RECON: TNO occultation with 182222

Event between (182222) 00YU1 and star GA1080:01269612 with event index number of 2353285

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/11/28 12:52:14 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:42:47.3 +18:05:50
Equinox of date position of star is 05:44:08.2 +18:06:23
Stellar brightness G=10.5, use SENSEUP=4 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 125 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 130 degrees from the moon. Moon is 7% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.6

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Object is 42.3 AU from the Sun and 41.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 24.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 411 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1587 km.
The sky-plane scale is 29994.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CLASSICAL
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 182222, (2024/11/28 12:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:56:31.3 +07:24:35  0.4 11.11 125
Alnath         05:27:52.1 +28:37:34  1.6 11.17 134
126 Tau        05:42:44.1 +16:32:41  4.6  1.60 130
PPM 121313     05:44:35.0 +18:31:46  8.3  0.43 130
PPM 121295     05:43:51.2 +18:05:23  9.5  0.09 130
182222         05:44:14.8 +18:06:26 10.5       129
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 2.2 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 31.4 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=19.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 12:49:28 -17.1 AT Up 27.2 264.7 Low 12:34:28 - 13:04:28 -1462
Kamloops 12:49:45 -25.8 Dark Down 36.3 253.3 Up 12:34:45 - 13:04:45 -1816
Kelowna 12:49:42 -25.2 Dark Down 36.0 254.6 Up 12:34:42 - 13:04:42 -1875
Peachland 12:49:42 -25.4 Dark Down 36.2 254.4 Up 12:34:42 - 13:04:42 -1889
Summerland 12:49:41 -25.3 Dark Down 36.2 254.6 Up 12:34:41 - 13:04:41 -1901
Penticton 12:49:41 -25.2 Dark Down 36.1 254.8 Up 12:34:41 - 13:04:41 -1905
Oliver 12:49:40 -25.2 Dark Down 36.2 255.0 Up 12:34:40 - 13:04:40 -1936
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:49:39 -25.0 Dark Down 36.1 255.3 Up 12:34:39 - 13:04:39 -1948
Okanogan 12:49:38 -25.1 Dark Down 36.4 255.6 Up 12:34:38 - 13:04:38 -2010
Brewster 12:49:38 -25.3 Dark Down 36.6 255.6 Up 12:34:38 - 13:04:38 -2038
Victoria 12:49:46 -27.7 Dark Down 38.8 252.1 Up 12:34:46 - 13:04:46 -2053
Manson/Chelan 12:49:38 -25.5 Dark Down 36.9 255.4 Up 12:34:38 - 13:04:38 -2062
Wenatchee 12:49:37 -25.6 Dark Down 37.2 255.6 Up 12:34:37 - 13:04:37 -2108
Ellensburg 12:49:37 -25.7 Dark Down 37.4 255.7 Up 12:34:37 - 13:04:37 -2150
Yakima 12:49:36 -25.7 Dark Down 37.5 256.0 Up 12:34:36 - 13:04:36 -2187
Toppenish/White Swan 12:49:35 -25.5 Dark Down 37.5 256.3 Up 12:34:35 - 13:04:35 -2205
PNWRO 12:49:31 -24.5 Dark Up 36.5 257.8 Up 12:34:31 - 13:04:31 -2215
The Dalles 12:49:34 -26.0 Dark Down 38.2 256.2 Up 12:34:34 - 13:04:34 -2290
