RECON: TNO occultation with 95626

Event between (95626) 02GZ32 and star GA0680:26440103 with event index number of 2132232

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/08/18 04:44:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:26:30.1 -20:52:57
Equinox of date position of star is 18:27:50.4 -20:52:04
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 128 degrees from the moon. Moon is 60% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 18.1 AU from the Sun and 17.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 12.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 186 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 917 km.
The sky-plane scale is 12651.2 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.9
Diameter=251.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 20.9 sec chord
Diameter=102.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 8.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 95626, (2022/08/18 04:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:47.9 -26:28:49  0.9 27.32 154
Nunki          18:56:40.0 -26:16:00  2.0  8.53 121
21 Sgr         18:26:41.9 -20:31:39  4.1  0.43 128
PPM 268487     18:31:12.4 -20:56:09  8.3  0.79 127
PPM 268415     18:27:56.0 -20:50:22  9.3  0.03 128
95626          18:27:51.1 -20:52:04 16.5       127
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 4.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.5 km RECON observability=0.7 and success probability=0.7%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 04:41:58 -12.4 AT Down 18.4 180.0 Really Low 04:26:58 - 04:56:58 4167
Victoria 04:42:18 -12.2 AT Down 20.5 177.1 Low 04:27:18 - 04:57:18 4152
Peachland 04:41:55 -13.3 AT Down 19.4 180.6 Really Low 04:26:55 - 04:56:55 4124
Kelowna 04:41:53 -13.3 AT Down 19.3 180.9 Really Low 04:26:53 - 04:56:53 4121
Summerland 04:41:55 -13.4 AT Down 19.5 180.7 Really Low 04:26:55 - 04:56:55 4116
Penticton 04:41:54 -13.5 AT Down 19.6 180.8 Really Low 04:26:54 - 04:56:54 4111
Oliver 04:41:56 -13.7 AT Down 19.9 180.8 Really Low 04:26:56 - 04:56:56 4099
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:41:54 -13.9 AT Down 20.1 181.0 Low 04:26:54 - 04:56:54 4089
Tonasket 04:41:55 -14.1 AT Down 20.4 181.0 Low 04:26:55 - 04:56:55 4078
Okanogan 04:41:56 -14.2 AT Down 20.7 180.8 Low 04:26:56 - 04:56:56 4069
Brewster 04:41:57 -14.3 AT Down 21.0 180.6 Low 04:26:57 - 04:56:57 4063
Manson/Chelan 04:42:00 -14.2 AT Down 21.2 180.3 Low 04:27:00 - 04:57:00 4062
Wenatchee 04:42:01 -14.5 AT Down 21.7 180.1 Low 04:27:01 - 04:57:01 4047
Ellensburg 04:42:01 -14.6 AT Down 22.1 179.9 Low 04:27:01 - 04:57:01 4036
Yakima 04:42:03 -14.8 AT Down 22.5 179.9 Low 04:27:03 - 04:57:03 4020
Toppenish/White Swan 04:42:03 -15.1 AT Down 22.7 180.0 Low 04:27:03 - 04:57:03 4007
Goldendale 04:42:06 -15.2 AT Down 23.3 179.6 Low 04:27:06 - 04:57:06 3993
The Dalles 04:42:08 -15.1 AT Down 23.5 179.2 Low 04:27:08 - 04:57:08 3991
Maupin 04:42:08 -15.4 AT Down 23.9 179.3 Low 04:27:08 - 04:57:08 3972
PNWRO 04:41:54 -16.1 AT Down 23.1 181.5 Low 04:26:54 - 04:56:54 3959
Sisters 04:42:12 -15.7 AT Down 24.8 178.9 Low 04:27:12 - 04:57:12 3944
Bend 04:42:10 -16.0 AT Down 25.1 179.1 Low 04:27:10 - 04:57:10 3928
Oregon Observatory 04:42:12 -16.0 AT Down 25.2 179.0 Low 04:27:12 - 04:57:12 3923
