RECON: TNO occultation with 281371

Event between (281371) 08FC76 and star GA0800:03493522 with event index number of 2458027

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/01/27 07:53:47 UTC

J2000 position of star is 08:23:22.1 -08:00:19
Equinox of date position of star is 08:24:33.1 -08:05:06
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 137 degrees from the moon. Moon is 6% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.2

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Object is 14.5 AU from the Sun and 13.6 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 22.9 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 8.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 35 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 582 km.
The sky-plane scale is 9854.3 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.5
Diameter=83.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.4 sec chord
Diameter=34.0 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.4 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 281371, (2025/01/27 07:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:46:15.3 -16:45:04 -1.5 25.49 135
Alphard        09:28:49.2 -08:46:07  2.0 15.90 126
PPM 191264     08:24:07.6 -07:37:30  5.8  0.48 137
PPM 191239     08:22:45.7 -08:16:22  7.9  0.49 137
PPM 191268     08:24:09.9 -08:05:23  9.5  0.11 137
281371         08:24:35.4 -08:05:15 16.9       137
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 07:53:49 -55.5 Dark Down 28.8 195.3 Low 07:50:25 - 07:57:12 8072
Kamloops 07:54:29 -57.5 Dark Down 31.3 179.2 Up 07:51:06 - 07:57:53 7844
Kelowna 07:54:26 -58.3 Dark Down 32.1 180.2 Up 07:51:03 - 07:57:50 7808
Peachland 07:54:28 -58.4 Dark Down 32.2 179.8 Up 07:51:04 - 07:57:51 7798
Summerland 07:54:27 -58.6 Dark Down 32.4 179.9 Up 07:51:04 - 07:57:51 7791
Penticton 07:54:27 -58.7 Dark Down 32.5 180.1 Up 07:51:03 - 07:57:50 7788
Oliver 07:54:26 -59.0 Dark Down 32.8 180.1 Up 07:51:03 - 07:57:50 7767
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:54:26 -59.2 Dark Down 33.0 180.3 Up 07:51:02 - 07:57:49 7760
Okanogan 07:54:26 -59.8 Dark Down 33.6 180.0 Up 07:51:03 - 07:57:50 7718
Brewster 07:54:27 -60.1 Dark Down 33.9 179.8 Up 07:51:03 - 07:57:50 7699
Manson/Chelan 07:54:28 -60.2 Dark Down 34.1 179.4 Up 07:51:04 - 07:57:51 7681
Victoria 07:54:38 -59.2 Dark Down 33.4 175.6 Up 07:51:15 - 07:58:02 7679
Wenatchee 07:54:28 -60.7 Dark Down 34.6 179.2 Up 07:51:05 - 07:57:52 7650
Ellensburg 07:54:29 -61.1 Dark Down 35.0 178.9 Up 07:51:05 - 07:57:52 7621
Yakima 07:54:28 -61.5 Dark Down 35.4 178.9 Up 07:51:05 - 07:57:52 7595
Toppenish/White Swan 07:54:28 -61.7 Dark Down 35.6 179.1 Up 07:51:05 - 07:57:52 7583
PNWRO 07:54:23 -62.2 Dark Down 36.0 180.9 Up 07:50:59 - 07:57:46 7579
The Dalles 07:54:30 -62.4 Dark Down 36.4 178.1 Up 07:51:07 - 07:57:54 7523
Maupin 07:54:30 -62.8 Dark Down 36.8 178.2 Up 07:51:06 - 07:57:53 7497
