RECON: TNO occultation with 8405

Event between (8405) Asbolus and star GA1300:03214811 with event index number of 1331005

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/11 08:51:23 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:55:24.1 +41:37:10
Equinox of date position of star is 05:57:05.8 +41:37:18
Stellar brightness G=15.2, 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 0% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.2

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Object is 25.0 AU from the Sun and 24.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.5 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 5.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 116 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 929 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17505.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 8405, (2024/01/11 08:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:47.1 +27:57:58  1.1 26.16 175
34Bet Aur      06:01:17.5 +44:56:50  1.9  3.41 155
PPM 048445     05:48:58.0 +42:31:59  6.3  1.76 155
PPM 048560     05:57:38.7 +41:19:31  6.8  0.31 157
PPM 048574     05:58:24.2 +41:44:58  9.1  0.27 157
PPM 048539     05:55:43.5 +41:35:37 10.7  0.26 156
8405           05:57:06.5 +41:37:18 15.2       157
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 24.4 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=48.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:49:14 -54.4 Dark Down 56.3 271.3 Up 08:39:03 - 08:59:25 -2
Kamloops 08:49:45 -60.1 Dark Down 65.3 261.6 Up 08:39:34 - 08:59:56 -464
Kelowna 08:49:42 -60.7 Dark Down 64.8 264.2 Up 08:39:31 - 08:59:53 -534
Peachland 08:49:42 -60.8 Dark Down 65.0 264.2 Up 08:39:31 - 08:59:53 -552
Summerland 08:49:42 -61.0 Dark Down 65.0 264.6 Up 08:39:31 - 08:59:53 -566
Penticton 08:49:42 -61.0 Dark Down 64.9 264.8 Up 08:39:31 - 08:59:53 -571
Oliver 08:49:41 -61.3 Dark Down 64.9 265.6 Up 08:39:30 - 08:59:52 -608
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:49:40 -61.4 Dark Down 64.8 266.1 Up 08:39:29 - 08:59:51 -623
Okanogan 08:49:40 -62.1 Dark Down 65.0 267.3 Up 08:39:29 - 08:59:51 -696
Brewster 08:49:40 -62.4 Dark Down 65.2 267.7 Up 08:39:29 - 08:59:51 -728
Victoria 08:49:51 -62.7 Dark Down 67.5 263.6 Up 08:39:40 - 09:00:02 -744
Manson/Chelan 08:49:41 -62.7 Dark Down 65.4 267.9 Up 08:39:30 - 08:59:52 -757
Wenatchee 08:49:41 -63.2 Dark Down 65.5 268.8 Up 08:39:30 - 08:59:52 -811
Ellensburg 08:49:41 -63.6 Dark Down 65.7 269.5 Up 08:39:30 - 08:59:52 -860
Yakima 08:49:41 -64.0 Dark Down 65.7 270.4 Up 08:39:30 - 08:59:52 -904
Toppenish/White Swan 08:49:40 -64.1 Dark Down 65.6 271.0 Up 08:39:29 - 08:59:51 -924
PNWRO 08:49:35 -64.1 Dark Down 64.6 272.8 Up 08:39:24 - 08:59:46 -934
The Dalles 08:49:41 -65.1 Dark Down 66.1 272.2 Up 08:39:30 - 08:59:52 -1022
Maupin 08:49:40 -65.4 Dark Down 66.0 273.2 Up 08:39:29 - 08:59:51 -1065