Sleaford 04:40:41 -17.5 AT Up 16.0 193.8 Really Low 04:25:41 - 04:55:41 3899
North Lake 04:42:08 -16.7 AT Down 25.9 179.5 Low 04:27:08 - 04:57:08 3882
Chiloquin 04:42:16 -16.6 AT Down 26.5 178.6 Low 04:27:16 - 04:57:16 3872
Klamath Falls 04:42:16 -16.8 AT Down 26.9 178.6 Low 04:27:16 - 04:57:16 3854
Lakeview 04:42:06 -17.7 AT Down 26.9 180.1 Low 04:27:06 - 04:57:06 3820
Fall River/Burney 04:42:15 -17.8 AT Down 28.1 179.0 Low 04:27:15 - 04:57:15 3788
Cedarville 04:42:06 -18.2 Dark Down 27.6 180.3 Low 04:27:06 - 04:57:06 3784
Susanville 04:42:11 -18.6 Dark Down 28.7 179.8 Low 04:27:11 - 04:57:11 3739
Greenville 04:42:13 -18.6 Dark Down 29.0 179.5 Low 04:27:13 - 04:57:13 3731
Gimple 04:42:12 -18.6 Dark Down 29.0 179.6 Low 04:27:12 - 04:57:12 3729
Quincy 04:42:13 -18.7 Dark Down 29.2 179.5 Low 04:27:13 - 04:57:13 3721
Portola 04:42:10 -19.1 Dark Down 29.3 180.0 Low 04:27:10 - 04:57:10 3703
Reno 04:42:07 -19.6 Dark Down 29.6 180.7 Low 04:27:07 - 04:57:07 3674
Carson City 04:42:07 -19.8 Dark Down 29.9 180.7 Low 04:27:07 - 04:57:07 3654
Gardnerville 04:42:08 -20.0 Dark Down 30.2 180.7 Up 04:27:08 - 04:57:08 3640
Yerington 04:42:03 -20.3 Dark Down 30.1 181.4 Up 04:27:03 - 04:57:03 3628
Hawthorne 04:42:00 -20.9 Dark Down 30.6 181.9 Up 04:27:00 - 04:57:00 3590
Lee Vining 04:42:03 -21.0 Dark Down 31.1 181.4 Up 04:27:03 - 04:57:03 3571
Tonopah 04:41:51 -22.1 Dark Down 31.0 183.4 Up 04:26:51 - 04:56:51 3528
Bishop 04:41:59 -21.8 Dark Down 31.7 182.2 Up 04:26:59 - 04:56:59 3519
Beatty 04:41:49 -23.1 Dark Down 32.1 184.0 Up 04:26:49 - 04:56:49 3450
Indian Springs 04:41:42 -23.9 Dark Down 32.4 185.2 Up 04:26:42 - 04:56:42 3401
Henderson 04:41:38 -24.7 Dark Down 32.9 185.9 Up 04:26:38 - 04:56:38 3350
Wildwood 04:42:05 -23.7 Dark Down 35.0 182.1 Up 04:27:05 - 04:57:05 3330
Dunrhomin 04:40:31 -27.0 Dark Down 27.3 195.7 Low 04:25:31 - 04:55:31 3313
CU-SBO 04:40:32 -27.2 Dark Down 27.6 195.6 Low 04:25:32 - 04:55:32 3302
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:41:35 -25.5 Dark Down 33.7 186.4 Up 04:26:35 - 04:56:35 3286
Patrick 04:41:31 -25.8 Dark Down 33.4 187.2 Up 04:26:31 - 04:56:31 3281
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:41:32 -25.8 Dark Down 33.6 187.0 Up 04:26:32 - 04:56:32 3273
Mohave Valley 04:41:36 -25.7 Dark Down 34.0 186.5 Up 04:26:36 - 04:56:36 3269
Idyllwild 04:41:52 -25.1 Dark Down 35.3 184.2 Up 04:26:52 - 04:56:52 3258
Lake Havasu City 04:41:35 -26.1 Dark Down 34.3 186.8 Up 04:26:35 - 04:56:35 3237
Parker 04:41:35 -26.4 Dark Down 34.7 186.8 Up 04:26:35 - 04:56:35 3214
Calipatria 04:41:44 -26.2 Dark Down 35.8 185.6 Up 04:26:44 - 04:56:44 3185
Yuma 04:41:39 -27.1 Dark Down 36.1 186.6 Up 04:26:39 - 04:56:39 3131
George/Scottsdale 04:41:18 -28.1 Dark Down 34.8 189.6 Up 04:26:18 - 04:56:18 3116

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, (2022/08/18 04:44UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 27.32 154
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  8.53 121
21 Sgr         18:25:21.1 -20:32:31  4.1  0.43 128
PPM 268487     18:29:51.3 -20:57:10  8.3  0.79 127
PPM 268415     18:26:35.0 -20:51:15  9.3  0.03 128
95626          18:26:30.1 -20:52:57 16.5       128
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/06/06 23:51:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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