RECON: TNO occultation with 8405

Event between (8405) Asbolus and star GA1300:03050037 with event index number of 1242377

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/01/20 11:49:06 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:42:52.5 +41:26:53
Equinox of date position of star is 05:44:30.4 +41:27:26
Stellar brightness G=16.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 161 degrees from the moon. Moon is 3% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

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Object is 24.5 AU from the Sun and 23.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 4.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1062 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17189.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 8405, (2023/01/20 11:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:43.5 +27:58:07  1.1 28.30 167
34Bet Aur      06:01:13.2 +44:56:50  1.9  4.63 160
PPM 048445     05:48:53.8 +42:31:59  6.3  1.35 161
PPM 048383     05:44:52.2 +41:42:17  7.3  0.26 161
PPM 048390     05:45:09.5 +41:28:03 10.2  0.12 161
8405           05:44:30.5 +41:27:26 16.1       161
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 19.2 km RECON observability=0.8 and success probability=31.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 11:45:26 -29.4 Dark Down 24.1 307.3 Low 11:35:04 - 11:55:48 2490
Dunrhomin 11:44:51 -29.1 Dark Down 16.3 311.0 Really Low 11:34:29 - 11:55:13 1780
Nikitin 11:44:51 -29.1 Dark Down 16.2 311.0 Really Low 11:34:29 - 11:55:13 1766
CU-SBO 11:44:50 -29.2 Dark Down 16.2 311.0 Really Low 11:34:28 - 11:55:12 1757
Kamloops 11:45:24 -38.5 Dark Down 30.9 299.2 Up 11:35:02 - 11:55:46 1729
Kelowna 11:45:20 -38.1 Dark Down 30.0 300.1 Low 11:34:58 - 11:55:42 1710
Peachland 11:45:20 -38.3 Dark Down 30.1 300.0 Up 11:34:58 - 11:55:42 1688
Penticton 11:45:19 -38.3 Dark Down 29.9 300.2 Low 11:34:57 - 11:55:41 1682
Summerland 11:45:20 -38.3 Dark Down 30.0 300.1 Low 11:34:58 - 11:55:42 1682
Oliver 11:45:18 -38.4 Dark Down 29.7 300.4 Low 11:34:56 - 11:55:40 1656
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:45:18 -38.3 Dark Down 29.5 300.6 Low 11:34:56 - 11:55:40 1652
Okanogan 11:45:16 -38.6 Dark Down 29.3 300.7 Low 11:34:54 - 11:55:38 1593
Brewster 11:45:15 -38.8 Dark Down 29.3 300.8 Low 11:34:53 - 11:55:37 1563
Manson/Chelan 11:45:15 -39.1 Dark Down 29.4 300.7 Low 11:34:53 - 11:55:37 1530
Wenatchee 11:45:14 -39.3 Dark Down 29.2 300.8 Low 11:34:52 - 11:55:36 1486
PNWRO 11:45:09 -38.7 Dark Down 27.7 302.2 Low 11:34:47 - 11:55:31 1449
Ellensburg 11:45:12 -39.5 Dark Down 29.2 300.9 Low 11:34:50 - 11:55:34 1443
Victoria 11:45:19 -41.0 Dark Down 31.6 298.5 Up 11:34:57 - 11:55:41 1426
Yakima 11:45:11 -39.7 Dark Down 29.0 301.0 Low 11:34:49 - 11:55:33 1411
Toppenish/White Swan 11:45:10 -39.6 Dark Down 28.8 301.2 Low 11:34:48 - 11:55:32 1403
The Dalles 11:45:09 -40.3 Dark Down 28.8 301.2 Low 11:34:47 - 11:55:31 1303
Maupin 11:45:08 -40.3 Dark Down 28.6 301.4 Low 11:34:46 - 11:55:30 1276
Sisters 11:45:06 -40.9 Dark Down 28.4 301.6 Low 11:34:44 - 11:55:28 1182
Bend 11:45:05 -40.7 Dark Down 28.1 301.8 Low 11:34:43 - 11:55:27 1176
Oregon Observatory 11:45:04 -40.9 Dark Down 28.1 301.8 Low 11:34:42 - 11:55:26 1156
Cedarville 11:44:58 -40.4 Dark Down 26.1 303.4 Low 11:34:36 - 11:55:20 1034
Chiloquin 11:45:02 -41.4 Dark Down 27.7 302.2 Low 11:34:40 - 11:55:24 1029
Klamath Falls 11:45:00 -41.4 Dark Down 27.4 302.4 Low 11:34:38 - 11:55:22 1005
Fall River/Burney 11:44:57 -41.4 Dark Down 26.6 303.1 Low 11:34:35 - 11:55:19 930
Patrick 11:44:40 -35.9 Dark Down 18.5 308.2 Really Low 11:34:18 - 11:55:02 909
George/Scottsdale 11:44:36 -34.2 Dark Down 16.2 309.4 Really Low 11:34:14 - 11:54:58 900
Reno 11:44:52 -40.4 Dark Down 24.7 304.4 Low 11:34:30 - 11:55:14 894
Yerington 11:44:50 -39.9 Dark Down 24.0 304.9 Low 11:34:28 - 11:55:12 886
Gimple 11:44:55 -41.1 Dark Down 25.7 303.7 Low 11:34:33 - 11:55:17 885
Greenville 11:44:55 -41.2 Dark Down 25.8 303.7 Low 11:34:33 - 11:55:17 880
Portola 11:44:54 -40.8 Dark Down 25.3 304.0 Low 11:34:32 - 11:55:16 880
Hawthorne 11:44:49 -39.6 Dark Down 23.4 305.3 Low 11:34:27 - 11:55:11 878
Carson City 11:44:51 -40.4 Dark Down 24.5 304.5 Low 11:34:29 - 11:55:13 866
Quincy 11:44:54 -41.2 Dark Down 25.7 303.7 Low 11:34:32 - 11:55:16 864
Beatty 11:44:45 -38.2 Dark Down 21.3 306.6 Low 11:34:23 - 11:55:07 855
Gardnerville 11:44:51 -40.4 Dark Down 24.4 304.6 Low 11:34:29 - 11:55:13 849
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:44:40 -36.5 Dark Down 18.8 308.0 Really Low 11:34:18 - 11:55:02 847
Lake Havasu City 11:44:39 -36.3 Dark Down 18.3 308.2 Really Low 11:34:17 - 11:55:01 809
Lee Vining 11:44:48 -40.0 Dark Down 23.4 305.2 Low 11:34:26 - 11:55:10 805
Bishop 11:44:47 -39.5 Dark Down 22.6 305.8 Low 11:34:25 - 11:55:09 798
Yuma 11:44:35 -36.5 Dark Down 17.3 308.6 Really Low 11:34:13 - 11:54:57 647
Calipatria 11:44:36 -37.3 Dark Down 18.2 308.1 Really Low 11:34:14 - 11:54:58 626
Idyllwild 11:44:38 -38.3 Dark Down 19.4 307.5 Really Low 11:34:16 - 11:55:00 604
Wildwood 11:44:40 -39.8 Dark Down 20.8 306.7 Low 11:34:18 - 11:55:02 520

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 8405, (2023/01/20 11:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 28.30 167
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9  4.63 160
PPM 048445     05:47:14.7 +42:31:34  6.3  1.35 161
PPM 048383     05:43:13.9 +41:41:45  7.3  0.26 161
PPM 048390     05:43:31.4 +41:27:32 10.2  0.12 161
8405           05:42:52.5 +41:26:53 16.1       161
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/09 03:27:32 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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