RECON: TNO occultation with 98UR43

Event between 98UR43 and star GA1180:02274502 with event index number of 1327381

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/01/13 07:24:25 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:13:21.7 +29:11:48
Equinox of date position of star is 06:14:46.7 +29:11:21
Stellar brightness G=14.7, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 136 degrees from the moon. Moon is 5% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.2

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TNO is 31.2 AU from the Sun and 30.2 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 22.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 978 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4538 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21924.3 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=133.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 5.8 sec chord
Diameter=54.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98UR43, (2024/01/13 07:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:47.1 +27:57:58  1.1 20.18 156
Alnath         05:27:48.8 +28:37:32  1.6 10.31 125
44Kap Aur      06:16:54.6 +29:29:14  4.3  0.53 136
PPM 095567     06:12:46.5 +28:54:01  8.0  0.55 135
PPM 095617     06:14:48.3 +29:01:35  8.8  0.16 136
98UR43         06:14:53.5 +29:11:18 14.7       136
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 0.9 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 30.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:23:19 -59.4 Dark Down 61.1 226.9 Up 07:08:19 - 07:38:19 -3889
Kamloops 07:23:59 -59.5 Dark Down 67.3 202.1 Up 07:08:59 - 07:38:59 -4179
Kelowna 07:23:55 -60.5 Dark Down 67.9 204.9 Up 07:08:55 - 07:38:55 -4257
Peachland 07:23:56 -60.5 Dark Down 68.0 204.3 Up 07:08:56 - 07:38:56 -4270
Summerland 07:23:56 -60.7 Dark Down 68.2 204.7 Up 07:08:56 - 07:38:56 -4285
Penticton 07:23:55 -60.8 Dark Down 68.2 205.0 Up 07:08:55 - 07:38:55 -4291
Oliver 07:23:55 -61.1 Dark Down 68.5 205.4 Up 07:08:55 - 07:38:55 -4327
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:23:54 -61.3 Dark Down 68.6 206.0 Up 07:08:54 - 07:38:54 -4344
Tonasket 07:23:54 -61.6 Dark Down 68.9 206.2 Up 07:08:54 - 07:38:54 -4376
Okanogan 07:23:55 -61.8 Dark Down 69.3 206.2 Up 07:08:55 - 07:38:55 -4413
Victoria 07:24:07 -60.6 Dark Down 70.0 197.0 Up 07:09:07 - 07:39:07 -4419
Brewster 07:23:55 -62.0 Dark Down 69.6 206.1 Up 07:08:55 - 07:38:55 -4442
Manson/Chelan 07:23:56 -62.1 Dark Down 69.8 205.5 Up 07:08:56 - 07:38:56 -4467
Wenatchee 07:23:57 -62.5 Dark Down 70.3 205.6 Up 07:08:57 - 07:38:57 -4518
Ellensburg 07:23:57 -62.9 Dark Down 70.8 205.6 Up 07:08:57 - 07:38:57 -4562
Yakima 07:23:57 -63.2 Dark Down 71.1 206.1 Up 07:08:57 - 07:38:57 -4605
Toppenish/White Swan 07:23:56 -63.5 Dark Down 71.3 206.8 Up 07:08:56 - 07:38:56 -4627
PNWRO 07:23:51 -64.2 Dark Down 71.1 211.0 Up 07:08:51 - 07:38:51 -4655
Goldendale 07:23:57 -63.8 Dark Down 71.9 206.4 Up 07:08:57 - 07:38:57 -4688
The Dalles 07:23:58 -63.9 Dark Down 72.2 205.8 Up 07:08:58 - 07:38:58 -4715
Maupin 07:23:58 -64.3 Dark Down 72.6 206.6 Up 07:08:58 - 07:38:58 -4758
Sisters 07:23:59 -65.0 Dark Down 73.5 206.6 Up 07:08:59 - 07:38:59 -4855
Bend 07:23:58 -65.3 Dark Down 73.6 207.7 Up 07:08:58 - 07:38:58 -4879
