RECON: TNO occultation with 576162

Event between (576162) 12GT41 and star GA0900:05976270 with event index number of 2521032

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/17 07:55:11 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:51:26.7 +00:45:24
Equinox of date position of star is 17:52:33.0 +00:45:09
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 122 degrees from the moon. Moon is 68% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

[RECON map]
TNO is 16.8 AU from the Sun and 16.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 47 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 833 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11792.6 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.6
Diameter=73.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Diameter=30.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 576162, (2022/08/17 07:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.9 -26:28:49  0.9 33.62 143
60Bet Oph      17:44:35.5 +04:33:34  2.8  4.30 123
PPM 164858     17:57:27.5 +00:40:08  5.7  1.22 121
PPM 164743     17:53:44.3 +01:18:04  7.5  0.62 122
PPM 164704     17:52:39.8 +00:37:13  9.5  0.13 122
576162         17:52:35.9 +00:45:08 15.8       122
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 26.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=48.4%
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 07:48:38 -26.3 Dark Up 21.8 242.8 Low 07:44:15 - 07:53:02 1723
Victoria 07:48:48 -27.8 Dark Up 24.9 239.8 Low 07:44:24 - 07:53:11 1702
Kelowna 07:48:39 -26.7 Dark Up 22.0 242.8 Low 07:44:16 - 07:53:03 1690
Peachland 07:48:40 -26.8 Dark Up 22.2 242.5 Low 07:44:16 - 07:53:03 1689
Summerland 07:48:40 -26.9 Dark Up 22.3 242.7 Low 07:44:16 - 07:53:03 1671
Penticton 07:48:40 -27.0 Dark Up 22.2 242.8 Low 07:44:16 - 07:53:03 1661
Oliver 07:48:40 -27.4 Dark Up 22.4 242.9 Low 07:44:17 - 07:53:04 1626
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:48:40 -27.5 Dark Up 22.4 243.2 Low 07:44:17 - 07:53:04 1603
Tonasket 07:48:41 -27.8 Dark Up 22.5 243.2 Low 07:44:18 - 07:53:05 1575
Okanogan 07:48:42 -28.2 Dark Up 22.8 243.2 Low 07:44:18 - 07:53:05 1547
Brewster 07:48:42 -28.4 Dark Up 23.0 243.1 Low 07:44:19 - 07:53:06 1528
Manson/Chelan 07:48:43 -28.6 Dark Up 23.3 242.9 Low 07:44:20 - 07:53:07 1521
Wenatchee 07:48:44 -29.1 Dark Up 23.6 242.9 Low 07:44:21 - 07:53:08 1481
Ellensburg 07:48:46 -29.5 Dark Up 24.0 242.9 Low 07:44:22 - 07:53:09 1448
Yakima 07:48:47 -29.9 Dark Up 24.2 243.1 Low 07:44:23 - 07:53:10 1409
Toppenish/White Swan 07:48:47 -30.1 Dark Up 24.1 243.3 Low 07:44:23 - 07:53:10 1382
Goldendale 07:48:48 -30.6 Dark Up 24.7 243.2 Low 07:44:25 - 07:53:12 1344
The Dalles 07:48:50 -30.8 Dark Up 25.0 242.9 Low 07:44:26 - 07:53:13 1337
Pasco 07:48:45 -30.3 Dark Up 23.4 244.4 Low 07:44:21 - 07:53:08 1324
Maupin 07:48:50 -31.3 Dark Up 25.1 243.2 Low 07:44:27 - 07:53:14 1292
PNWRO 07:48:45 -30.6 Dark Up 23.4 244.7 Low 07:44:22 - 07:53:09 1291
Sisters 07:48:53 -32.1 Dark Up 25.8 243.2 Low 07:44:29 - 07:53:16 1227
Redmond 07:48:53 -32.2 Dark Up 25.6 243.5 Low 07:44:29 - 07:53:16 1209
Bend 07:48:53 -32.4 Dark Up 25.7 243.5 Low 07:44:29 - 07:53:16 1193
Oregon Observatory 07:48:53 -32.5 Dark Up 25.9 243.5 Low 07:44:30 - 07:53:17 1182
La Pine/Gilchrist 07:48:54 -32.7 Dark Up 26.0 243.5 Low 07:44:31 - 07:53:18 1165
