RECON: TNO occultation with 281371

Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0820:03590126 with event index number of 2458013

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/12/25 12:55:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:30:15.0 -07:58:31
Equinox of date position of star is 08:31:26.1 -08:03:29
Stellar brightness G=16.6, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 27% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3

[RECON map]
Object is 14.4 AU from the Sun and 13.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 6.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 42 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 596 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9948.8 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 4.0 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 281371, (2024/12/25 12:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:14.9 -16:45:06 -1.5 27.08 102
Alphard        09:28:48.9 -08:46:05  2.0 14.20  66
PPM 191380     08:29:32.5 -08:54:03  6.5  0.97  80
PPM 191384     08:29:46.4 -08:16:45  8.5  0.47  80
PPM 191412     08:31:42.1 -08:05:40  8.8  0.07  80
281371         08:31:28.1 -08:03:37 16.6        80
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 24.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.4%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 12:51:57 -28.8 Dark Up 22.1 222.9 Low 12:47:57 - 12:55:58 2860
Kelowna 12:51:54 -28.2 Dark Up 22.3 224.0 Low 12:47:54 - 12:55:55 2784
Peachland 12:51:54 -28.3 Dark Up 22.5 223.8 Low 12:47:54 - 12:55:55 2782
Summerland 12:51:54 -28.3 Dark Up 22.6 223.9 Low 12:47:53 - 12:55:54 2769
Victoria 12:52:02 -30.7 Dark Up 25.0 220.6 Low 12:48:02 - 12:56:03 2764
Penticton 12:51:54 -28.2 Dark Up 22.6 224.0 Low 12:47:53 - 12:55:54 2761
Oliver 12:51:53 -28.2 Dark Up 22.8 224.1 Low 12:47:52 - 12:55:53 2735
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 12:51:52 -28.0 Dark Up 22.9 224.4 Low 12:47:51 - 12:55:52 2719
Sleaford 12:51:27 -20.1 Dark Up 14.4 235.7 Really Low 12:47:27 - 12:55:28 2698
Okanogan 12:51:51 -28.1 Dark Up 23.4 224.3 Low 12:47:51 - 12:55:52 2675
Brewster 12:51:51 -28.3 Dark Up 23.7 224.2 Low 12:47:51 - 12:55:52 2659
Manson/Chelan 12:51:52 -28.5 Dark Up 24.0 223.9 Low 12:47:52 - 12:55:53 2650
Wenatchee 12:51:51 -28.6 Dark Up 24.5 223.9 Low 12:47:51 - 12:55:52 2618
Ellensburg 12:51:51 -28.7 Dark Up 24.9 223.8 Low 12:47:51 - 12:55:52 2591
Yakima 12:51:51 -28.7 Dark Up 25.2 223.9 Low 12:47:50 - 12:55:51 2560
Toppenish/White Swan 12:51:50 -28.5 Dark Up 25.3 224.2 Low 12:47:49 - 12:55:50 2539
The Dalles 12:51:51 -29.0 Dark Up 26.2 223.7 Low 12:47:51 - 12:55:52 2496
PNWRO 12:51:45 -27.5 Dark Up 24.8 225.7 Low 12:47:45 - 12:55:46 2479
Maupin 12:51:50 -28.9 Dark Up 26.4 223.9 Low 12:47:50 - 12:55:51 2461
Sisters 12:51:50 -29.2 Dark Up 27.3 223.8 Low 12:47:50 - 12:55:51 2402
Bend 12:51:49 -29.0 Dark Up 27.4 224.1 Low 12:47:49 - 12:55:50 2377
Oregon Observatory 12:51:49 -29.1 Dark Up 27.6 224.0 Low 12:47:49 - 12:55:50 2366
Chiloquin 12:51:48 -29.2 Dark Up 28.7 224.1 Low 12:47:48 - 12:55:49 2269
Klamath Falls 12:51:48 -29.1 Dark Up 28.9 224.3 Low 12:47:48 - 12:55:49 2239
Cedarville 12:51:42 -27.9 Dark Up 28.6 226.1 Low 12:47:41 - 12:55:42 2145
Fall River/Burney 12:51:45 -28.7 Dark Up 29.6 225.1 Low 12:47:44 - 12:55:45 2133
Greenville 12:51:42 -28.3 Dark Up 30.0 225.9 Low 12:47:42 - 12:55:43 2046
Gimple 12:51:42 -28.2 Dark Up 29.9 226.0 Low 12:47:42 - 12:55:43 2044
Quincy 12:51:42 -28.2 Dark Up 30.1 226.0 Up 12:47:42 - 12:55:43 2029
Portola 12:51:41 -27.9 Dark Up 29.9 226.5 Low 12:47:40 - 12:55:41 2007
Reno 12:51:38 -27.3 Dark Up 29.7 227.2 Low 12:47:37 - 12:55:38 1969
Carson City 12:51:38 -27.3 Dark Up 30.0 227.4 Low 12:47:37 - 12:55:38 1938
Gardnerville 12:51:37 -27.2 Dark Up 30.1 227.5 Up 12:47:37 - 12:55:38 1915
Yerington 12:51:35 -26.8 Dark Up 29.8 228.1 Low 12:47:35 - 12:55:36 1906
Hawthorne 12:51:33 -26.3 Dark Up 29.8 228.7 Low 12:47:32 - 12:55:33 1853
Lee Vining 12:51:34 -26.6 Dark Up 30.4 228.5 Up 12:47:34 - 12:55:35 1816
Bishop 12:51:31 -25.9 Dark Up 30.4 229.5 Up 12:47:30 - 12:55:31 1745
Dunrhomin 12:50:58 -16.7 AT Up 20.4 239.4 Low 12:46:57 - 12:54:58 1701
Nikitin 12:50:57 -16.6 AT Up 20.5 239.4 Low 12:46:57 - 12:54:58 1685
CU-SBO 12:50:58 -16.7 AT Up 20.6 239.4 Low 12:46:57 - 12:54:58 1681
Beatty 12:51:25 -24.6 Dark Up 29.7 231.1 Low 12:47:24 - 12:55:25 1664
Patrick 12:51:14 -22.0 Dark Up 28.8 234.2 Low 12:47:13 - 12:55:14 1459
Wildwood 12:51:28 -25.4 Dark Up 32.6 230.8 Up 12:47:27 - 12:55:28 1455
Laughlin/Bullhead City 12:51:16 -22.5 Dark Up 29.4 233.8 Low 12:47:15 - 12:55:16 1454
Lake Havasu City 12:51:14 -22.1 Dark Up 29.6 234.3 Low 12:47:14 - 12:55:15 1385
Idyllwild 12:51:21 -23.8 Dark Up 31.6 232.6 Up 12:47:20 - 12:55:21 1375
Calipatria 12:51:17 -22.8 Dark Up 31.2 233.9 Up 12:47:16 - 12:55:17 1288
George/Scottsdale 12:51:05 -20.0 Dark Up 28.4 236.6 Low 12:47:05 - 12:55:06 1253
Yuma 12:51:14 -21.9 Dark Up 30.9 234.9 Up 12:47:13 - 12:55:14 1225

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 281371, (2024/12/25 12:55UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:07.9 -16:43:27 -1.5 27.08 102
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 14.20  66
PPM 191380     08:28:19.8 -08:49:00  6.5  0.97  80
PPM 191384     08:28:33.4 -08:11:41  8.5  0.47  80
PPM 191412     08:30:29.0 -08:00:33  8.8  0.07  80
281371         08:30:15.0 -07:58:31 16.6        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/21 03:15:54 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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