RECON: TNO occultation with 98WV31

Event between 98WV31 and star GA1140:01175089 with event index number of 1327106

Geocentric closest approach at 2023/10/30 08:01:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:24:15.7 +25:24:48
Equinox of date position of star is 05:25:43.0 +25:26:00
Stellar brightness G=13.6, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 26 degrees from the moon. Moon is 97% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=24.2

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Object is 39.8 AU from the Sun and 39.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 16.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.1 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1118 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5554 km.
The sky-plane scale is 28369.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.1
Diameter=144.5 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.6 sec chord
Diameter=59.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 98WV31, (2023/10/30 08:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:17.4 +16:33:19  0.8 14.36  16
Alnath         05:27:48.0 +28:37:31  1.6  3.22  27
PPM 094294     05:22:29.3 +27:58:45  6.3  2.65  25
PPM 094241     05:18:58.9 +24:02:00  7.9  2.08  24
PPM 094355     05:27:30.0 +25:46:44  8.8  0.53  26
PPM 094317     05:24:16.4 +25:07:24 10.2  0.45  26
98WV31         05:25:44.0 +25:26:01 13.6        26
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 0.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 25.8 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=8.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 08:04:02 -52.9 Dark Up 49.2 112.2 Up 07:49:02 - 08:19:02 -3739
Kelowna 08:04:01 -53.6 Dark Up 50.0 112.3 Up 07:49:01 - 08:19:01 -3832
Peachland 08:04:03 -53.7 Dark Up 49.9 111.8 Up 07:49:03 - 08:19:03 -3836
Sleaford 08:03:10 -48.7 Dark Up 56.0 131.0 Up 07:48:10 - 08:18:10 -3841
Summerland 08:04:03 -53.9 Dark Up 50.0 111.8 Up 07:49:03 - 08:19:03 -3852
Penticton 08:04:03 -53.9 Dark Up 50.1 111.8 Up 07:49:03 - 08:19:03 -3861
Victoria 08:04:19 -55.2 Dark Up 48.1 106.9 Up 07:49:19 - 08:19:19 -3875
Oliver 08:04:04 -54.3 Dark Up 50.3 111.4 Up 07:49:04 - 08:19:04 -3894
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:04:04 -54.4 Dark Up 50.4 111.4 Up 07:49:04 - 08:19:04 -3913
Okanogan 08:04:06 -55.1 Dark Up 50.5 110.5 Up 07:49:06 - 08:19:06 -3970
Brewster 08:04:09 -55.4 Dark Up 50.5 110.0 Up 07:49:09 - 08:19:09 -3991
Manson/Chelan 08:04:10 -55.6 Dark Up 50.4 109.4 Up 07:49:10 - 08:19:10 -4004
Wenatchee 08:04:12 -56.1 Dark Up 50.4 108.7 Up 07:49:12 - 08:19:12 -4045
Ellensburg 08:04:14 -56.5 Dark Up 50.4 108.0 Up 07:49:14 - 08:19:14 -4080
Yakima 08:04:15 -56.9 Dark Up 50.5 107.5 Up 07:49:15 - 08:19:15 -4118
Toppenish/White Swan 08:04:16 -57.1 Dark Up 50.7 107.4 Up 07:49:16 - 08:19:16 -4143
The Dalles 08:04:21 -58.0 Dark Up 50.4 105.8 Up 07:49:21 - 08:19:21 -4200