North Lake 07:48:54 -33.2 Dark Up 25.8 244.2 Low 07:44:30 - 07:53:17 1099
Chiloquin 07:48:57 -33.8 Dark Up 26.8 243.7 Low 07:44:34 - 07:53:21 1073
Klamath Falls 07:48:59 -34.2 Dark Up 26.8 243.9 Low 07:44:36 - 07:53:23 1037
Paisley 07:48:55 -33.8 Dark Up 25.8 244.7 Low 07:44:31 - 07:53:18 1032
Lakeview 07:48:56 -34.3 Dark Up 25.9 245.1 Low 07:44:32 - 07:53:19 975
Fall River/Burney 07:49:00 -35.4 Dark Up 27.1 244.8 Low 07:44:37 - 07:53:24 908
Cedarville 07:48:57 -35.0 Dark Up 26.1 245.6 Low 07:44:34 - 07:53:21 905
Susanville 07:49:00 -36.0 Dark Up 26.8 245.7 Low 07:44:37 - 07:53:24 817
Greenville 07:49:03 -36.3 Dark Up 27.2 245.6 Low 07:44:39 - 07:53:26 804
Gimple 07:49:01 -36.3 Dark Up 27.1 245.7 Low 07:44:38 - 07:53:25 800
Quincy 07:49:02 -36.5 Dark Up 27.2 245.7 Low 07:44:39 - 07:53:26 784
Portola 07:49:02 -36.7 Dark Up 27.0 246.1 Low 07:44:38 - 07:53:25 752
Reno 07:49:01 -37.0 Dark Up 26.6 246.8 Low 07:44:38 - 07:53:25 700
Carson City 07:49:02 -37.3 Dark Up 26.7 247.0 Low 07:44:39 - 07:53:26 665
Gardnerville 07:49:03 -37.6 Dark Up 26.8 247.1 Low 07:44:39 - 07:53:26 639
Yerington 07:49:01 -37.6 Dark Up 26.4 247.5 Low 07:44:38 - 07:53:25 620
Hawthorne 07:49:02 -38.0 Dark Up 26.1 248.2 Low 07:44:38 - 07:53:25 554
Lee Vining 07:49:04 -38.6 Dark Up 26.7 248.1 Low 07:44:41 - 07:53:28 520
Tonopah 07:49:00 -38.5 Dark Up 25.3 249.4 Low 07:44:37 - 07:53:24 453
Bishop 07:49:05 -39.2 Dark Up 26.4 248.9 Low 07:44:41 - 07:53:28 433
CPSLO 07:49:15 -41.1 Dark Up 28.8 248.2 Low 07:44:51 - 07:53:38 334
Beatty 07:49:03 -39.7 Dark Up 25.3 250.3 Low 07:44:39 - 07:53:26 324
Dunrhomin 07:48:37 -35.4 Dark Up 15.8 257.2 Really Low 07:44:14 - 07:53:01 292
Indian Springs 07:49:02 -40.0 Dark Up 24.6 251.2 Low 07:44:38 - 07:53:25 251
Henderson 07:49:02 -40.6 Dark Up 24.3 251.9 Low 07:44:39 - 07:53:26 174
Wildwood 07:49:15 -42.5 Dark Up 27.7 250.3 Low 07:44:52 - 07:53:39 132
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:49:04 -41.4 Dark Up 24.2 252.6 Low 07:44:41 - 07:53:28 74
Patrick 07:49:02 -41.2 Dark Up 23.6 253.0 Low 07:44:39 - 07:53:26 71
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:49:03 -41.4 Dark Up 23.8 252.9 Low 07:44:40 - 07:53:27 57
Mohave Valley 07:49:05 -41.7 Dark Up 24.3 252.7 Low 07:44:42 - 07:53:29 48
Idyllwild 07:49:12 -42.9 Dark Up 26.3 251.8 Low 07:44:49 - 07:53:36 19
Lake Havasu City 07:49:06 -42.1 Dark Up 24.2 253.1 Low 07:44:42 - 07:53:29 0
Parker 07:49:07 -42.4 Dark Up 24.3 253.2 Low 07:44:43 - 07:53:30 -35
Blythe 07:49:09 -43.0 Dark Up 24.7 253.3 Low 07:44:45 - 07:53:32 -74
Calipatria 07:49:12 -43.5 Dark Up 25.5 252.9 Low 07:44:49 - 07:53:36 -85
Yuma 07:49:12 -43.9 Dark Up 24.9 253.7 Low 07:44:49 - 07:53:36 -161
George/Scottsdale 07:49:04 -42.7 Dark Up 22.5 255.0 Low 07:44:40 - 07:53:27 -164

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 576162, (2022/08/17 07:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 33.62 143
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8  4.30 123
PPM 164858     17:56:18.3 +00:40:14  5.7  1.22 121
PPM 164743     17:52:35.4 +01:18:18  7.5  0.62 122
PPM 164704     17:51:30.6 +00:37:28  9.5  0.13 122
576162         17:51:26.7 +00:45:24 15.8       122
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/09/04 02:26:42 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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