Sisters 08:49:41 -66.4 Dark Down 66.3 274.9 Up 08:39:30 - 08:59:52 -1169
Dunrhomin 08:48:51 -61.9 Dark Down 53.8 288.5 Up 08:38:40 - 08:59:02 -1171
Bend 08:49:40 -66.5 Dark Down 66.1 275.6 Up 08:39:29 - 08:59:51 -1190
Nikitin 08:48:51 -62.0 Dark Down 53.7 288.7 Up 08:38:40 - 08:59:02 -1190
CU-SBO 08:48:51 -62.1 Dark Down 53.8 288.8 Up 08:38:40 - 08:59:02 -1200
Oregon Observatory 08:49:40 -66.7 Dark Down 66.2 275.9 Up 08:39:29 - 08:59:51 -1211
Chiloquin 08:49:40 -68.1 Dark Down 66.3 278.7 Up 08:39:29 - 08:59:51 -1361
Klamath Falls 08:49:39 -68.4 Dark Down 66.2 279.5 Up 08:39:28 - 08:59:50 -1397
Cedarville 08:49:34 -68.5 Dark Down 64.9 281.6 Up 08:39:23 - 08:59:45 -1441
Fall River/Burney 08:49:37 -69.3 Dark Down 65.7 282.2 Up 08:39:26 - 08:59:48 -1517
Gimple 08:49:35 -70.0 Dark Down 65.1 284.3 Up 08:39:24 - 08:59:46 -1605
Greenville 08:49:35 -70.0 Dark Down 65.2 284.3 Up 08:39:24 - 08:59:46 -1606
Quincy 08:49:35 -70.2 Dark Down 65.1 284.7 Up 08:39:24 - 08:59:46 -1628
Portola 08:49:33 -70.1 Dark Down 64.7 285.1 Up 08:39:22 - 08:59:44 -1632
Reno 08:49:31 -70.1 Dark Down 64.2 285.7 Up 08:39:20 - 08:59:42 -1647
Carson City 08:49:30 -70.4 Dark Down 64.1 286.4 Up 08:39:19 - 08:59:41 -1685
Yerington 08:49:28 -70.3 Dark Down 63.6 286.9 Up 08:39:17 - 08:59:39 -1692
Gardnerville 08:49:30 -70.6 Dark Down 64.0 286.9 Up 08:39:19 - 08:59:41 -1711
Hawthorne 08:49:26 -70.5 Dark Down 63.0 287.9 Up 08:39:15 - 08:59:37 -1731
Lee Vining 08:49:27 -71.2 Dark Down 63.2 288.9 Up 08:39:16 - 08:59:38 -1802
Bishop 08:49:24 -71.3 Dark Down 62.5 290.1 Up 08:39:13 - 08:59:35 -1850
Beatty 08:49:19 -70.9 Dark Down 61.1 291.0 Up 08:39:08 - 08:59:30 -1860
Patrick 08:49:09 -70.2 Dark Down 58.4 293.6 Up 08:38:58 - 08:59:20 -1942
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:49:11 -70.8 Dark Down 58.9 293.9 Up 08:39:00 - 08:59:22 -1987
Lake Havasu City 08:49:09 -71.1 Dark Down 58.4 294.9 Up 08:38:58 - 08:59:20 -2051
George/Scottsdale 08:49:01 -69.9 Dark Down 56.2 296.0 Up 08:38:50 - 08:59:12 -2061
Idyllwild 08:49:16 -73.1 Dark Down 59.8 296.1 Up 08:39:05 - 08:59:27 -2196
Wildwood 08:49:22 -73.9 Dark Down 61.4 295.7 Up 08:39:11 - 08:59:33 -2204
Calipatria 08:49:12 -72.7 Dark Down 58.7 297.0 Up 08:39:01 - 08:59:23 -2229
Yuma 08:49:08 -72.3 Dark Down 57.8 297.5 Up 08:38:57 - 08:59:19 -2249

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, (2024/01/11 08:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 26.16 175
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9  3.41 155
PPM 048445     05:47:14.7 +42:31:34  6.3  1.76 155
PPM 048560     05:55:56.6 +41:19:24  6.8  0.31 157
PPM 048574     05:56:41.7 +41:44:52  9.1  0.27 157
PPM 048539     05:54:01.1 +41:35:26 10.7  0.26 156
8405           05:55:24.1 +41:37:10 15.2       157
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/11/06 05:18:16 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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