RECON: TNO occultation with 95626

Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0700:22339079 with event index number of 1118089

Geocentric closest approach at 2021/03/24 12:30:52 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:20:07.0 -19:11:55
Equinox of date position of star is 18:21:21.7 -19:11:17
Stellar brightness G=13.7, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 146 degrees from the moon. Moon is 78% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 18.0 AU from the Sun and 18.0 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 8.5 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 230 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 785 km.
The sky-plane scale is 13078.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 29.7 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 12.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 95626, (2021/03/24 12:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:42.7 -26:28:38  0.9 26.46 122
Nunki          18:56:34.8 -26:16:07  2.0 10.77 154
PPM 234421     18:22:37.9 -18:50:56  5.9  0.45 146
PPM 234409     18:22:16.9 -19:38:48  8.3  0.51 146
PPM 234383     18:21:19.6 -19:29:42  9.4  0.31 146
95626          18:21:22.1 -19:11:17 13.7       146
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 3.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.4 km RECON observability=0.6 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 12:28:04 -13.7 AT Up 17.1 155.2 Really Low 12:13:04 - 12:43:04 6003
Kelowna 12:28:00 -13.9 AT Up 17.4 155.0 Really Low 12:13:00 - 12:43:00 5986
Peachland 12:27:59 -14.1 AT Up 17.4 154.7 Really Low 12:12:59 - 12:42:59 5980
Summerland 12:28:00 -14.1 AT Up 17.6 154.8 Really Low 12:13:00 - 12:43:00 5975
Penticton 12:27:58 -14.1 AT Up 17.7 154.8 Really Low 12:12:58 - 12:42:58 5973
Oliver 12:27:57 -14.2 AT Up 18.0 154.8 Really Low 12:12:57 - 12:42:57 5958
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:27:57 -14.2 AT Down 18.2 155.0 Really Low 12:12:57 - 12:42:57 5953
Tonasket 12:27:56 -14.3 AT Down 18.5 154.8 Really Low 12:12:56 - 12:42:56 5939
Okanogan 12:27:53 -14.5 AT Down 18.7 154.6 Really Low 12:12:53 - 12:42:53 5923
Brewster 12:27:51 -14.7 AT Down 18.9 154.4 Really Low 12:12:51 - 12:42:51 5910
Victoria 12:27:22 -16.9 AT Up 17.4 150.9 Really Low 12:12:22 - 12:42:22 5901
Manson/Chelan 12:27:46 -15.1 AT Down 19.0 154.0 Really Low 12:12:46 - 12:42:46 5899
Wenatchee 12:27:43 -15.3 AT Down 19.3 153.8 Really Low 12:12:43 - 12:42:43 5876
Ellensburg 12:27:37 -15.6 AT Down 19.6 153.5 Really Low 12:12:37 - 12:42:37 5856
Yakima 12:27:36 -15.8 AT Down 20.0 153.4 Really Low 12:12:36 - 12:42:36 5837
Pasco 12:27:47 -14.9 AT Down 20.7 154.7 Low 12:12:47 - 12:42:47 5832
Toppenish/White Swan 12:27:37 -15.7 AT Down 20.2 153.5 Low 12:12:37 - 12:42:37 5828
PNWRO 12:27:49 -14.9 AT Down 21.0 154.9 Low 12:12:49 - 12:42:49 5822
Goldendale 12:27:30 -16.2 AT Down 20.6 153.0 Low 12:12:30 - 12:42:30 5799
The Dalles 12:27:26 -16.6 AT Down 20.7 152.6 Low 12:12:26 - 12:42:26 5785
Maupin 12:27:24 -16.6 AT Down 21.1 152.6 Low 12:12:24 - 12:42:24 5766
Redmond 12:27:20 -17.0 AT Down 21.8 152.3 Low 12:12:20 - 12:42:20 5721
Sisters 12:27:17 -17.3 AT Down 21.7 151.9 Low 12:12:17 - 12:42:17 5719
Bend 12:27:18 -17.2 AT Down 22.0 152.1 Low 12:12:18 - 12:42:18 5709
Oregon Observatory 12:27:15 -17.4 AT Down 22.1 152.0 Low 12:12:15 - 12:42:15 5699
