RECON: TNO occultation with 8405

Event between (8405) Asbolus and star GA1300:03451549 with event index number of 1419508

Geocentric closest approach at 2024/10/11 08:40:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:18:51.5 +41:07:42
Equinox of date position of star is 06:20:33.9 +41:07:00
Stellar brightness G=16.2, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 155 degrees from the moon. Moon is 56% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.5

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Object is 25.4 AU from the Sun and 25.1 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 9.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.9 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 2787 km.
The sky-plane scale is 18229.5 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=9.2
Diameter=91.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 8.9 sec chord
Diameter=37.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 8405, (2024/10/11 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:49.9 +27:57:52  1.1 21.99 177
34Bet Aur      06:01:20.9 +44:56:50  1.9  5.20 150
38 Aur         06:05:05.2 +42:54:30  6.1  3.39 152
PPM 048931     06:19:23.3 +40:17:55  8.5  0.85 155
PPM 048960     06:21:19.7 +41:04:47  8.7  0.14 155
8405           06:20:36.5 +41:06:59 16.2       155
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 25.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=19.5%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 08:45:36 -39.3 Dark Down 55.5 88.7 Up 08:30:54 - 09:00:17 -529
Kamloops 08:46:40 -44.9 Dark Down 46.5 77.2 Up 08:31:59 - 09:01:22 -962
Kelowna 08:46:32 -45.5 Dark Down 46.9 76.9 Up 08:31:51 - 09:01:14 -1032
Peachland 08:46:34 -45.6 Dark Down 46.7 76.6 Up 08:31:53 - 09:01:16 -1048
Summerland 08:46:32 -45.8 Dark Down 46.7 76.5 Up 08:31:51 - 09:01:14 -1061
Penticton 08:46:32 -45.8 Dark Down 46.8 76.5 Up 08:31:51 - 09:01:14 -1067
Oliver 08:46:30 -46.1 Dark Down 46.7 76.2 Up 08:31:48 - 09:01:11 -1102
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 08:46:28 -46.2 Dark Down 46.7 76.1 Up 08:31:47 - 09:01:10 -1117
Okanogan 08:46:27 -46.9 Dark Down 46.4 75.3 Up 08:31:46 - 09:01:09 -1184
Brewster 08:46:26 -47.2 Dark Down 46.2 74.9 Up 08:31:45 - 09:01:08 -1214
Victoria 08:46:48 -47.6 Dark Down 44.1 73.3 Up 08:32:07 - 09:01:30 -1214
Manson/Chelan 08:46:28 -47.5 Dark Down 45.9 74.5 Up 08:31:46 - 09:01:09 -1240
Wenatchee 08:46:27 -48.0 Dark Down 45.7 73.9 Up 08:31:46 - 09:01:09 -1289
Ellensburg 08:46:25 -48.4 Dark Down 45.4 73.4 Up 08:31:43 - 09:01:06 -1333
Yakima 08:46:24 -48.8 Dark Down 45.3 73.0 Up 08:31:42 - 09:01:05 -1373
Toppenish/White Swan 08:46:21 -48.9 Dark Down 45.3 72.9 Up 08:31:39 - 09:01:02 -1392
PNWRO 08:46:11 -48.9 Dark Down 46.2 73.3 Up 08:31:30 - 09:00:53 -1406
The Dalles 08:46:24 -49.9 Dark Down 44.6 71.7 Up 08:31:42 - 09:01:05 -1479
