RECON: TNO occultation with 612719

Event between (612719) 03WU188 and star GA1120:03082735 with event index number of 2816346

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/23 09:38:02 UTC

J2000 position of star is 07:58:06.0 +22:49:17
Equinox of date position of star is 07:59:28.6 +22:45:27
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 21 degrees from the moon. Moon is 95% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.8

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Object is 43.7 AU from the Sun and 42.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.6 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 155 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2207 km.
The sky-plane scale is 31017.1 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.4
Diameter=320.6 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 12.5 sec chord
Diameter=130.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 5.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 612719, (2024/01/23 09:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:47.2 +27:57:58  1.1  5.95  17
82 Gem         07:49:59.8 +23:04:46  6.5  2.22  19
PPM 098201     08:01:08.4 +23:06:56  7.9  0.52  21
PPM 098202     08:01:12.6 +23:01:11  9.3  0.47  21
PPM 098162     07:58:34.4 +22:56:33 10.7  0.29  21
612719         07:59:31.7 +22:45:19 16.2        21
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 21.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=5.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:36:56 -47.4 Dark Up 47.2 242.8 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -4708
Kamloops 09:37:18 -54.7 Dark Up 55.3 226.6 Up 09:23:55 - 09:50:41 -5197
Kelowna 09:37:14 -55.0 Dark Up 55.4 228.7 Up 09:23:51 - 09:50:37 -5245
Peachland 09:37:15 -55.2 Dark Up 55.6 228.4 Up 09:23:52 - 09:50:38 -5262
Summerland 09:37:14 -55.3 Dark Up 55.7 228.7 Up 09:23:51 - 09:50:37 -5272
Penticton 09:37:14 -55.3 Dark Up 55.7 228.9 Up 09:23:51 - 09:50:37 -5275
Oliver 09:37:14 -55.6 Dark Up 55.9 229.3 Up 09:23:51 - 09:50:37 -5305
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:37:13 -55.6 Dark Up 55.9 229.8 Up 09:23:50 - 09:50:36 -5315
Okanogan 09:37:12 -56.2 Dark Up 56.5 230.2 Up 09:23:49 - 09:50:35 -5377
Brewster 09:37:11 -56.5 Dark Up 56.7 230.2 Up 09:23:48 - 09:50:34 -5406
Manson/Chelan 09:37:12 -56.8 Dark Up 57.1 230.0 Up 09:23:49 - 09:50:35 -5434
Victoria 09:37:21 -57.6 Dark Up 58.2 224.5 Up 09:23:58 - 09:50:44 -5460
Wenatchee 09:37:12 -57.3 Dark Up 57.4 230.3 Up 09:23:49 - 09:50:35 -5480
Ellensburg 09:37:11 -57.7 Dark Up 57.8 230.5 Up 09:23:48 - 09:50:34 -5523
Yakima 09:37:10 -58.0 Dark Up 58.1 230.9 Up 09:23:47 - 09:50:33 -5559
PNWRO 09:37:05 -57.7 Dark Up 57.6 234.0 Up 09:23:42 - 09:50:28 -5567
Toppenish/White Swan 09:37:10 -58.1 Dark Up 58.1 231.4 Up 09:23:47 - 09:50:33 -5574
Dunrhomin 09:36:18 -52.9 Dark Up 50.9 256.3 Up 09:22:55 - 09:49:41 -5652
The Dalles 09:37:09 -59.1 Dark Up 59.1 231.3 Up 09:23:46 - 09:50:32 -5666
Nikitin 09:36:18 -53.0 Dark Up 51.0 256.5 Up 09:22:55 - 09:49:41 -5669
CU-SBO 09:36:19 -53.1 Dark Up 51.1 256.5 Up 09:22:56 - 09:49:42 -5678
Maupin 09:37:09 -59.3 Dark Up 59.3 232.0 Up 09:23:46 - 09:50:32 -5701
Sisters 09:37:08 -60.2 Dark Up 60.1 232.5 Up 09:23:45 - 09:50:31 -5794
Bend 09:37:07 -60.3 Dark Up 60.1 233.2 Up 09:23:44 - 09:50:30 -5809
Oregon Observatory 09:37:07 -60.5 Dark Up 60.3 233.2 Up 09:23:44 - 09:50:30 -5829
Chiloquin 09:37:06 -61.7 Dark Up 61.3 234.5 Up 09:23:43 - 09:50:29 -5963
Klamath Falls 09:37:04 -61.9 Dark Up 61.4 235.1 Up 09:23:41 - 09:50:27 -5992
Cedarville 09:36:59 -61.6 Dark Up 60.8 238.4 Up 09:23:36 - 09:50:22 -6012
Fall River/Burney 09:37:01 -62.6 Dark Up 61.9 237.5 Up 09:23:38 - 09:50:24 -6093
Gimple 09:36:58 -62.9 Dark Up 62.0 239.7 Up 09:23:35 - 09:50:21 -6163
Greenville 09:36:59 -63.0 Dark Up 62.0 239.5 Up 09:23:36 - 09:50:22 -6165
Portola 09:36:56 -62.9 Dark Up 61.9 240.7 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -6182
Quincy 09:36:58 -63.1 Dark Up 62.2 239.9 Up 09:23:35 - 09:50:21 -6185
Reno 09:36:56 -62.7 Dark Up 61.6 242.0 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -6189
Carson City 09:36:56 -63.0 Dark Up 61.7 242.6 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -6222
Yerington 09:36:56 -62.7 Dark Up 61.4 243.8 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -6223
Gardnerville 09:36:56 -63.1 Dark Up 61.8 243.1 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -6244
Hawthorne 09:36:56 -62.7 Dark Up 61.2 245.2 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -6252
Lee Vining 09:36:56 -63.3 Dark Up 61.8 245.5 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -6321
Beatty 09:36:39 -62.4 Dark Up 60.5 250.0 Up 09:23:16 - 09:50:02 -6345
Bishop 09:36:56 -63.2 Dark Up 61.5 247.4 Up 09:23:33 - 09:50:19 -6359
Patrick 09:36:29 -61.2 Dark Up 58.8 255.3 Up 09:23:06 - 09:49:52 -6392
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:36:31 -61.8 Dark Up 59.4 255.0 Up 09:23:08 - 09:49:54 -6440
George/Scottsdale 09:36:20 -60.3 Dark Up 57.5 259.6 Up 09:22:57 - 09:49:43 -6485
Lake Havasu City 09:36:28 -61.9 Dark Up 59.4 256.3 Up 09:23:05 - 09:49:51 -6496
Idyllwild 09:36:34 -64.0 Dark Up 61.4 255.4 Up 09:23:11 - 09:49:57 -6649
Calipatria 09:36:28 -63.4 Dark Up 60.6 257.6 Up 09:23:05 - 09:49:51 -6669
Wildwood 09:36:40 -65.2 Dark Up 62.8 253.0 Up 09:23:17 - 09:50:03 -6677
Yuma 09:36:25 -62.9 Dark Up 60.0 259.1 Up 09:23:02 - 09:49:48 -6681

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 612719, (2024/01/23 09:36UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1  5.95  17
82 Gem         07:48:33.6 +23:08:27  6.5  2.22  19
PPM 098201     07:59:42.6 +23:10:58  7.9  0.52  21
PPM 098202     07:59:46.7 +23:05:13  9.3  0.47  21
PPM 098162     07:57:08.5 +23:00:31 10.7  0.29  21
612719         07:58:06.0 +22:49:17 16.2        21
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/03/04 03:47:56 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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