RECON: Special occultation with P1000079

Event between P1000079 and star GA1180:02748614 with event index number of 2827260

Geocentric closest approach at 2022/12/27 12:25:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:39:30.9 +29:28:29
Equinox of date position of star is 06:40:58.5 +29:27:09
Stellar brightness G=13.7, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 126 degrees from the moon. Moon is 23% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=17.6

[RECON map]
Object is 6.1 AU from the Sun and 5.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 18.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 17.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 1 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 26 km.
The sky-plane scale is 3683.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=60.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.3 sec chord
Diameter=24.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.3 sec chord
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for P1000079, (2022/12/27 12:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:43.2 +27:58:08  1.1 14.48 140
Alhena         06:39:02.4 +16:22:40  1.9 13.08 125
53 Aur         06:39:50.4 +28:57:44  5.5  0.55 126
PPM 096309     06:40:37.0 +29:43:07  8.2  0.28 126
PPM 096336     06:41:30.0 +29:32:33  9.5  0.14 126
P1000079       06:40:58.6 +29:27:09 13.7       126
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 0.0 km RECON observability=1.0 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)
Sleaford 12:21:45 -24.7 Dark Down 31.4 278.9 Up 12:21:08 - 12:22:22 1491
Kamloops 12:22:00 -33.6 Dark Down 40.3 269.1 Up 12:21:23 - 12:22:37 930
Kelowna 12:21:55 -33.1 Dark Down 39.7 270.4 Up 12:21:18 - 12:22:32 890
Peachland 12:21:55 -33.3 Dark Down 39.9 270.3 Up 12:21:18 - 12:22:32 871
Summerland 12:21:54 -33.2 Dark Down 39.8 270.5 Up 12:21:17 - 12:22:31 862
Penticton 12:21:54 -33.1 Dark Down 39.8 270.6 Up 12:21:17 - 12:22:31 860
Oliver 12:21:52 -33.2 Dark Down 39.8 270.9 Up 12:21:15 - 12:22:29 830
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:21:51 -33.0 Dark Down 39.6 271.2 Up 12:21:14 - 12:22:28 822
Okanogan 12:21:49 -33.2 Dark Down 39.8 271.6 Up 12:21:12 - 12:22:26 760
Brewster 12:21:49 -33.4 Dark Down 39.9 271.6 Up 12:21:12 - 12:22:26 731
Manson/Chelan 12:21:48 -33.6 Dark Down 40.1 271.6 Up 12:21:11 - 12:22:25 701
Victoria 12:21:58 -35.7 Dark Down 42.3 268.6 Up 12:21:21 - 12:22:35 655
Wenatchee 12:21:47 -33.7 Dark Down 40.2 271.8 Up 12:21:10 - 12:22:24 655
Ellensburg 12:21:46 -33.9 Dark Down 40.4 272.0 Up 12:21:09 - 12:22:23 612
Dunrhomin 12:20:55 -22.3 Dark Down 28.5 285.9 Low 12:20:18 - 12:21:32 596
PNWRO 12:21:39 -32.8 Dark Down 39.2 274.0 Up 12:21:02 - 12:22:16 580
Nikitin 12:20:55 -22.3 Dark Down 28.4 286.0 Low 12:20:18 - 12:21:32 579
Yakima 12:21:44 -33.9 Dark Down 40.4 272.3 Up 12:21:07 - 12:22:21 576