Maupin 08:46:19 -50.2 Dark Down 44.5 71.4 Up 08:31:38 - 09:01:01 -1518
Dunrhomin 08:44:19 -47.9 Dark Down 53.8 72.4 Up 08:29:38 - 08:59:01 -1600
Sisters 08:46:19 -51.2 Dark Down 43.9 70.3 Up 08:31:38 - 09:01:01 -1611
Nikitin 08:44:18 -48.1 Dark Down 53.7 72.1 Up 08:29:36 - 08:58:59 -1617
CU-SBO 08:44:18 -48.1 Dark Down 53.6 72.0 Up 08:29:36 - 08:58:59 -1625
Bend 08:46:17 -51.3 Dark Down 44.0 70.2 Up 08:31:35 - 09:00:58 -1630
Oregon Observatory 08:46:17 -51.5 Dark Down 43.8 70.0 Up 08:31:35 - 09:00:58 -1649
Chiloquin 08:46:13 -52.9 Dark Down 43.1 68.7 Up 08:31:32 - 09:00:55 -1780
Klamath Falls 08:46:09 -53.2 Dark Down 43.0 68.4 Up 08:31:28 - 09:00:51 -1812
Cedarville 08:45:58 -53.3 Dark Down 43.8 68.4 Up 08:31:17 - 09:00:40 -1855
Fall River/Burney 08:46:03 -54.2 Dark Down 42.8 67.5 Up 08:31:21 - 09:00:44 -1918
Gimple 08:45:54 -54.8 Dark Down 42.8 66.9 Up 08:31:13 - 09:00:36 -1995
Greenville 08:45:56 -54.9 Dark Down 42.7 66.9 Up 08:31:15 - 09:00:38 -1996
Quincy 08:45:54 -55.0 Dark Down 42.7 66.7 Up 08:31:13 - 09:00:36 -2014
Portola 08:45:51 -55.0 Dark Down 42.9 66.8 Up 08:31:09 - 09:00:32 -2019
Reno 08:45:46 -55.0 Dark Down 43.3 66.8 Up 08:31:04 - 09:00:27 -2034
Carson City 08:45:42 -55.4 Dark Down 43.1 66.5 Up 08:31:01 - 09:00:24 -2066
Yerington 08:45:37 -55.3 Dark Down 43.5 66.5 Up 08:30:55 - 09:00:18 -2074
Gardnerville 08:45:42 -55.6 Dark Down 43.1 66.3 Up 08:31:00 - 09:00:23 -2088
Hawthorne 08:45:33 -55.5 Dark Down 43.7 66.3 Up 08:30:51 - 09:00:14 -2107
Lee Vining 08:45:32 -56.2 Dark Down 43.1 65.6 Up 08:30:50 - 09:00:13 -2166
Bishop 08:45:23 -56.5 Dark Down 43.3 65.3 Up 08:30:41 - 09:00:04 -2207
Beatty 08:45:12 -56.2 Dark Down 44.3 65.4 Up 08:30:31 - 08:59:54 -2216
Patrick 08:44:44 -56.1 Dark Down 45.7 64.7 Up 08:30:02 - 08:59:25 -2280
Laughlin/Bullhead City 08:44:47 -56.6 Dark Down 45.1 64.4 Up 08:30:06 - 08:59:29 -2318
Lake Havasu City 08:44:41 -57.0 Dark Down 45.0 63.8 Up 08:29:59 - 08:59:22 -2369
George/Scottsdale 08:44:20 -56.3 Dark Down 46.4 63.5 Up 08:29:38 - 08:59:01 -2370
Idyllwild 08:44:51 -58.8 Dark Down 42.9 62.7 Up 08:30:10 - 08:59:33 -2489
Wildwood 08:45:07 -59.4 Dark Down 41.7 62.6 Up 08:30:25 - 08:59:48 -2496
Calipatria 08:44:41 -58.7 Dark Down 43.5 62.4 Up 08:29:59 - 08:59:22 -2513
Yuma 08:44:32 -58.6 Dark Down 43.9 62.2 Up 08:29:50 - 08:59:13 -2528

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 8405, (2024/10/11 08:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 21.99 177
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9  5.20 150
38 Aur         06:03:18.2 +42:54:39  6.1  3.39 152
PPM 048931     06:17:39.1 +40:18:35  8.5  0.85 155
PPM 048960     06:19:34.7 +41:05:31  8.7  0.14 155
8405           06:18:51.5 +41:07:42 16.2       155
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 05:59:02 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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