RECON: TNO occultation with 60620

Event between (60620) 00FD8 and star GA0860:04429532 with event index number of 2248791

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/04/11 11:16:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 14:56:39.4 -03:46:38
Equinox of date position of star is 14:57:49.2 -03:51:57
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 157 degrees from the moon. Moon is 10% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.3

[RECON map]
TNO is 35.7 AU from the Sun and 34.8 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 123 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2072 km.
The sky-plane scale is 25264.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=279.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.3 sec chord
Diameter=114.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 60620, (2024/04/11 11:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:26:28.5 -11:17:14  1.0 23.83 145
27Bet Lib      15:18:19.0 -09:28:16  2.6  7.55 165
16 Lib         14:58:27.2 -04:26:38  4.4  0.58 158
PPM 198087     14:58:59.3 -04:07:42  7.9  0.37 158
PPM 198075     14:58:06.1 -04:01:11  9.6  0.15 157
60620          14:57:55.6 -03:52:27 16.9       158
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 11.2 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=11.6%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:16:57 -9.0 NT Down 25.0 224.2 Low 11:06:13 - 11:27:40 916
Kamloops 11:17:27 -17.3 AT Down 31.5 209.6 Up 11:06:44 - 11:28:11 517
Kelowna 11:17:23 -17.4 AT Down 31.9 210.9 Up 11:06:39 - 11:28:06 506
Peachland 11:17:23 -17.6 AT Down 32.1 210.6 Up 11:06:40 - 11:28:07 493
Penticton 11:17:22 -17.6 AT Down 32.2 210.9 Up 11:06:38 - 11:28:05 489
Summerland 11:17:23 -17.6 AT Down 32.2 210.7 Up 11:06:39 - 11:28:06 489
Oliver 11:17:21 -17.8 AT Down 32.5 211.0 Up 11:06:37 - 11:28:04 473
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:17:20 -17.8 AT Down 32.6 211.2 Up 11:06:36 - 11:28:03 472
Tonasket 11:17:19 -18.1 Dark Down 32.9 211.3 Up 11:06:36 - 11:28:03 455
Okanogan 11:17:19 -18.4 Dark Down 33.2 211.2 Up 11:06:35 - 11:28:02 436
Dunrhomin 11:16:15 -13.8 AT Down 32.8 229.6 Up 11:05:32 - 11:26:59 432
Brewster 11:17:19 -18.6 Dark Down 33.5 211.1 Up 11:06:35 - 11:28:02 418
CU-SBO 11:16:15 -13.9 AT Down 33.0 229.6 Up 11:05:32 - 11:26:59 417
Manson/Chelan 11:17:19 -18.9 Dark Down 33.8 210.7 Up 11:06:36 - 11:28:03 398
Wenatchee 11:17:18 -19.3 Dark Down 34.3 210.7 Up 11:06:34 - 11:28:01 370
Ellensburg 11:17:18 -19.7 Dark Down 34.7 210.6 Up 11:06:34 - 11:28:01 344
PNWRO 11:17:10 -19.4 Dark Down 35.0 212.8 Up 11:06:27 - 11:27:54 344
Victoria 11:17:30 -20.2 Dark Down 34.3 206.9 Up 11:06:46 - 11:28:13 335
Yakima 11:17:16 -20.0 Dark Down 35.1 210.7 Up 11:06:33 - 11:28:00 324
Toppenish/White Swan 11:17:16 -20.0 Dark Down 35.2 211.0 Up 11:06:32 - 11:27:59 318
Goldendale 11:17:15 -20.6 Dark Down 35.8 210.7 Up 11:06:32 - 11:27:59 278
The Dalles 11:17:16 -20.9 Dark Down 36.2 210.3 Up 11:06:32 - 11:27:59 256
Maupin 11:17:14 -21.1 Dark Down 36.5 210.6 Up 11:06:31 - 11:27:58 238
Sisters 11:17:14 -21.9 Dark Down 37.4 210.4 Up 11:06:30 - 11:27:57 177
Bend 11:17:12 -22.0 Dark Down 37.5 210.8 Up 11:06:29 - 11:27:56 173
