RECON: TNO occultation with 601690

Event between (601690) 13KZ18 and star GA1220:15423689 with event index number of 2732914

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/17 01:36:43 UTC

J2000 position of star is 23:44:41.6 +32:30:55
Equinox of date position of star is 23:45:50.7 +32:38:32
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon. Moon is 30% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.2

[RECON map]
TNO is 20.0 AU from the Sun and 20.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 19.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 52 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1070 km.
The sky-plane scale is 14678.5 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=100.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Diameter=41.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 601690, (2023/01/17 01:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:13.1 +45:21:49  1.3 37.30  98
Scheat         23:04:53.7 +28:12:29  2.4  9.87 123
72 Peg         23:35:06.1 +31:27:10  6.3  2.57 130
PPM 089041     23:42:26.9 +32:41:20  7.4  0.72 131
PPM 089072     23:44:27.7 +32:29:59  9.5  0.33 131
PPM 089077     23:44:57.5 +32:53:56 11.2  0.32 132
601690         23:45:51.2 +32:38:36 16.9       132
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 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)
Sleaford 01:38:18 -20.0 Dark Down 55.9 250.3 Up 01:33:30 - 01:43:06 471
Kamloops 01:37:43 -10.9 NT Down 64.6 233.5 Up 01:32:55 - 01:42:31 -103
Kelowna 01:37:48 -11.2 NT Down 64.6 236.4 Up 01:33:00 - 01:42:36 -152
Peachland 01:37:47 -10.9 NT Down 64.8 236.1 Up 01:32:59 - 01:42:35 -171
Summerland 01:37:48 -10.9 NT Down 64.9 236.5 Up 01:33:00 - 01:42:36 -182
Penticton 01:37:49 -11.0 NT Down 64.8 236.8 Up 01:33:01 - 01:42:37 -185
Oliver 01:37:50 -10.9 NT Down 65.0 237.4 Up 01:33:02 - 01:42:38 -218
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:37:51 -10.9 NT Down 65.0 238.0 Up 01:33:03 - 01:42:39 -228
Okanogan 01:37:52 -10.6 NT Down 65.5 238.9 Up 01:33:04 - 01:42:40 -295
Brewster 01:37:52 -10.4 NT Down 65.7 239.1 Up 01:33:04 - 01:42:40 -326
Manson/Chelan 01:37:51 -10.1 NT Down 66.0 239.0 Up 01:33:03 - 01:42:39 -357
Victoria 01:37:39 -8.2 NT Down 67.5 232.4 Up 01:32:51 - 01:42:27 -392
Wenatchee 01:37:52 -9.8 NT Down 66.4 239.6 Up 01:33:04 - 01:42:40 -407
Ellensburg 01:37:53 -9.5 NT Down 66.7 240.1 Up 01:33:05 - 01:42:41 -453
Yakima 01:37:54 -9.4 NT Down 66.9 240.9 Up 01:33:06 - 01:42:42 -492
PNWRO 01:38:01 -10.3 NT Down 66.2 244.6 Up 01:33:13 - 01:42:49 -496
Toppenish/White Swan 01:37:55 -9.4 NT Down 66.9 241.6 Up 01:33:07 - 01:42:43 -508
Dunrhomin 01:39:02 -18.6 Dark Down 57.4 269.0 Up 01:34:14 - 01:43:50 -514
CU-SBO 01:39:03 -18.4 Dark Down 57.5 269.3 Up 01:34:15 - 01:43:51 -541
The Dalles 01:37:54 -8.6 NT Down 67.8 242.1 Up 01:33:06 - 01:42:42 -607
Maupin 01:37:56 -8.5 NT Down 67.9 243.2 Up 01:33:08 - 01:42:44 -644
Sisters 01:37:56 -7.9 NT Down 68.6 244.4 Up 01:33:08 - 01:42:44 -744
Bend 01:37:58 -8.0 NT Down 68.5 245.4 Up 01:33:10 - 01:42:46 -759
Oregon Observatory 01:37:58 -7.8 NT Down 68.7 245.6 Up 01:33:10 - 01:42:46 -780
Chiloquin 01:38:00 -7.1 NT Down 69.5 248.2 Up 01:33:12 - 01:42:48 -922
Klamath Falls 01:38:01 -7.0 NT Down 69.5 249.1 Up 01:33:13 - 01:42:49 -953
Cedarville 01:38:09 -7.9 NT Down 68.6 253.0 Up 01:33:21 - 01:42:57 -968
Fall River/Burney 01:38:06 -6.8 NT Down 69.7 252.7 Up 01:33:18 - 01:42:54 -1057
Gimple 01:38:10 -6.9 NT Down 69.5 255.7 Up 01:33:22 - 01:42:58 -1129
Greenville 01:38:09 -6.8 NT Down 69.6 255.6 Up 01:33:21 - 01:42:57 -1131
Portola 01:38:12 -7.1 NT Down 69.3 257.0 Up 01:33:24 - 01:43:00 -1147
Reno 01:38:15 -7.5 NT Down 68.8 258.4 Up 01:33:27 - 01:43:03 -1151
Quincy 01:38:10 -6.8 NT Down 69.6 256.1 Up 01:33:22 - 01:42:58 -1151
Yerington 01:38:19 -7.7 NT Down 68.4 260.4 Up 01:33:31 - 01:43:07 -1182
Carson City 01:38:16 -7.3 NT Down 68.9 259.3 Up 01:33:28 - 01:43:04 -1185
Gardnerville 01:38:17 -7.3 NT Down 68.9 260.0 Up 01:33:29 - 01:43:05 -1208
Hawthorne 01:38:22 -8.0 NT Down 68.1 262.1 Up 01:33:34 - 01:43:10 -1208
Lee Vining 01:38:22 -7.4 NT Down 68.5 263.1 Up 01:33:34 - 01:43:10 -1282
Beatty 01:38:33 -8.9 NT Down 66.7 267.5 Up 01:33:45 - 01:43:21 -1298
Bishop 01:38:26 -7.8 NT Down 68.0 265.2 Up 01:33:38 - 01:43:14 -1314
Patrick 01:38:48 -10.6 NT Down 64.3 272.5 Up 01:34:00 - 01:43:36 -1329
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:38:46 -10.0 NT Down 64.9 272.6 Up 01:33:58 - 01:43:34 -1381
George/Scottsdale 01:39:00 -11.7 NT Down 62.5 276.8 Up 01:34:12 - 01:43:48 -1409
Lake Havasu City 01:38:49 -10.0 NT Down 64.6 274.2 Up 01:34:01 - 01:43:37 -1437
Idyllwild 01:38:42 -7.9 NT Down 66.6 274.9 Up 01:33:54 - 01:43:30 -1608
Calipatria 01:38:48 -8.6 NT Down 65.5 276.7 Up 01:34:00 - 01:43:36 -1620
Yuma 01:38:53 -9.2 NT Down 64.7 277.9 Up 01:34:05 - 01:43:41 -1625
Wildwood 01:38:34 -6.5 NT Down 68.2 273.2 Up 01:33:46 - 01:43:22 -1646

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 601690, (2023/01/17 01:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 37.30  98
Scheat         23:03:46.8 +28:05:01  2.4  9.87 123
72 Peg         23:33:57.3 +31:19:31  6.3  2.57 130
PPM 089041     23:41:17.6 +32:33:40  7.4  0.72 131
PPM 089072     23:43:18.2 +32:22:19  9.5  0.33 131
PPM 089077     23:43:48.0 +32:46:15 11.2  0.32 132
601690         23:44:41.6 +32:30:55 16.9       132
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/13 03:29:10 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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