PNWRO 08:04:11 -57.3 Dark Up 51.8 108.5 Up 07:49:11 - 08:19:11 -4209
Maupin 08:04:22 -58.4 Dark Up 50.6 105.4 Up 07:49:22 - 08:19:22 -4243
Sisters 08:04:26 -59.3 Dark Up 50.5 103.9 Up 07:49:26 - 08:19:26 -4317
Bend 08:04:26 -59.5 Dark Up 50.7 103.9 Up 07:49:26 - 08:19:26 -4346
Oregon Observatory 08:04:27 -59.7 Dark Up 50.7 103.6 Up 07:49:27 - 08:19:27 -4360
Chiloquin 08:04:32 -61.0 Dark Up 50.7 101.6 Up 07:49:32 - 08:19:32 -4479
Klamath Falls 08:04:33 -61.3 Dark Up 50.8 101.3 Up 07:49:33 - 08:19:33 -4514
Cedarville 08:04:29 -61.9 Dark Up 52.1 101.8 Up 07:49:29 - 08:19:29 -4620
Fall River/Burney 08:04:35 -62.5 Dark Up 51.3 100.2 Up 07:49:35 - 08:19:35 -4640
Greenville 08:04:36 -63.3 Dark Up 51.8 99.4 Up 07:49:36 - 08:19:36 -4741
Gimple 08:04:35 -63.3 Dark Up 51.9 99.5 Up 07:49:35 - 08:19:35 -4743
Quincy 08:04:36 -63.5 Dark Up 51.8 99.2 Up 07:49:36 - 08:19:36 -4762
Portola 08:04:35 -63.6 Dark Up 52.2 99.4 Up 07:49:35 - 08:19:35 -4785
Reno 08:04:32 -63.8 Dark Up 52.8 99.6 Up 07:49:32 - 08:19:32 -4827
Carson City 08:04:34 -64.1 Dark Up 52.8 99.1 Up 07:49:34 - 08:19:34 -4864
Gardnerville 08:04:34 -64.3 Dark Up 52.9 98.9 Up 07:49:34 - 08:19:34 -4890
Yerington 08:04:32 -64.2 Dark Up 53.3 99.4 Up 07:49:32 - 08:19:32 -4899
Hawthorne 08:04:31 -64.5 Dark Up 53.8 99.2 Up 07:49:31 - 08:19:31 -4958
Lee Vining 08:04:35 -65.2 Dark Up 53.5 98.0 Up 07:49:35 - 08:19:35 -5004
Dunrhomin 08:03:32 -58.3 Dark Up 63.1 115.2 Up 07:48:32 - 08:18:32 -5040
Nikitin 08:03:32 -58.5 Dark Up 63.2 114.8 Up 07:48:32 - 08:18:32 -5059
CU-SBO 08:03:33 -58.5 Dark Up 63.1 114.6 Up 07:48:33 - 08:18:33 -5064
Bishop 08:04:32 -65.6 Dark Up 54.2 97.8 Up 07:49:32 - 08:19:32 -5083
Beatty 08:04:28 -65.6 Dark Up 55.5 98.4 Up 07:49:28 - 08:19:28 -5168
Patrick 08:04:19 -66.1 Dark Up 58.0 98.3 Up 07:49:19 - 08:19:19 -5387
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:04:22 -66.5 Dark Up 57.5 97.4 Up 07:49:22 - 08:19:22 -5397
Wildwood 08:04:42 -68.8 Dark Up 54.4 93.1 Up 07:49:42 - 08:19:42 -5416
Lake Havasu City 08:04:23 -67.0 Dark Up 57.8 96.5 Up 07:49:23 - 08:19:23 -5473
Idyllwild 08:04:34 -68.6 Dark Up 55.9 93.8 Up 07:49:34 - 08:19:34 -5498
Calipatria 08:04:30 -68.7 Dark Up 56.9 93.6 Up 07:49:30 - 08:19:30 -5590
George/Scottsdale 08:04:13 -66.7 Dark Up 59.9 97.0 Up 07:49:13 - 08:19:13 -5608
Yuma 08:04:28 -68.7 Dark Up 57.7 93.5 Up 07:49:28 - 08:19:28 -5656

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 98WV31, (2023/10/30 08:01UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8 14.36  16
Alnath         05:26:17.5 +28:36:23  1.6  3.22  27
PPM 094294     05:20:59.3 +27:57:25  6.3  2.65  25
PPM 094241     05:17:31.7 +24:00:34  7.9  2.08  24
PPM 094355     05:26:01.5 +25:45:35  8.8  0.53  26
PPM 094317     05:22:48.4 +25:06:08 10.2  0.45  26
98WV31         05:24:15.7 +25:24:48 13.6        26
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/07/29 02:39:51 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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