Oregon Observatory 11:17:12 -22.1 Dark Down 37.7 210.7 Up 11:06:28 - 11:27:55 159
North Lake 11:17:09 -22.2 Dark Down 38.1 211.6 Up 11:06:25 - 11:27:52 142
Lakeview 11:17:04 -22.5 Dark Down 38.8 212.6 Up 11:06:21 - 11:27:48 100
Chiloquin 11:17:10 -23.2 Dark Down 39.0 210.7 Up 11:06:26 - 11:27:53 74
Cedarville 11:17:02 -22.8 Dark Down 39.3 213.1 Up 11:06:18 - 11:27:45 69
Klamath Falls 11:17:09 -23.4 Dark Down 39.3 210.9 Up 11:06:25 - 11:27:52 57
Fall River/Burney 11:17:04 -23.9 Dark Down 40.2 211.9 Up 11:06:21 - 11:27:48 2
Susanville 11:17:00 -23.8 Dark Down 40.4 213.0 Up 11:06:17 - 11:27:44 -11
Gimple 11:17:00 -24.1 Dark Down 40.7 212.9 Up 11:06:17 - 11:27:44 -34
Reno 11:16:55 -23.8 Dark Down 40.8 214.4 Up 11:06:12 - 11:27:39 -35
Greenville 11:17:00 -24.1 Dark Down 40.7 212.8 Up 11:06:17 - 11:27:44 -36
Portola 11:16:58 -24.0 Dark Down 40.8 213.5 Up 11:06:15 - 11:27:42 -40
Tonopah 11:16:43 -23.0 Dark Down 40.8 218.2 Up 11:06:00 - 11:27:27 -40
Yerington 11:16:52 -23.7 Dark Down 40.9 215.5 Up 11:06:08 - 11:27:35 -47
Quincy 11:17:00 -24.2 Dark Down 40.9 212.9 Up 11:06:16 - 11:27:43 -48
Carson City 11:16:54 -24.0 Dark Down 41.1 214.6 Up 11:06:11 - 11:27:38 -56
Hawthorne 11:16:49 -23.6 Dark Down 41.1 216.3 Up 11:06:05 - 11:27:32 -58
Gardnerville 11:16:53 -24.1 Dark Down 41.2 214.8 Up 11:06:10 - 11:27:37 -69
Indian Springs 11:16:34 -22.7 Dark Down 41.2 220.7 Up 11:05:51 - 11:27:18 -82
Henderson 11:16:30 -22.5 Dark Down 41.2 221.8 Up 11:05:47 - 11:27:14 -94
Beatty 11:16:38 -23.3 Dark Down 41.5 219.3 Up 11:05:55 - 11:27:22 -97
Patrick 11:16:25 -22.1 Dark Down 41.1 223.4 Up 11:05:41 - 11:27:08 -97
Lee Vining 11:16:49 -24.3 Dark Down 41.8 216.0 Up 11:06:05 - 11:27:32 -107
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:16:25 -22.3 Dark Down 41.3 223.3 Up 11:05:42 - 11:27:09 -117
Bishop 11:16:45 -24.1 Dark Down 41.9 217.2 Up 11:06:01 - 11:27:28 -121
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:16:27 -22.7 Dark Down 41.7 222.7 Up 11:05:43 - 11:27:10 -136
George/Scottsdale 11:16:14 -21.4 Dark Down 41.1 226.5 Up 11:05:30 - 11:26:57 -142
Mohave Valley 11:16:26 -22.8 Dark Down 41.8 222.9 Up 11:05:42 - 11:27:09 -153
Lake Havasu City 11:16:24 -22.8 Dark Down 42.0 223.4 Up 11:05:40 - 11:27:07 -171
Parker 11:16:23 -23.0 Dark Down 42.2 223.7 Up 11:05:39 - 11:27:06 -192
Idyllwild 11:16:29 -24.9 Dark Down 43.9 221.2 Up 11:05:46 - 11:27:13 -298
Yuma 11:16:20 -23.9 Dark Down 43.5 224.2 Up 11:05:36 - 11:27:03 -299
Calipatria 11:16:24 -24.4 Dark Down 43.7 222.9 Up 11:05:40 - 11:27:07 -300
Wildwood 11:16:37 -26.0 Dark Down 44.6 218.8 Up 11:05:53 - 11:27:20 -339

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 60620, (2024/04/11 11:16UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Spica          13:25:11.5 -11:09:41  1.0 23.83 145
27Bet Lib      15:17:00.3 -09:22:59  2.6  7.55 165
16 Lib         14:57:10.8 -04:20:51  4.4  0.58 158
PPM 198087     14:57:43.1 -04:01:55  7.9  0.37 158
PPM 198075     14:56:49.8 -03:55:23  9.6  0.15 157
60620          14:56:39.4 -03:46:38 16.9       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/03/26 00:08:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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