Sisters 07:54:31 -63.6 Dark Down 37.7 177.6 Up 07:51:07 - 07:57:54 7432
Bend 07:54:30 -63.8 Dark Down 37.9 177.9 Up 07:51:07 - 07:57:54 7419
Oregon Observatory 07:54:31 -64.0 Dark Down 38.1 177.7 Up 07:51:07 - 07:57:54 7406
Dunrhomin 07:53:31 -66.5 Dark Down 40.0 198.5 Up 07:50:07 - 07:56:54 7357
Nikitin 07:53:31 -66.6 Dark Down 40.2 198.5 Up 07:50:08 - 07:56:55 7344
CU-SBO 07:53:31 -66.7 Dark Down 40.2 198.5 Up 07:50:07 - 07:56:54 7339
Chiloquin 07:54:32 -65.2 Dark Down 39.4 177.2 Up 07:51:08 - 07:57:55 7309
Klamath Falls 07:54:31 -65.5 Dark Down 39.7 177.2 Up 07:51:08 - 07:57:55 7286
Cedarville 07:54:25 -66.5 Dark Down 40.5 179.3 Up 07:51:02 - 07:57:49 7260
Fall River/Burney 07:54:29 -66.7 Dark Down 40.9 177.7 Up 07:51:06 - 07:57:53 7207
Gimple 07:54:27 -67.7 Dark Down 41.8 178.3 Up 07:51:04 - 07:57:51 7149
Greenville 07:54:27 -67.7 Dark Down 41.8 178.2 Up 07:51:04 - 07:57:51 7148
Quincy 07:54:27 -67.9 Dark Down 42.0 178.2 Up 07:51:04 - 07:57:51 7133
Portola 07:54:25 -68.1 Dark Down 42.2 178.9 Up 07:51:02 - 07:57:49 7131
Reno 07:54:23 -68.5 Dark Down 42.4 179.7 Up 07:50:59 - 07:57:46 7121
Carson City 07:54:23 -68.8 Dark Down 42.8 179.7 Up 07:50:59 - 07:57:46 7094
Yerington 07:54:20 -69.1 Dark Down 43.0 180.6 Up 07:50:56 - 07:57:43 7089
Gardnerville 07:54:22 -69.1 Dark Down 43.1 179.8 Up 07:50:59 - 07:57:46 7077
Hawthorne 07:54:18 -69.6 Dark Down 43.5 181.3 Up 07:50:54 - 07:57:41 7062
Lee Vining 07:54:19 -70.1 Dark Down 44.0 180.6 Up 07:50:56 - 07:57:43 7013
Bishop 07:54:16 -70.8 Dark Down 44.6 181.6 Up 07:50:53 - 07:57:40 6977
Beatty 07:54:10 -71.4 Dark Down 45.0 183.9 Up 07:50:47 - 07:57:34 6965
Patrick 07:53:58 -72.9 Dark Down 46.3 188.1 Up 07:50:35 - 07:57:22 6890
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:54:00 -73.2 Dark Down 46.6 187.1 Up 07:50:37 - 07:57:24 6860
Lake Havasu City 07:53:59 -73.8 Dark Down 47.2 187.6 Up 07:50:35 - 07:57:22 6810
George/Scottsdale 07:53:48 -74.3 Dark Down 47.7 191.2 Up 07:50:24 - 07:57:11 6782
Wildwood 07:54:15 -74.0 Dark Down 47.9 181.4 Up 07:50:52 - 07:57:39 6716
Idyllwild 07:54:07 -74.6 Dark Down 48.2 184.2 Up 07:50:44 - 07:57:31 6715
Calipatria 07:54:03 -75.2 Dark Down 48.7 186.0 Up 07:50:39 - 07:57:26 6682
Yuma 07:53:58 -75.7 Dark Down 49.0 187.4 Up 07:50:35 - 07:57:22 6660

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, (2025/01/27 07:51UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Sirius         06:45:08.0 -16:43:24 -1.5 25.49 135
Alphard        09:27:35.2 -08:39:30  2.0 15.90 126
PPM 191264     08:22:54.1 -07:32:35  5.8  0.48 137
PPM 191239     08:21:32.6 -08:11:30  7.9  0.49 137
PPM 191268     08:22:56.6 -08:00:29  9.5  0.11 137
281371         08:23:22.1 -08:00:19 16.9       137
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/04/21 03:16:37 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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