RECON: TNO occultation with 612083

Event between (612083) 98WX31 and star GA1140:02793994 with event index number of 2805092

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/02/13 10:30:15 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:01:21.9 +25:29:55
Equinox of date position of star is 07:02:47.4 +25:27:51
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 91 degrees from the moon. Moon is 17% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

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Object is 41.0 AU from the Sun and 40.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.4 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 395 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1565 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29152.0 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=270.4 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 14.7 sec chord
Diameter=110.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.0 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612083, (2024/02/13 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:47.4 +27:57:57  1.1 10.12 100
39 Gem         07:00:16.5 +26:02:49  6.5  0.82  90
PPM 096920     07:03:36.0 +25:23:21  7.1  0.19  91
PPM 096910     07:03:10.9 +25:31:52  8.6  0.10  91
612083         07:02:50.9 +25:27:46 16.9        91
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 2.3 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.9 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=1.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 10:26:55 -36.1 Dark Down 20.8 285.2 Low 10:11:55 - 10:41:55 6722
Kamloops 10:26:57 -44.3 Dark Down 29.4 275.3 Low 10:11:57 - 10:41:57 6198
Kelowna 10:26:51 -44.4 Dark Down 28.7 276.4 Low 10:11:51 - 10:41:51 6168
Peachland 10:26:51 -44.6 Dark Down 28.9 276.2 Low 10:11:51 - 10:41:51 6152
Summerland 10:26:51 -44.7 Dark Down 28.9 276.4 Low 10:11:51 - 10:41:51 6144
Penticton 10:26:50 -44.6 Dark Down 28.8 276.5 Low 10:11:50 - 10:41:50 6143
Oliver 10:26:48 -44.9 Dark Down 28.7 276.7 Low 10:11:48 - 10:41:48 6118
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:26:47 -44.9 Dark Down 28.6 276.9 Low 10:11:47 - 10:41:47 6112
Okanogan 10:26:45 -45.4 Dark Down 28.7 277.1 Low 10:11:45 - 10:41:45 6059
Brewster 10:26:44 -45.7 Dark Down 28.8 277.1 Low 10:11:44 - 10:41:44 6033
Manson/Chelan 10:26:43 -46.0 Dark Down 29.0 276.9 Low 10:11:43 - 10:41:43 6006
Dunrhomin 10:26:01 -40.5 Dark Down 16.9 289.4 Really Low 10:11:01 - 10:41:01 5968
Wenatchee 10:26:41 -46.4 Dark Down 29.1 277.1 Low 10:11:41 - 10:41:41 5966
Nikitin 10:26:00 -40.5 Dark Down 16.9 289.5 Really Low 10:11:00 - 10:41:00 5954
Victoria 10:26:50 -47.2 Dark Down 31.2 274.3 Up 10:11:50 - 10:41:50 5949
CU-SBO 10:26:00 -40.6 Dark Down 16.9 289.4 Really Low 10:11:00 - 10:41:00 5946
Ellensburg 10:26:39 -46.8 Dark Down 29.2 277.2 Low 10:11:39 - 10:41:39 5928
PNWRO 10:26:33 -46.6 Dark Down 27.9 278.8 Low 10:11:33 - 10:41:33 5909
Yakima 10:26:37 -47.1 Dark Down 29.1 277.4 Low 10:11:37 - 10:41:37 5897
Toppenish/White Swan 10:26:37 -47.1 Dark Down 29.0 277.6 Low 10:11:37 - 10:41:37 5887
The Dalles 10:26:35 -48.1 Dark Down 29.4 277.5 Low 10:11:35 - 10:41:35 5802
Maupin 10:26:31 -48.3 Dark Down 29.3 277.8 Low 10:11:31 - 10:41:31 5774
Sisters 10:26:28 -49.1 Dark Down 29.5 277.9 Low 10:11:28 - 10:41:28 5689
Bend 10:26:27 -49.1 Dark Down 29.3 278.2 Low 10:11:27 - 10:41:27 5680
Oregon Observatory 10:26:28 -49.3 Dark Down 29.4 278.3 Low 10:11:28 - 10:41:28 5662
Chiloquin 10:26:21 -50.4 Dark Down 29.5 278.7 Low 10:11:21 - 10:41:21 5543
Cedarville 10:26:15 -50.0 Dark Down 28.1 280.3 Low 10:11:15 - 10:41:15 5520
Klamath Falls 10:26:20 -50.5 Dark Down 29.4 279.0 Low 10:11:20 - 10:41:20 5519
Fall River/Burney 10:26:15 -51.0 Dark Down 29.0 279.8 Low 10:11:15 - 10:41:15 5437
Gimple 10:26:10 -51.2 Dark Down 28.4 280.6 Low 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 5382
Greenville 10:26:11 -51.3 Dark Down 28.5 280.6 Low 10:11:11 - 10:41:11 5379
Reno 10:26:07 -50.9 Dark Down 27.5 281.5 Low 10:11:07 - 10:41:07 5372
Portola 10:26:09 -51.2 Dark Down 28.1 281.0 Low 10:11:09 - 10:41:09 5370
Quincy 10:26:10 -51.4 Dark Down 28.4 280.7 Low 10:11:10 - 10:41:10 5363
Yerington 10:26:04 -50.8 Dark Down 26.9 282.1 Low 10:11:04 - 10:41:04 5351
Carson City 10:26:05 -51.1 Dark Down 27.4 281.7 Low 10:11:05 - 10:41:05 5344
Hawthorne 10:26:02 -50.6 Dark Down 26.4 282.6 Low 10:11:02 - 10:41:02 5333
Gardnerville 10:26:04 -51.2 Dark Down 27.4 281.8 Low 10:11:04 - 10:41:04 5325
Beatty 10:25:53 -50.1 Dark Down 24.6 284.4 Low 10:10:53 - 10:40:53 5269
Lee Vining 10:26:00 -51.3 Dark Down 26.7 282.7 Low 10:11:00 - 10:41:00 5268
Patrick 10:25:45 -48.6 Dark Down 22.0 286.4 Low 10:10:45 - 10:40:45 5258
Bishop 10:25:57 -51.1 Dark Down 26.0 283.3 Low 10:10:57 - 10:40:57 5245
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:25:45 -49.3 Dark Down 22.5 286.2 Low 10:10:45 - 10:40:45 5209
George/Scottsdale 10:25:38 -47.7 Dark Down 19.9 288.0 Really Low 10:10:38 - 10:40:38 5196
Lake Havasu City 10:25:42 -49.3 Dark Down 22.1 286.5 Low 10:10:42 - 10:40:42 5163
Idyllwild 10:25:42 -51.5 Dark Down 23.8 285.7 Low 10:10:42 - 10:40:42 5004
Calipatria 10:25:38 -50.8 Dark Down 22.7 286.5 Low 10:10:38 - 10:40:38 4998
Yuma 10:25:36 -50.2 Dark Down 21.9 287.1 Low 10:10:36 - 10:40:36 4997
Wildwood 10:25:45 -52.7 Dark Down 25.4 284.7 Low 10:10:45 - 10:40:45 4959

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 612083, (2024/02/13 10:23UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 10.12 100
39 Gem         06:58:47.1 +26:04:53  6.5  0.82  90
PPM 096920     07:02:07.1 +25:25:32  7.1  0.19  91
PPM 096910     07:01:41.9 +25:34:02  8.6  0.10  91
612083         07:01:21.9 +25:29:55 16.9        91
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 03:50:46 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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