-SBO 02:42:41 -34.5 Dark Down 21.3 79.2 Low 02:27:41 - 02:57:41 9044
Wildwood 02:43:00 -23.6 Dark Down 9.6 70.4 Really Low 02:28:00 - 02:58:00 9026
Laughlin/Bullhead City 02:42:57 -27.0 Dark Down 13.0 72.7 Really Low 02:27:57 - 02:57:57 8975
Patrick 02:42:57 -27.6 Dark Down 13.7 73.1 Really Low 02:27:57 - 02:57:57 8971
Kingman/Dolan Springs 02:42:57 -27.5 Dark Down 13.5 73.0 Really Low 02:27:57 - 02:57:57 8960
Mohave Valley 02:42:59 -27.0 Dark Down 13.0 72.6 Really Low 02:27:59 - 02:57:59 8953
Idyllwild 02:43:01 -25.1 Dark Down 10.9 71.3 Really Low 02:28:01 - 02:58:01 8935
Lake Havasu City 02:42:59 -27.2 Dark Down 13.0 72.7 Really Low 02:27:59 - 02:57:59 8913
Parker 02:43:01 -27.2 Dark Down 13.0 72.6 Really Low 02:28:01 - 02:58:01 8885
Calipatria 02:43:03 -26.0 Dark Down 11.7 71.8 Really Low 02:28:03 - 02:58:03 8845
Yuma 02:43:05 -26.7 Dark Down 12.3 72.2 Really Low 02:28:05 - 02:58:05 8780
George/Scottsdale 02:43:02 -29.1 Dark Down 14.8 73.7 Really Low 02:28:02 - 02:58:02 8767

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 531684, (2022/11/20 02:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  7.03 119
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  9.74 105
102Iot Tau     05:03:05.8 +21:35:23  4.6  1.48 112
PPM 093881     04:54:49.3 +22:08:47  8.5  0.77 114
PPM 093908     04:56:33.6 +21:33:36  9.0  0.06 113
531684         04:56:45.2 +21:31:26 16.8       113
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/03 04:13:05 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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