RECON: TNO occultation with 576162

Event between (576162) 12GT41 and star GA0860:09467743 with event index number of 2521513

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/07/02 05:39:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:44:40.2 -02:24:47
Equinox of date position of star is 18:45:51.6 -02:23:17
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 127 degrees from the moon. Moon is 16% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.9

[RECON map]
TNO is 17.3 AU from the Sun and 16.3 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 75 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 850 km.
The sky-plane scale is 11857.4 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=73.8 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=30.1 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 576162, (2024/07/02 05:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:54.8 -26:29:03  0.9 40.35 164
60Bet Oph      17:44:41.0 +04:33:32  2.8 16.81 137
5 Aql          18:47:44.5 -00:56:02  6.2  1.52 126
PPM 202087     18:45:39.1 -02:27:45  8.2  0.11 127
576162         18:45:56.9 -02:23:11 16.0       127
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 20.2 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:40:42 -9.7 NT Down 28.8 138.4 Low 05:33:58 - 05:47:26 5005
Kelowna 05:40:42 -10.7 NT Down 29.8 139.0 Low 05:33:58 - 05:47:26 4950
Peachland 05:40:43 -10.7 NT Down 29.8 138.7 Low 05:33:59 - 05:47:27 4947
Summerland 05:40:43 -10.8 NT Down 29.9 138.7 Low 05:33:59 - 05:47:27 4937
Penticton 05:40:43 -10.9 NT Down 30.0 138.8 Up 05:33:59 - 05:47:27 4932
Victoria 05:40:56 -10.4 NT Down 29.1 134.5 Low 05:34:12 - 05:47:40 4916
Sleaford 05:40:00 -12.5 AT Down 32.6 154.4 Up 05:33:16 - 05:46:44 4913
Oliver 05:40:44 -11.2 NT Down 30.3 138.7 Up 05:34:00 - 05:47:28 4912
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:40:45 -11.4 NT Down 30.5 138.8 Up 05:34:01 - 05:47:29 4901
Tonasket 05:40:45 -11.7 NT Down 30.7 138.6 Up 05:34:01 - 05:47:29 4883
Okanogan 05:40:46 -11.9 NT Down 30.9 138.4 Up 05:34:02 - 05:47:30 4865
Brewster 05:40:48 -12.1 AT Down 31.0 138.0 Up 05:34:04 - 05:47:32 4851
Manson/Chelan 05:40:50 -12.1 AT Down 31.0 137.6 Up 05:34:06 - 05:47:34 4843
Wenatchee 05:40:51 -12.4 AT Down 31.3 137.2 Up 05:34:07 - 05:47:35 4816
Ellensburg 05:40:53 -12.7 AT Down 31.5 136.8 Up 05:34:09 - 05:47:37 4794
Yakima 05:40:54 -13.0 AT Down 31.8 136.6 Up 05:34:10 - 05:47:38 4769
Toppenish/White Swan 05:40:54 -13.3 AT Down 32.0 136.7 Up 05:34:10 - 05:47:38 4754
Goldendale 05:40:57 -13.6 AT Down 32.2 136.1 Up 05:34:13 - 05:47:41 4724
The Dalles 05:40:59 -13.6 AT Down 32.2 135.6 Up 05:34:15 - 05:47:43 4714
PNWRO 05:40:51 -14.2 AT Down 33.0 138.1 Up 05:34:07 - 05:47:35 4713
Maupin 05:40:59 -14.0 AT Down 32.6 135.5 Up 05:34:15 - 05:47:43 4687
Sisters 05:41:03 -14.5 AT Down 32.9 134.6 Up 05:34:19 - 05:47:47 4636
Bend 05:41:03 -14.8 AT Down 33.2 134.8 Up 05:34:19 - 05:47:47 4618
Oregon Observatory 05:41:04 -14.9 AT Down 33.3 134.6 Up 05:34:20 - 05:47:48 4608
North Lake 05:41:05 -15.7 AT Down 34.0 134.8 Up 05:34:21 - 05:47:49 4559