CU-SBO 12:20:54 -22.3 Dark Down 28.5 286.0 Low 12:20:17 - 12:21:31 571
Toppenish/White Swan 12:21:43 -33.8 Dark Down 40.3 272.6 Up 12:21:06 - 12:22:20 563
The Dalles 12:21:42 -34.4 Dark Down 40.8 272.8 Up 12:21:05 - 12:22:19 469
Maupin 12:21:40 -34.3 Dark Down 40.7 273.2 Up 12:21:03 - 12:22:17 435
Sisters 12:21:38 -34.7 Dark Down 41.0 273.6 Up 12:21:01 - 12:22:15 341
Bend 12:21:37 -34.5 Dark Down 40.8 274.0 Up 12:21:00 - 12:22:14 328
Oregon Observatory 12:21:36 -34.6 Dark Down 40.9 274.0 Up 12:20:59 - 12:22:13 308
Chiloquin 12:21:33 -34.9 Dark Down 41.1 274.9 Up 12:20:56 - 12:22:10 175
Klamath Falls 12:21:31 -34.8 Dark Down 41.0 275.3 Up 12:20:54 - 12:22:08 146
Cedarville 12:21:25 -33.6 Dark Down 39.8 276.8 Up 12:20:48 - 12:22:02 139
Fall River/Burney 12:21:27 -34.5 Dark Down 40.6 276.5 Up 12:20:50 - 12:22:04 51
Gimple 12:21:22 -34.1 Dark Down 40.1 277.5 Up 12:20:45 - 12:21:59 -14
Greenville 12:21:23 -34.1 Dark Down 40.2 277.5 Up 12:20:46 - 12:22:00 -17
Portola 12:21:20 -33.8 Dark Down 39.8 278.0 Up 12:20:43 - 12:21:57 -30
Reno 12:21:18 -33.3 Dark Down 39.2 278.6 Up 12:20:41 - 12:21:55 -31
Quincy 12:21:22 -34.1 Dark Down 40.1 277.7 Up 12:20:45 - 12:21:59 -35
Yerington 12:21:15 -32.7 Dark Down 38.7 279.4 Up 12:20:38 - 12:21:52 -58
Carson City 12:21:17 -33.2 Dark Down 39.2 278.9 Up 12:20:40 - 12:21:54 -63
Hawthorne 12:21:12 -32.3 Dark Down 38.2 280.0 Up 12:20:35 - 12:21:49 -81
Gardnerville 12:21:16 -33.2 Dark Down 39.1 279.1 Up 12:20:39 - 12:21:53 -84
Lee Vining 12:21:11 -32.6 Dark Down 38.5 280.2 Up 12:20:34 - 12:21:48 -152
Beatty 12:21:03 -30.6 Dark Down 36.4 282.1 Up 12:20:26 - 12:21:40 -160
Bishop 12:21:08 -32.0 Dark Down 37.8 281.0 Up 12:20:31 - 12:21:45 -180
Patrick 12:20:52 -28.1 Dark Down 33.9 284.5 Up 12:20:15 - 12:21:29 -183
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:20:53 -28.7 Dark Down 34.4 284.3 Up 12:20:16 - 12:21:30 -235
George/Scottsdale 12:20:43 -26.2 Dark Down 31.8 286.4 Up 12:20:06 - 12:21:20 -256
Lake Havasu City 12:20:50 -28.4 Dark Down 34.0 284.9 Up 12:20:13 - 12:21:27 -287
Idyllwild 12:20:53 -30.2 Dark Down 35.7 284.4 Up 12:20:16 - 12:21:30 -455
Calipatria 12:20:49 -29.1 Dark Down 34.6 285.3 Up 12:20:12 - 12:21:26 -464
Yuma 12:20:46 -28.3 Dark Down 33.8 285.9 Up 12:20:09 - 12:21:23 -468
Wildwood 12:20:58 -31.8 Dark Down 37.3 283.4 Up 12:20:21 - 12:21:35 -496

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 P1000079, (2022/12/27 12:25UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 14.48 140
Alhena         06:37:42.8 +16:23:56  1.9 13.08 125
53 Aur         06:38:23.0 +28:59:03  5.5  0.55 126
PPM 096309     06:39:09.0 +29:44:27  8.2  0.28 126
PPM 096336     06:40:02.1 +29:33:55  9.5  0.14 126
P1000079       06:39:30.9 +29:28:29 13.7       126
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/12/17 15:29:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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