RECON: TNO occultation with 118378

Event between (118378) 99HT11 and star GA0680:07472183 with event index number of 2752158

Geocentric closest approach at 2029/04/26 09:56:29 UTC

J2000 position of star is 16:35:52.1 -20:22:50
Equinox of date position of star is 16:37:17.8 -20:25:42
Stellar brightness G=15.3, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 63 degrees from the moon. Moon is 94% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=23.3

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Object is 39.2 AU from the Sun and 38.4 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 19.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 912 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 4363 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27845.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.3
Diameter=182.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Diameter=74.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 118378, (2029/04/26 09:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:12.6 -26:29:40  0.9  6.23  62
8Bet1Sco       16:07:08.8 -19:53:00  2.6  7.17  56
PPM 232040     16:43:37.3 -19:58:41  5.8  1.49  64
PPM 265647     16:34:10.1 -20:48:45  8.3  0.89  62
PPM 265696     16:37:30.3 -20:31:25  9.5  0.09  63
118378         16:37:35.9 -20:26:18 15.3        63
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 1.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 16.2 km RECON observability=0.9 and success probability=1.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 09:56:43 -14.1 AT Up 17.1 188.8 Really Low 09:41:43 - 10:11:43 10477
Kamloops 09:57:33 -20.7 Dark Up 18.8 174.8 Really Low 09:42:33 - 10:12:33 10295
Kelowna 09:57:30 -21.1 Dark Up 19.7 175.7 Really Low 09:42:30 - 10:12:30 10275
Peachland 09:57:31 -21.2 Dark Up 19.7 175.4 Really Low 09:42:31 - 10:12:31 10268
Summerland 09:57:32 -21.3 Dark Up 19.9 175.4 Really Low 09:42:32 - 10:12:32 10263
Penticton 09:57:31 -21.4 Dark Up 20.0 175.6 Really Low 09:42:31 - 10:12:31 10262
Oliver 09:57:32 -21.7 Dark Up 20.3 175.5 Low 09:42:32 - 10:12:32 10248
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:57:29 -21.7 Dark Up 20.5 175.7 Low 09:42:29 - 10:12:29 10244
Okanogan 09:57:31 -22.4 Dark Up 21.1 175.5 Low 09:42:31 - 10:12:31 10215
Brewster 09:57:32 -22.7 Dark Up 21.4 175.3 Low 09:42:32 - 10:12:32 10201
Manson/Chelan 09:57:33 -23.0 Dark Up 21.6 174.9 Low 09:42:33 - 10:12:33 10187
Victoria 09:57:39 -23.5 Dark Up 20.7 171.7 Low 09:42:39 - 10:12:39 10170
Wenatchee 09:57:34 -23.4 Dark Up 22.0 174.7 Low 09:42:34 - 10:12:34 10165
Ellensburg 09:57:35 -23.9 Dark Up 22.4 174.5 Low 09:42:35 - 10:12:35 10144
Yakima 09:57:35 -24.2 Dark Up 22.8 174.5 Low 09:42:35 - 10:12:35 10126
PNWRO 09:57:29 -24.1 Dark Up 23.5 176.1 Low 09:42:29 - 10:12:29 10122
Toppenish/White Swan 09:57:35 -24.3 Dark Up 23.1 174.6 Low 09:42:35 - 10:12:35 10119
