RECON: TNO occultation with 612141

Event between (612141) 99XY143 and star GA1080:02810372 with event index number of 2806106

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/11/24 11:37:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:10:31.2 +18:43:33
Equinox of date position of star is 07:11:52.4 +18:41:11
Stellar brightness G=15.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 82 degrees from the moon. Moon is 90% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 45.1 AU from the Sun and 44.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 432 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2764 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32206.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.2
Diameter=348.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.1 sec chord
Diameter=142.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612141, (2023/11/24 11:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:46.6 +27:57:59  1.1 12.25  88
Alhena         06:39:05.5 +16:22:37  1.9  8.16  74
51 Gem         07:14:44.5 +16:06:59  5.0  2.66  83
PPM 123630     07:11:19.4 +18:48:13  7.6  0.18  82
612141         07:11:55.0 +18:41:06 15.4        82
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 2.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 34.3 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=14.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:35:53 -27.4 Dark Down 51.9 217.9 Up 11:20:53 - 11:50:53 -2299
Kamloops 11:36:45 -36.4 Dark Up 57.2 196.5 Up 11:21:45 - 11:51:45 -2533
Kelowna 11:36:41 -36.0 Dark Up 57.8 198.4 Up 11:21:41 - 11:51:41 -2606
Peachland 11:36:42 -36.2 Dark Up 58.0 198.0 Up 11:21:42 - 11:51:42 -2618
Summerland 11:36:41 -36.2 Dark Up 58.1 198.2 Up 11:21:41 - 11:51:41 -2631
Penticton 11:36:41 -36.1 Dark Up 58.1 198.4 Up 11:21:41 - 11:51:41 -2637
Oliver 11:36:41 -36.2 Dark Up 58.5 198.6 Up 11:21:41 - 11:51:41 -2670
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:36:40 -36.1 Dark Up 58.6 199.0 Up 11:21:40 - 11:51:40 -2685
Okanogan 11:36:40 -36.3 Dark Up 59.2 199.0 Up 11:21:40 - 11:51:40 -2749
Victoria 11:36:57 -38.8 Dark Up 59.8 192.0 Up 11:21:57 - 11:51:57 -2751
Brewster 11:36:41 -36.5 Dark Up 59.5 198.8 Up 11:21:41 - 11:51:41 -2776
Manson/Chelan 11:36:42 -36.8 Dark Up 59.8 198.2 Up 11:21:42 - 11:51:42 -2798
Wenatchee 11:36:42 -37.0 Dark Up 60.3 198.2 Up 11:21:42 - 11:51:42 -2845
Ellensburg 11:36:43 -37.2 Dark Up 60.7 198.0 Up 11:21:43 - 11:51:43 -2886
Yakima 11:36:43 -37.3 Dark Up 61.1 198.2 Up 11:21:43 - 11:51:43 -2926
Toppenish/White Swan 11:36:41 -37.2 Dark Up 61.3 198.6 Up 11:21:41 - 11:51:41 -2946
PNWRO 11:36:35 -36.2 Dark Up 61.3 201.7 Up 11:21:35 - 11:51:35 -2974
The Dalles 11:36:44 -37.9 Dark Up 62.2 197.6 Up 11:21:44 - 11:51:44 -3026
Maupin 11:36:44 -37.9 Dark Up 62.6 198.0 Up 11:21:44 - 11:51:44 -3067
Sisters 11:36:45 -38.3 Dark Up 63.5 197.6 Up 11:21:45 - 11:51:45 -3157
Bend 11:36:44 -38.2 Dark Up 63.7 198.2 Up 11:21:44 - 11:51:44 -3179
Oregon Observatory 11:36:44 -38.3 Dark Up 63.9 198.1 Up 11:21:44 - 11:51:44 -3197
Chiloquin 11:36:46 -38.8 Dark Up 65.2 198.0 Up 11:21:46 - 11:51:46 -3332
Klamath Falls 11:36:45 -38.8 Dark Up 65.6 198.5 Up 11:21:45 - 11:51:45 -3366
Dunrhomin 11:35:27 -26.5 Dark Down 60.1 231.2 Up 11:20:27 - 11:50:27 -3423
Cedarville 11:36:37 -37.7 Dark Up 65.8 202.5 Up 11:21:37 - 11:51:37 -3428
Nikitin 11:35:27 -26.5 Dark Down 60.2 231.4 Up 11:20:27 - 11:50:27 -3442
CU-SBO 11:35:27 -26.6 Dark Down 60.3 231.4 Up 11:20:27 - 11:50:27 -3450
Fall River/Burney 11:36:43 -38.6 Dark Up 66.6 200.2 Up 11:21:43 - 11:51:43 -3484
Gimple 11:36:39 -38.3 Dark Up 67.3 202.1 Up 11:21:39 - 11:51:39 -3575
Greenville 11:36:39 -38.4 Dark Up 67.3 201.9 Up 11:21:39 - 11:51:39 -3575
Quincy 11:36:40 -38.4 Dark Up 67.5 202.1 Up 11:21:40 - 11:51:40 -3596
Portola 11:36:37 -38.0 Dark Up 67.5 203.3 Up 11:21:37 - 11:51:37 -3606
Reno 11:36:33 -37.6 Dark Up 67.5 205.1 Up 11:21:33 - 11:51:33 -3630
Carson City 11:36:33 -37.6 Dark Up 67.8 205.5 Up 11:21:33 - 11:51:33 -3667
Yerington 11:36:30 -37.1 Dark Up 67.8 207.2 Up 11:21:30 - 11:51:30 -3683
Gardnerville 11:36:33 -37.5 Dark Up 68.0 205.9 Up 11:21:33 - 11:51:33 -3692
Hawthorne 11:36:27 -36.7 Dark Up 68.0 208.9 Up 11:21:27 - 11:51:27 -3728
Lee Vining 11:36:29 -37.1 Dark Up 68.7 208.5 Up 11:21:29 - 11:51:29 -3790
Bishop 11:36:26 -36.6 Dark Up 68.9 210.9 Up 11:21:26 - 11:51:26 -3847
Beatty 11:36:17 -35.3 Dark Down 68.6 215.3 Up 11:21:17 - 11:51:17 -3884
Patrick 11:36:01 -32.9 Dark Down 68.3 223.8 Up 11:21:01 - 11:51:01 -4016
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:36:05 -33.5 Dark Down 68.9 222.8 Up 11:21:05 - 11:51:05 -4049
Lake Havasu City 11:36:02 -33.3 Dark Down 69.2 224.5 Up 11:21:02 - 11:51:02 -4117
George/Scottsdale 11:35:49 -31.2 Dark Down 68.3 230.8 Up 11:20:49 - 11:50:49 -4176
Wildwood 11:36:24 -36.7 Dark Up 71.8 215.4 Up 11:21:24 - 11:51:24 -4194
Idyllwild 11:36:14 -35.2 Dark Down 71.1 220.7 Up 11:21:14 - 11:51:14 -4218
Calipatria 11:36:07 -34.2 Dark Down 70.9 224.6 Up 11:21:07 - 11:51:07 -4274
Yuma 11:36:02 -33.4 Dark Down 70.7 227.4 Up 11:21:02 - 11:51:02 -4312

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 612141, (2023/11/24 11:38UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 12.25  88
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9  8.16  74
51 Gem         07:13:22.3 +16:09:31  5.0  2.66  83
PPM 123630     07:09:55.6 +18:50:38  7.6  0.18  82
612141         07:10:31.2 +18:43:33 15.4        82
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 03:46:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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