Chiloquin 05:41:09 -15.8 AT Down 34.0 133.5 Up 05:34:25 - 05:47:53 4525
Klamath Falls 05:41:09 -16.1 AT Down 34.3 133.4 Up 05:34:25 - 05:47:53 4501
Lakeview 05:41:06 -16.8 AT Down 35.1 134.9 Up 05:34:22 - 05:47:50 4481
Cedarville 05:41:07 -17.4 AT Down 35.6 134.7 Up 05:34:23 - 05:47:51 4433
Fall River/Burney 05:41:12 -17.3 AT Down 35.3 133.2 Up 05:34:28 - 05:47:56 4415
Susanville 05:41:11 -18.1 Dark Down 36.2 133.7 Up 05:34:27 - 05:47:55 4361
Greenville 05:41:13 -18.2 Dark Down 36.2 133.2 Up 05:34:29 - 05:47:57 4345
Gimple 05:41:12 -18.3 Dark Down 36.2 133.3 Up 05:34:28 - 05:47:56 4344
Quincy 05:41:13 -18.4 Dark Down 36.3 133.1 Up 05:34:29 - 05:47:57 4331
Portola 05:41:12 -18.7 Dark Down 36.7 133.6 Up 05:34:28 - 05:47:56 4316
Reno 05:41:11 -19.2 Dark Down 37.2 134.1 Up 05:34:27 - 05:47:55 4288
Carson City 05:41:12 -19.5 Dark Down 37.5 133.9 Up 05:34:28 - 05:47:56 4262
Gardnerville 05:41:13 -19.7 Dark Down 37.7 133.8 Up 05:34:29 - 05:47:57 4243
Yerington 05:41:11 -19.9 Dark Down 38.0 134.5 Up 05:34:27 - 05:47:55 4239
Hawthorne 05:41:10 -20.6 Dark Down 38.6 134.8 Up 05:34:26 - 05:47:54 4198
Lee Vining 05:41:12 -20.8 Dark Down 38.7 133.9 Up 05:34:28 - 05:47:56 4163
Tonopah 05:41:06 -21.5 Dark Down 39.7 136.0 Up 05:34:22 - 05:47:50 4144
Dunrhomin 05:40:21 -23.8 Dark Down 43.4 151.2 Up 05:33:37 - 05:47:05 4126
CU-SBO 05:40:22 -24.0 Dark Down 43.6 151.0 Up 05:33:38 - 05:47:06 4109
Bishop 05:41:12 -21.6 Dark Down 39.5 134.3 Up 05:34:28 - 05:47:56 4107
Beatty 05:41:08 -22.7 Dark Down 40.8 135.8 Up 05:34:24 - 05:47:52 4049
Indian Springs 05:41:05 -23.5 Dark Down 41.6 136.8 Up 05:34:21 - 05:47:49 4008
Henderson 05:41:04 -24.2 Dark Down 42.4 137.3 Up 05:34:20 - 05:47:48 3956
Patrick 05:41:01 -25.2 Dark Down 43.4 138.1 Up 05:34:17 - 05:47:45 3890
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:41:05 -25.1 Dark Down 43.2 137.2 Up 05:34:21 - 05:47:49 3881
Kingman/Dolan Springs 05:41:03 -25.3 Dark Down 43.5 137.8 Up 05:34:19 - 05:47:47 3875
Mohave Valley 05:41:05 -25.4 Dark Down 43.4 137.0 Up 05:34:21 - 05:47:49 3859
Wildwood 05:41:21 -24.3 Dark Down 41.7 132.1 Up 05:34:37 - 05:48:05 3855
Lake Havasu City 05:41:05 -25.8 Dark Down 43.9 137.0 Up 05:34:21 - 05:47:49 3823
Idyllwild 05:41:15 -25.4 Dark Down 43.1 133.9 Up 05:34:31 - 05:47:59 3799
Parker 05:41:06 -26.1 Dark Down 44.2 136.8 Up 05:34:22 - 05:47:50 3794
Calipatria 05:41:12 -26.5 Dark Down 44.2 134.8 Up 05:34:28 - 05:47:56 3731
George/Scottsdale 05:40:58 -27.5 Dark Down 45.8 139.4 Up 05:34:14 - 05:47:42 3722
Yuma 05:41:10 -27.2 Dark Down 45.0 135.5 Up 05:34:26 - 05:47:54 3681

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, (2024/07/02 05:41UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 40.35 164
60Bet Oph      17:43:28.3 +04:34:06  2.8 16.81 137
5 Aql          18:46:28.6 -00:57:42  6.2  1.52 126
PPM 202087     18:44:22.3 -02:29:21  8.2  0.11 127
576162         18:44:40.2 -02:24:47 16.0       127
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/10/21 03:06:52 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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