The Dalles 09:57:37 -25.3 Dark Up 23.8 173.8 Low 09:42:37 - 10:12:37 10073
Maupin 09:57:36 -25.6 Dark Up 24.2 173.9 Low 09:42:36 - 10:12:36 10055
Sisters 09:57:38 -26.5 Dark Up 25.1 173.3 Low 09:42:38 - 10:12:38 10006
Bend 09:57:38 -26.6 Dark Up 25.3 173.6 Low 09:42:38 - 10:12:38 9999
Oregon Observatory 09:57:38 -26.8 Dark Up 25.5 173.4 Low 09:42:38 - 10:12:38 9988
Dunrhomin 09:56:30 -22.1 Dark Up 28.7 190.4 Low 09:41:30 - 10:11:30 9983
Nikitin 09:56:29 -22.2 Dark Up 28.9 190.3 Low 09:41:29 - 10:11:29 9974
CU-SBO 09:56:29 -22.3 Dark Up 29.0 190.3 Low 09:41:29 - 10:11:29 9970
Chiloquin 09:57:39 -28.1 Dark Up 26.7 172.9 Low 09:42:39 - 10:12:39 9916
Klamath Falls 09:57:38 -28.4 Dark Up 27.1 173.0 Low 09:42:38 - 10:12:38 9900
Cedarville 09:57:33 -28.3 Dark Up 27.9 174.6 Low 09:42:33 - 10:12:33 9887
Fall River/Burney 09:57:38 -29.2 Dark Up 28.3 173.3 Low 09:42:38 - 10:12:38 9843
Gimple 09:57:36 -29.8 Dark Up 29.2 173.8 Low 09:42:36 - 10:12:36 9801
Greenville 09:57:36 -29.8 Dark Up 29.2 173.7 Low 09:42:36 - 10:12:36 9800
Portola 09:57:34 -29.9 Dark Up 29.6 174.2 Low 09:42:34 - 10:12:34 9789
Quincy 09:57:36 -30.0 Dark Up 29.4 173.7 Low 09:42:36 - 10:12:36 9789
Reno 09:57:31 -29.8 Dark Up 29.9 174.9 Low 09:42:31 - 10:12:31 9784
Carson City 09:57:31 -30.1 Dark Up 30.3 174.9 Up 09:42:31 - 10:12:31 9764
Yerington 09:57:29 -30.0 Dark Up 30.5 175.6 Up 09:42:29 - 10:12:29 9763
Gardnerville 09:57:31 -30.3 Dark Up 30.5 174.9 Up 09:42:31 - 10:12:31 9751
Hawthorne 09:57:26 -30.2 Dark Up 31.0 176.1 Up 09:42:26 - 10:12:26 9744
Lee Vining 09:57:28 -30.8 Dark Up 31.5 175.6 Up 09:42:28 - 10:12:28 9704
Bishop 09:57:25 -31.0 Dark Up 32.2 176.3 Up 09:42:25 - 10:12:25 9679
Beatty 09:57:17 -30.6 Dark Up 32.7 178.1 Up 09:42:17 - 10:12:17 9674
Patrick 09:57:04 -30.3 Dark Up 34.2 181.3 Up 09:42:04 - 10:12:04 9622
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:57:08 -30.8 Dark Up 34.5 180.5 Up 09:42:08 - 10:12:08 9597
Lake Havasu City 09:57:06 -31.2 Dark Up 35.1 180.8 Up 09:42:06 - 10:12:06 9558
George/Scottsdale 09:56:54 -30.4 Dark Up 35.8 183.6 Up 09:41:54 - 10:11:54 9539
Idyllwild 09:57:16 -33.0 Dark Up 35.9 178.1 Up 09:42:16 - 10:12:16 9479
Wildwood 09:57:26 -33.7 Dark Up 35.4 175.9 Up 09:42:26 - 10:12:26 9473
Calipatria 09:57:11 -32.9 Dark Up 36.5 179.4 Up 09:42:11 - 10:12:11 9454
Yuma 09:57:05 -32.7 Dark Up 36.9 180.4 Up 09:42:05 - 10:12:05 9438

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 118378, (2029/04/26 09:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9  6.23  62
8Bet1Sco       16:05:26.2 -19:48:20  2.6  7.17  56
PPM 232040     16:41:53.8 -19:55:27  5.8  1.49  64
PPM 265647     16:32:26.2 -20:45:08  8.3  0.89  62
PPM 265696     16:35:46.5 -20:27:56  9.5  0.09  63
118378         16:35:52.1 -20:22:50 15.3        63
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/21 22:36:45 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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