Maupin 12:49:33 -25.9 Dark Down 38.2 256.6 Up 12:34:33 - 13:04:33 -2327
Sisters 12:49:32 -26.2 Dark Down 38.8 256.9 Up 12:34:32 - 13:04:32 -2418
Bend 12:49:31 -26.0 Dark Down 38.6 257.3 Up 12:34:31 - 13:04:31 -2436
Oregon Observatory 12:49:31 -26.1 Dark Down 38.8 257.3 Up 12:34:31 - 13:04:31 -2454
Dunrhomin 12:48:54 -13.6 AT Up 27.2 271.3 Low 12:33:54 - 13:03:54 -2485
Nikitin 12:48:54 -13.6 AT Up 27.2 271.4 Low 12:33:54 - 13:03:54 -2503
CU-SBO 12:48:54 -13.6 AT Up 27.3 271.3 Low 12:33:54 - 13:03:54 -2511
Chiloquin 12:49:29 -26.2 Dark Up 39.4 258.0 Up 12:34:29 - 13:04:29 -2587
Klamath Falls 12:49:28 -26.2 Dark Up 39.4 258.3 Up 12:34:28 - 13:04:28 -2619
Cedarville 12:49:23 -24.9 Dark Up 38.3 260.1 Up 12:34:23 - 13:04:23 -2660
Fall River/Burney 12:49:25 -25.7 Dark Up 39.3 259.6 Up 12:34:25 - 13:04:25 -2727
Gimple 12:49:22 -25.2 Dark Up 39.1 260.7 Up 12:34:22 - 13:04:22 -2807
Greenville 12:49:22 -25.3 Dark Up 39.2 260.6 Up 12:34:22 - 13:04:22 -2809
Quincy 12:49:22 -25.3 Dark Up 39.2 260.8 Up 12:34:22 - 13:04:22 -2828
Portola 12:49:20 -24.9 Dark Up 38.8 261.3 Up 12:34:20 - 13:04:20 -2832
Reno 12:49:18 -24.4 Dark Up 38.4 261.9 Up 12:34:18 - 13:04:18 -2847
Carson City 12:49:17 -24.3 Dark Up 38.4 262.2 Up 12:34:17 - 13:04:17 -2882
Yerington 12:49:16 -23.8 Dark Up 38.0 262.8 Up 12:34:16 - 13:04:16 -2890
Gardnerville 12:49:17 -24.2 Dark Up 38.4 262.5 Up 12:34:17 - 13:04:17 -2906
Hawthorne 12:49:14 -23.3 Dark Up 37.6 263.5 Up 12:34:14 - 13:04:14 -2926
Lee Vining 12:49:13 -23.6 Dark Up 38.1 263.6 Up 12:34:13 - 13:04:13 -2991
Bishop 12:49:11 -22.9 Dark Up 37.6 264.6 Up 12:34:11 - 13:04:11 -3038
Beatty 12:49:06 -21.6 Dark Up 36.3 266.0 Up 12:34:06 - 13:04:06 -3053
Patrick 12:48:58 -19.0 Dark Up 34.1 268.8 Up 12:33:58 - 13:03:58 -3143
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:48:59 -19.5 Dark Up 34.7 268.6 Up 12:33:59 - 13:03:59 -3182
Lake Havasu City 12:48:57 -19.2 Dark Up 34.5 269.2 Up 12:33:57 - 13:03:57 -3245
George/Scottsdale 12:48:51 -17.0 AT Up 32.4 271.0 Up 12:33:51 - 13:03:51 -3270
Idyllwild 12:49:00 -20.9 Dark Up 36.5 268.3 Up 12:34:00 - 13:04:00 -3370
Wildwood 12:49:05 -22.5 Dark Up 38.0 267.0 Up 12:34:05 - 13:04:05 -3372
Calipatria 12:48:57 -19.8 Dark Up 35.5 269.4 Up 12:33:57 - 13:03:57 -3409
Yuma 12:48:54 -19.0 Dark Up 34.8 270.2 Up 12:33:54 - 13:03:54 -3434

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 182222, (2024/11/28 12:52UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Betelgeuse     05:55:10.3 +07:24:26  0.4 11.11 125
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 11.17 134
126 Tau        05:41:17.7 +16:32:02  4.6  1.60 130
PPM 121313     05:43:07.3 +18:31:11  8.3  0.43 130
PPM 121295     05:42:23.8 +18:04:47  9.5  0.09 130
182222         05:42:47.3 +18:05:50 10.5       130
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/01/17 02:38:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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