RECON: TNO occultation with 471272

Event between (471272) 11FY9 and star GA0900:04956589 with event index number of 2735514

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/03/11 10:48:51 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:43:06.6 +00:49:20
Equinox of date position of star is 16:44:14.3 +00:46:55
Stellar brightness G=12.9, use SENSEUP=32 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 500 milli-seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 62 degrees from the moon. Moon is 13% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.8

[RECON map]
TNO is 29.6 AU from the Sun and 29.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 14.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 170 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5174 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21343.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.9
Diameter=97.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.0 sec chord
Diameter=39.9 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 2.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 471272, (2029/03/11 10:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.1 -26:29:39  0.9 27.45  60
1Del Oph       16:15:52.7 -03:46:01  2.7  8.49  68
14 Oph         16:43:11.4 +01:07:39  6.0  0.50  63
PPM 162990     16:43:36.3 +01:11:16  8.2  0.49  63
PPM 163005     16:44:09.6 +00:28:22  8.9  0.32  62
PPM 163006     16:44:12.9 +00:33:39 11.3  0.23  62
471272         16:44:35.8 +00:46:09 12.9        62
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 9.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=7.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Wildwood 10:52:52 -40.3 Dark Down 42.2 126.1 Up 10:38:13 - 11:07:30 3140
Quincy 10:53:29 -38.8 Dark Down 37.3 127.8 Up 10:38:51 - 11:08:08 3078
Greenville 10:53:32 -38.6 Dark Down 37.1 127.9 Up 10:38:53 - 11:08:10 3069
Gimple 10:53:30 -38.6 Dark Down 37.2 128.0 Up 10:38:52 - 11:08:09 3064
Fall River/Burney 10:53:36 -38.4 Dark Down 36.3 128.0 Up 10:38:57 - 11:08:14 3059
Portola 10:53:30 -38.5 Dark Down 37.6 128.2 Up 10:38:52 - 11:08:09 3051
Gardnerville 10:53:23 -38.6 Dark Down 38.6 128.4 Up 10:38:45 - 11:08:02 3039
Susanville 10:53:35 -38.3 Dark Down 37.1 128.4 Up 10:38:57 - 11:08:14 3038
Lee Vining 10:53:17 -38.7 Dark Down 39.6 128.4 Up 10:38:38 - 11:07:55 3035
Carson City 10:53:25 -38.5 Dark Down 38.4 128.5 Up 10:38:47 - 11:08:04 3032
Klamath Falls 10:53:43 -37.9 Dark Down 35.4 128.4 Up 10:39:04 - 11:08:21 3031
Chiloquin 10:53:45 -37.7 Dark Down 35.1 128.5 Up 10:39:06 - 11:08:23 3020
Reno 10:53:27 -38.3 Dark Down 38.2 128.7 Up 10:38:48 - 11:08:05 3019
Idyllwild 10:52:53 -39.1 Dark Down 43.6 127.8 Up 10:38:15 - 11:07:32 3012
Bishop 10:53:13 -38.5 Dark Down 40.4 128.7 Up 10:38:35 - 11:07:52 3006
Yerington 10:53:23 -38.1 Dark Down 38.9 129.0 Up 10:38:45 - 11:08:02 2996
Hawthorne 10:53:22 -38.0 Dark Down 39.5 129.3 Up 10:38:43 - 11:08:00 2978
Cedarville 10:53:39 -37.3 Dark Down 36.7 129.6 Up 10:39:01 - 11:08:18 2958
Lakeview 10:53:46 -37.1 Dark Down 36.2 129.8 Up 10:39:07 - 11:08:24 2941
Calipatria 10:52:46 -38.5 Dark Down 44.8 128.6 Up 10:38:08 - 11:07:25 2940
Oregon Observatory 10:53:53 -36.7 Dark Down 34.5 129.6 Up 10:39:15 - 11:08:32 2933
North Lake 10:53:50 -36.7 Dark Down 35.3 129.8 Up 10:39:12 - 11:08:29 2929
Sisters 10:53:55 -36.5 Dark Down 34.2 129.7 Up 10:39:16 - 11:08:33 2921
