RECON: TNO occultation with 281371

Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0800:03534348 with event index number of 2458021

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/05 06:19:20 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:28:10.6 -08:03:38
Equinox of date position of star is 08:29:21.6 -08:08:32
Stellar brightness G=13.6, use SENSEUP=64 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 1 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 132 degrees from the moon. Moon is 31% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 14.4 AU from the Sun and 13.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 21.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 7.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 38 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 589 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9895.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.7 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 281371, (2025/01/05 06:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:15.1 -16:45:03 -1.5 26.57 106
Alphard        09:28:49.0 -08:46:06  2.0 14.71 146
PPM 191380     08:29:32.6 -08:54:03  6.5  0.76 132
PPM 191368     08:29:03.4 -08:10:11  8.5  0.09 132
281371         08:29:23.7 -08:08:41 13.6       133
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=0.9 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 06:20:40 -59.1 Dark Down 23.7 144.3 Low 06:16:59 - 06:24:20 8357
Kamloops 06:21:20 -55.2 Dark Down 18.6 130.2 Really Low 06:17:39 - 06:25:00 8256
Kelowna 06:21:20 -56.2 Dark Down 19.6 130.8 Really Low 06:17:40 - 06:25:01 8212
Peachland 06:21:21 -56.1 Dark Down 19.5 130.5 Really Low 06:17:41 - 06:25:02 8205
Summerland 06:21:21 -56.3 Dark Down 19.7 130.5 Really Low 06:17:41 - 06:25:02 8197
Penticton 06:21:21 -56.4 Dark Down 19.8 130.6 Really Low 06:17:40 - 06:25:01 8193
Oliver 06:21:22 -56.6 Dark Down 20.0 130.5 Low 06:17:42 - 06:25:03 8173
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 06:21:23 -56.8 Dark Down 20.2 130.7 Low 06:17:42 - 06:25:03 8164
Okanogan 06:21:25 -57.2 Dark Down 20.5 130.3 Low 06:17:44 - 06:25:05 8125
Victoria 06:21:34 -55.1 Dark Up 18.5 126.9 Really Low 06:17:53 - 06:25:14 8121
Brewster 06:21:27 -57.3 Dark Down 20.6 130.0 Low 06:17:46 - 06:25:07 8108
Manson/Chelan 06:21:28 -57.2 Dark Down 20.6 129.6 Low 06:17:47 - 06:25:08 8094
Wenatchee 06:21:30 -57.4 Dark Down 20.8 129.4 Low 06:17:49 - 06:25:10 8065
Ellensburg 06:21:31 -57.6 Dark Down 20.9 129.1 Low 06:17:51 - 06:25:12 8039
Yakima 06:21:33 -57.8 Dark Down 21.2 128.9 Low 06:17:53 - 06:25:14 8013
Toppenish/White Swan 06:21:33 -58.1 Dark Down 21.4 129.0 Low 06:17:52 - 06:25:13 8000
PNWRO 06:21:30 -59.1 Dark Down 22.4 130.2 Low 06:17:50 - 06:25:11 7982
The Dalles 06:21:38 -58.1 Dark Up 21.5 128.1 Low 06:17:57 - 06:25:18 7948
Maupin 06:21:38 -58.4 Dark Up 21.8 128.0 Low 06:17:58 - 06:25:19 7922
Sisters 06:21:42 -58.7 Dark Up 22.1 127.3 Low 06:18:02 - 06:25:23 7863
Bend 06:21:42 -59.0 Dark Up 22.3 127.5 Low 06:18:02 - 06:25:23 7848
Oregon Observatory 06:21:43 -59.0 Dark Up 22.4 127.3 Low 06:18:03 - 06:25:24 7836
Chiloquin 06:21:48 -59.5 Dark Up 22.9 126.5 Low 06:18:08 - 06:25:29 7745
Klamath Falls 06:21:49 -59.7 Dark Up 23.2 126.5 Low 06:18:09 - 06:25:30 7722
Cedarville 06:21:47 -61.1 Dark Down 24.6 127.6 Low 06:18:06 - 06:25:27 7680
Fall River/Burney 06:21:51 -60.6 Dark Up 24.1 126.4 Low 06:18:11 - 06:25:32 7641
Dunrhomin 06:21:05 -69.9 Dark Down 33.5 141.2 Up 06:17:24 - 06:24:45 7618
Nikitin 06:21:05 -70.1 Dark Down 33.6 141.1 Up 06:17:24 - 06:24:45 7605
CU-SBO 06:21:05 -70.1 Dark Down 33.6 141.0 Up 06:17:24 - 06:24:45 7600
Gimple 06:21:53 -61.4 Dark Up 25.0 126.5 Low 06:18:12 - 06:25:33 7578
Greenville 06:21:52 -61.3 Dark Up 24.9 126.5 Low 06:18:12 - 06:25:33 7577
Quincy 06:21:53 -61.4 Dark Up 25.1 126.4 Low 06:18:12 - 06:25:33 7563
Portola 06:21:52 -61.8 Dark Up 25.4 126.8 Low 06:18:12 - 06:25:33 7556
Reno 06:21:51 -62.4 Dark Down 26.0 127.2 Low 06:18:11 - 06:25:32 7539
Carson City 06:21:52 -62.6 Dark Down 26.2 127.1 Low 06:18:12 - 06:25:33 7512
Yerington 06:21:51 -63.1 Dark Down 26.7 127.6 Low 06:18:11 - 06:25:32 7500
Gardnerville 06:21:53 -62.7 Dark Down 26.4 127.0 Low 06:18:12 - 06:25:33 7495
Hawthorne 06:21:50 -63.7 Dark Down 27.3 127.8 Low 06:18:10 - 06:25:31 7468
Lee Vining 06:21:54 -63.6 Dark Down 27.4 127.2 Low 06:18:13 - 06:25:34 7424
Bishop 06:21:53 -64.4 Dark Down 28.2 127.6 Low 06:18:12 - 06:25:33 7381
Beatty 06:21:49 -65.8 Dark Down 29.5 128.8 Low 06:18:09 - 06:25:30 7351
Patrick 06:21:44 -68.5 Dark Down 32.2 130.7 Up 06:18:03 - 06:25:24 7243
Laughlin/Bullhead City 06:21:47 -68.2 Dark Down 32.0 129.9 Up 06:18:06 - 06:25:27 7221
Lake Havasu City 06:21:47 -68.7 Dark Down 32.6 129.8 Up 06:18:06 - 06:25:27 7168
Wildwood 06:22:02 -65.7 Dark Down 30.1 126.0 Up 06:18:22 - 06:25:43 7123
George/Scottsdale 06:21:41 -70.8 Dark Down 34.6 131.7 Up 06:18:01 - 06:25:22 7112
Idyllwild 06:21:57 -67.3 Dark Down 31.5 127.4 Up 06:18:17 - 06:25:38 7101
Calipatria 06:21:54 -68.4 Dark Down 32.7 128.1 Up 06:18:14 - 06:25:35 7054
Yuma 06:21:52 -69.3 Dark Down 33.5 128.7 Up 06:18:12 - 06:25:33 7021

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, (2025/01/05 06:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5 26.57 106
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 14.71 146
PPM 191380     08:28:19.8 -08:49:00  6.5  0.76 132
PPM 191368     08:27:50.3 -08:05:08  8.5  0.09 132
281371         08:28:10.6 -08:03:38 13.6       132
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/21 03:16:19 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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