La Pine/Gilchrist 12:27:14 -17.5 AT Down 22.2 151.9 Low 12:12:14 - 12:42:14 5688
North Lake 12:27:16 -17.2 AT Down 22.8 152.4 Low 12:12:16 - 12:42:16 5671
Paisley 12:27:17 -17.1 AT Down 23.5 152.6 Low 12:12:17 - 12:42:17 5645
Chiloquin 12:27:04 -18.1 Dark Down 23.1 151.3 Low 12:12:04 - 12:42:04 5627
Lakeview 12:27:18 -17.1 AT Down 24.0 152.7 Low 12:12:18 - 12:42:18 5619
Klamath Falls 12:27:03 -18.2 Dark Down 23.4 151.3 Low 12:12:03 - 12:42:03 5609
Cedarville 12:27:17 -17.2 AT Down 24.6 152.7 Low 12:12:17 - 12:42:17 5585
Dunrhomin 12:29:45 -6.0 NT Down 29.7 168.5 Low 12:14:45 - 12:44:45 5577
Fall River/Burney 12:27:02 -18.3 Dark Down 24.6 151.4 Low 12:12:02 - 12:42:02 5548
Susanville 12:27:06 -18.0 AT Down 25.4 152.0 Low 12:12:06 - 12:42:06 5519
Gimple 12:27:03 -18.2 Dark Down 25.6 151.7 Low 12:12:03 - 12:42:03 5501
Greenville 12:27:02 -18.3 Dark Down 25.5 151.6 Low 12:12:02 - 12:42:02 5500
Quincy 12:27:00 -18.3 Dark Down 25.7 151.6 Low 12:12:00 - 12:42:00 5489
Portola 12:27:06 -18.0 Dark Down 26.0 152.0 Low 12:12:06 - 12:42:06 5486
Reno 12:27:11 -17.6 AT Down 26.5 152.6 Low 12:12:11 - 12:42:11 5475
Carson City 12:27:10 -17.7 AT Down 26.8 152.5 Low 12:12:10 - 12:42:10 5455
Yerington 12:27:15 -17.3 AT Down 27.2 153.1 Low 12:12:15 - 12:42:15 5448
Gardnerville 12:27:09 -17.7 AT Down 27.0 152.5 Low 12:12:09 - 12:42:09 5441
Hawthorne 12:27:19 -17.0 AT Down 27.8 153.6 Low 12:12:19 - 12:42:19 5425
Tonopah 12:27:31 -16.0 AT Down 28.7 154.9 Low 12:12:31 - 12:42:31 5407
Lee Vining 12:27:10 -17.6 AT Down 28.1 152.9 Low 12:12:10 - 12:42:10 5388
Bishop 12:27:16 -17.1 AT Down 28.9 153.5 Low 12:12:16 - 12:42:16 5356
Beatty 12:27:31 -16.0 AT Down 29.9 155.1 Low 12:12:31 - 12:42:31 5339
Indian Springs 12:27:41 -15.2 AT Down 30.6 156.2 Up 12:12:41 - 12:42:41 5325
Henderson 12:27:47 -14.7 AT Down 31.3 156.8 Up 12:12:47 - 12:42:47 5296
Patrick 12:27:56 -13.9 AT Down 32.3 157.9 Up 12:12:56 - 12:42:56 5262
Kingman/Dolan Springs 12:27:54 -14.2 AT Down 32.4 157.6 Up 12:12:54 - 12:42:54 5247
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:27:48 -14.6 AT Down 32.3 157.0 Up 12:12:48 - 12:42:48 5242
Mohave Valley 12:27:46 -14.7 AT Down 32.5 157.0 Up 12:12:46 - 12:42:46 5224
CPSLO 12:26:46 -19.6 Dark Down 29.9 150.6 Low 12:11:46 - 12:41:46 5206
Lake Havasu City 12:27:49 -14.5 AT Down 33.0 157.1 Up 12:12:49 - 12:42:49 5200
Parker 12:27:49 -14.6 AT Down 33.3 157.1 Up 12:12:49 - 12:42:49 5176
George/Scottsdale 12:28:14 -12.6 AT Down 34.5 159.7 Up 12:13:14 - 12:43:14 5160
Wildwood 12:27:02 -18.2 Dark Down 31.8 152.4 Up 12:12:02 - 12:42:02 5144
Blythe 12:27:43 -15.0 AT Down 33.7 156.6 Up 12:12:43 - 12:42:43 5140
Idyllwild 12:27:21 -16.7 AT Down 32.8 154.3 Up 12:12:21 - 12:42:21 5135
Calipatria 12:27:30 -15.9 AT Down 33.8 155.4 Up 12:12:30 - 12:42:30 5101
Yuma 12:27:39 -15.2 AT Down 34.5 156.3 Up 12:12:39 - 12:42:39 5077

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 95626, (2021/03/24 12:31UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 26.46 122
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0 10.77 154
PPM 234421     18:21:23.0 -18:51:36  5.9  0.45 146
PPM 234409     18:21:01.5 -19:39:28  8.3  0.51 146
PPM 234383     18:20:04.3 -19:30:20  9.4  0.31 146
95626          18:20:07.0 -19:11:55 13.7       146
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2021/02/06 20:47:41 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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