RECON: TNO occultation with 84922

Event between (84922) 03VS2 and star GA1200:02184451 with event index number of 2405314

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/02/04 07:07:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:00:26.5 +31:26:56
Equinox of date position of star is 06:02:00.5 +31:26:54
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 58 degrees from the moon. Moon is 38% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=19.8

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Object is 36.9 AU from the Sun and 36.2 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.3 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 155 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1680 km.
The sky-plane scale is 26265.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=4.0
Diameter=968.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 56.5 sec chord
Diameter=395.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 23.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 84922, (2025/02/04 07:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:51.0 +27:57:49  1.1 22.96  81
Alnath         05:27:52.8 +28:37:35  1.6  7.92  50
PPM 071108     06:02:47.3 +31:02:00  6.0  0.44  58
PPM 071110     06:02:52.5 +31:32:23  9.5  0.19  58
PPM 071096     06:01:59.3 +31:25:39 10.9  0.03  58
84922          06:02:04.1 +31:26:53 16.4        58
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 37.7 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.1%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 07:04:00 -53.9 Dark Up 51.7 255.2 Up 06:50:34 - 07:17:26 6596
Kamloops 07:04:51 -52.7 Dark Up 60.4 241.1 Up 06:51:25 - 07:18:17 6331
Kelowna 07:04:46 -53.6 Dark Up 60.3 243.5 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 6248
Peachland 07:04:46 -53.7 Dark Up 60.5 243.3 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 6235
Summerland 07:04:45 -53.8 Dark Up 60.5 243.7 Up 06:51:19 - 07:18:11 6219
Penticton 07:04:45 -53.9 Dark Up 60.5 243.9 Up 06:51:19 - 07:18:11 6213
Oliver 07:04:46 -54.2 Dark Up 60.7 244.5 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 6175
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 07:04:42 -54.4 Dark Up 60.6 245.0 Up 06:51:16 - 07:18:08 6157
Victoria 07:04:59 -53.5 Dark Up 63.2 240.6 Up 06:51:33 - 07:18:25 6093
Okanogan 07:04:43 -54.9 Dark Up 61.0 245.8 Up 06:51:17 - 07:18:09 6087
Brewster 07:04:44 -55.1 Dark Up 61.3 246.0 Up 06:51:18 - 07:18:10 6057
Manson/Chelan 07:04:46 -55.2 Dark Up 61.6 245.9 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 6033
Wenatchee 07:04:46 -55.5 Dark Up 61.9 246.5 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 5981
Ellensburg 07:04:47 -55.8 Dark Up 62.2 246.9 Up 06:51:21 - 07:18:13 5936
Yakima 07:04:46 -56.1 Dark Up 62.3 247.6 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 5892
Toppenish/White Swan 07:04:46 -56.4 Dark Up 62.3 248.2 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 5869
PNWRO 07:04:39 -57.2 Dark Up 61.5 250.6 Up 06:51:13 - 07:18:05 5835
The Dalles 07:04:48 -56.7 Dark Up 63.1 248.6 Up 06:51:22 - 07:18:14 5782
Maupin 07:04:47 -57.1 Dark Up 63.2 249.5 Up 06:51:21 - 07:18:13 5737
Sisters 07:04:49 -57.6 Dark Up 63.8 250.6 Up 06:51:23 - 07:18:15 5639
Bend 07:04:46 -57.9 Dark Up 63.7 251.4 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 5614
Oregon Observatory 07:04:47 -58.0 Dark Up 63.9 251.5 Up 06:51:21 - 07:18:13 5594
Chiloquin 07:04:48 -58.9 Dark Up 64.5 253.7 Up 06:51:22 - 07:18:14 5449
Klamath Falls 07:04:48 -59.2 Dark Up 64.6 254.5 Up 06:51:22 - 07:18:14 5411
Dunrhomin 07:03:37 -65.8 Dark Down 52.6 271.0 Up 06:50:11 - 07:17:03 5354
Cedarville 07:04:40 -60.5 Dark Up 63.6 257.5 Up 06:51:14 - 07:18:06 5341
Nikitin 07:03:37 -65.9 Dark Down 52.7 271.2 Up 06:50:11 - 07:17:03 5333
CU-SBO 07:03:37 -66.0 Dark Down 52.7 271.3 Up 06:50:11 - 07:17:03 5325
Fall River/Burney 07:04:46 -60.3 Dark Up 64.6 257.3 Up 06:51:20 - 07:18:12 5283
Gimple 07:04:43 -61.3 Dark Up 64.4 259.6 Up 06:51:17 - 07:18:09 5185
Greenville 07:04:44 -61.2 Dark Up 64.4 259.5 Up 06:51:18 - 07:18:10 5185
Quincy 07:04:42 -61.4 Dark Up 64.5 260.0 Up 06:51:16 - 07:18:08 5162
Portola 07:04:40 -61.7 Dark Up 64.1 260.6 Up 06:51:14 - 07:18:06 5150
Reno 07:04:38 -62.2 Dark Up 63.7 261.7 Up 06:51:12 - 07:18:04 5124
Carson City 07:04:37 -62.5 Dark Up 63.7 262.5 Up 06:51:11 - 07:18:03 5084
Yerington 07:04:35 -63.0 Dark Up 63.3 263.4 Up 06:51:09 - 07:18:01 5066
Gardnerville 07:04:37 -62.7 Dark Up 63.7 263.0 Up 06:51:11 - 07:18:03 5057
Hawthorne 07:04:32 -63.6 Dark Up 62.9 264.7 Up 06:51:06 - 07:17:58 5017
Lee Vining 07:04:34 -63.8 Dark Up 63.3 265.5 Up 06:51:08 - 07:18:00 4952
Bishop 07:04:31 -64.6 Dark Up 62.8 267.1 Up 06:51:05 - 07:17:57 4890
Beatty 07:04:22 -65.7 Dark Up 61.6 269.1 Up 06:50:56 - 07:17:48 4850
Patrick 07:04:08 -68.2 Dark Up 59.2 273.3 Up 06:50:42 - 07:17:34 4711
Laughlin/Bullhead City 07:04:11 -68.1 Dark Up 59.8 273.3 Up 06:50:45 - 07:17:37 4677
Lake Havasu City 07:04:10 -68.8 Dark Up 59.5 274.6 Up 06:50:44 - 07:17:36 4605
George/Scottsdale 07:03:57 -70.5 Dark Up 57.5 276.9 Up 06:50:31 - 07:17:23 4546
Wildwood 07:04:29 -67.0 Dark Up 63.0 273.4 Up 06:51:03 - 07:17:55 4527
Idyllwild 07:04:21 -68.3 Dark Up 61.4 274.9 Up 06:50:55 - 07:17:47 4500
Calipatria 07:04:15 -69.4 Dark Up 60.4 276.5 Up 06:50:49 - 07:17:41 4443
Yuma 07:04:11 -70.2 Dark Up 59.6 277.5 Up 06:50:45 - 07:17:37 4403

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 84922, (2025/02/04 07:08UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 22.96  81
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6  7.92  50
PPM 071108     06:01:10.0 +31:02:04  6.0  0.44  58
PPM 071110     06:01:14.7 +31:32:28  9.5  0.19  58
PPM 071096     06:00:21.7 +31:25:41 10.9  0.03  58
84922          06:00:26.5 +31:26:56 16.4        58
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/02 06:06:35 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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