Oregon Observatory 07:23:58 -65.4 Dark Down 73.8 207.6 Up 07:08:58 - 07:38:58 -4898
North Lake 07:23:56 -66.1 Dark Down 74.2 210.2 Up 07:08:56 - 07:38:56 -4963
Chiloquin 07:23:59 -66.3 Dark Down 75.1 208.5 Up 07:08:59 - 07:38:59 -5042
Lakeview 07:23:53 -67.2 Dark Down 74.9 213.8 Up 07:08:53 - 07:38:53 -5073
Klamath Falls 07:23:59 -66.7 Dark Down 75.4 209.4 Up 07:08:59 - 07:38:59 -5079
Dunrhomin 07:22:59 -71.1 Dark Down 67.1 248.8 Up 07:07:59 - 07:37:59 -5089
CU-SBO 07:22:59 -71.3 Dark Down 67.3 249.2 Up 07:07:59 - 07:37:59 -5118
Cedarville 07:23:52 -67.9 Dark Down 75.4 215.7 Up 07:08:52 - 07:38:52 -5143
Fall River/Burney 07:23:56 -67.8 Dark Down 76.3 213.1 Up 07:08:56 - 07:38:56 -5204
Susanville 07:23:53 -68.6 Dark Down 76.5 216.9 Up 07:08:53 - 07:38:53 -5267
Gimple 07:23:54 -68.8 Dark Down 76.8 216.9 Up 07:08:54 - 07:38:54 -5298
Greenville 07:23:55 -68.8 Dark Down 76.8 216.6 Up 07:08:55 - 07:38:55 -5299
Quincy 07:23:54 -68.9 Dark Down 77.0 217.2 Up 07:08:54 - 07:38:54 -5321
Portola 07:23:52 -69.2 Dark Down 76.9 219.0 Up 07:08:52 - 07:38:52 -5331
Reno 07:23:50 -69.7 Dark Down 76.7 221.8 Up 07:08:50 - 07:38:50 -5355
Carson City 07:23:50 -70.0 Dark Down 77.0 222.9 Up 07:08:50 - 07:38:50 -5393
Yerington 07:23:48 -70.4 Dark Down 76.8 225.4 Up 07:08:48 - 07:38:48 -5409
Gardnerville 07:23:49 -70.3 Dark Down 77.1 223.8 Up 07:08:49 - 07:38:49 -5420
Hawthorne 07:23:45 -71.1 Dark Down 76.8 228.3 Up 07:08:45 - 07:38:45 -5455
Tonopah 07:23:40 -72.0 Dark Down 76.3 233.6 Up 07:08:40 - 07:38:40 -5493
Lee Vining 07:23:46 -71.3 Dark Down 77.5 228.8 Up 07:08:46 - 07:38:46 -5521
Bishop 07:23:43 -72.1 Dark Down 77.4 232.9 Up 07:08:43 - 07:38:43 -5580
Beatty 07:23:37 -73.2 Dark Down 76.6 238.7 Up 07:08:37 - 07:38:37 -5614
Indian Springs 07:23:33 -73.8 Dark Down 76.0 242.2 Up 07:08:33 - 07:38:33 -5638
Henderson 07:23:30 -74.5 Dark Down 75.8 245.5 Up 07:08:30 - 07:38:30 -5688
Patrick 07:23:25 -75.4 Dark Down 75.2 249.7 Up 07:08:25 - 07:38:25 -5743
Kingman/Dolan Springs 07:23:26 -75.6 Dark Down 75.4 250.2 Up 07:08:26 - 07:38:26 -5770
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:23:28 -75.5 Dark Down 75.8 249.4 Up 07:08:28 - 07:38:28 -5779
Mohave Valley 07:23:27 -75.7 Dark Down 75.9 250.4 Up 07:08:27 - 07:38:27 -5808
Lake Havasu City 07:23:26 -76.2 Dark Down 75.8 252.3 Up 07:08:26 - 07:38:26 -5849
Parker 07:23:26 -76.5 Dark Down 75.9 253.7 Up 07:08:26 - 07:38:26 -5887
George/Scottsdale 07:23:17 -77.5 Dark Down 74.1 258.4 Up 07:08:17 - 07:38:17 -5901
Wildwood 07:23:43 -74.8 Dark Down 79.2 246.0 Up 07:08:43 - 07:38:43 -5940
Idyllwild 07:23:35 -76.0 Dark Down 77.9 251.5 Up 07:08:35 - 07:38:35 -5960
Calipatria 07:23:30 -77.0 Dark Down 77.2 256.0 Up 07:08:30 - 07:38:30 -6014
Yuma 07:23:26 -77.7 Dark Down 76.5 259.0 Up 07:08:26 - 07:38:26 -6050

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 98UR43, (2024/01/13 07:24UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 20.18 156
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6 10.31 125
44Kap Aur      06:15:22.6 +29:29:47  4.3  0.53 136
PPM 095567     06:11:14.8 +28:54:26  8.0  0.55 135
PPM 095617     06:13:16.6 +29:02:05  8.8  0.16 136
98UR43         06:13:21.7 +29:11:48 14.7       136
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/04/03 00:04:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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