Bend 10:53:54 -36.5 Dark Down 34.5 129.9 Up 10:39:15 - 11:08:32 2917
Beatty 10:53:11 -37.6 Dark Down 41.7 130.1 Up 10:38:33 - 11:07:50 2906
Tonopah 10:53:18 -37.3 Dark Down 40.7 130.4 Up 10:38:40 - 11:07:57 2896
Yuma 10:52:45 -38.0 Dark Down 45.6 129.2 Up 10:38:06 - 11:07:23 2883
Maupin 10:54:03 -35.6 Dark Down 33.9 130.7 Up 10:39:24 - 11:08:41 2849
Indian Springs 10:53:09 -37.0 Dark Down 42.5 131.0 Up 10:38:31 - 11:07:48 2838
The Dalles 10:54:02 -35.4 Dark Down 33.6 130.8 Up 10:39:24 - 11:08:41 2836
Victoria 10:54:19 -34.7 Dark Down 30.6 130.0 Up 10:39:40 - 11:08:57 2817
Parker 10:52:55 -37.1 Dark Down 44.9 130.7 Up 10:38:16 - 11:07:33 2812
Mohave Valley 10:52:59 -37.0 Dark Down 44.3 131.0 Up 10:38:20 - 11:07:37 2810
Henderson 10:53:06 -36.8 Dark Down 43.3 131.4 Up 10:38:27 - 11:07:44 2804
Lake Havasu City 10:52:55 -37.0 Dark Down 44.7 130.9 Up 10:38:17 - 11:07:34 2804
Goldendale 10:54:04 -35.1 Dark Down 33.7 131.3 Up 10:39:25 - 11:08:42 2803
Laughlin/Bullhead City 10:53:00 -36.9 Dark Down 44.1 131.2 Up 10:38:22 - 11:07:39 2801
Kingman/Dolan Springs 10:53:00 -36.5 Dark Down 44.4 131.8 Up 10:38:22 - 11:07:39 2761
Toppenish/White Swan 10:54:07 -34.5 Dark Down 33.5 132.1 Up 10:39:29 - 11:08:46 2751
Yakima 10:54:08 -34.5 Dark Down 33.3 132.0 Up 10:39:30 - 11:08:47 2751
Patrick 10:53:01 -36.2 Dark Down 44.4 132.2 Up 10:38:23 - 11:07:40 2740
Ellensburg 10:54:11 -34.2 Dark Down 33.0 132.2 Up 10:39:33 - 11:08:50 2730
Wenatchee 10:54:13 -33.8 Dark Down 32.9 132.6 Up 10:39:34 - 11:08:51 2697
PNWRO 10:54:05 -33.9 Dark Down 34.5 133.4 Up 10:39:26 - 11:08:43 2677
Manson/Chelan 10:54:16 -33.4 Dark Down 32.6 133.1 Up 10:39:37 - 11:08:54 2664
George/Scottsdale 10:52:52 -35.4 Dark Down 46.7 133.1 Up 10:38:13 - 11:07:30 2633
Brewster 10:54:17 -33.1 Dark Down 32.7 133.5 Up 10:39:38 - 11:08:55 2632
Okanogan 10:54:18 -32.8 Dark Down 32.6 133.9 Up 10:39:40 - 11:08:57 2607
Tonasket 10:54:20 -32.6 Dark Down 32.4 134.2 Up 10:39:42 - 11:08:59 2582
Oliver 10:54:23 -32.3 Dark Down 32.0 134.3 Up 10:39:44 - 11:09:01 2565
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 10:54:22 -32.3 Dark Down 32.2 134.4 Up 10:39:43 - 11:09:00 2563
Summerland 10:54:25 -32.1 Dark Down 31.7 134.4 Up 10:39:47 - 11:09:04 2551
Peachland 10:54:26 -32.1 Dark Down 31.5 134.4 Up 10:39:47 - 11:09:04 2549
Penticton 10:54:25 -32.1 Dark Down 31.8 134.5 Up 10:39:46 - 11:09:03 2548
Kamloops 10:54:31 -31.8 Dark Down 30.6 134.2 Up 10:39:52 - 11:09:09 2536
Kelowna 10:54:26 -31.8 Dark Down 31.6 134.7 Up 10:39:48 - 11:09:05 2527
CU-SBO 10:53:32 -28.1 Dark Down 45.5 145.7 Up 10:38:54 - 11:08:11 1936
Dunrhomin 10:53:35 -27.9 Dark Down 45.3 146.0 Up 10:38:57 - 11:08:14 1922
Sleaford 10:54:39 -23.4 Dark Down 35.0 150.7 Up 10:40:00 - 11:09:17 1619

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 471272, (2029/03/11 10:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 27.45  60
1Del Oph       16:14:20.7 -03:41:43  2.7  8.49  68
14 Oph         16:41:42.4 +01:10:54  6.0  0.50  63
PPM 162990     16:42:07.3 +01:14:29  8.2  0.49  63
PPM 163005     16:42:40.2 +00:31:34  8.9  0.32  62
PPM 163006     16:42:43.5 +00:36:51 11.3  0.23  62
471272         16:43:06.6 +00:49:20 12.9        62
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/02/26 02:56:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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